K-12 Science Education Standards
Efforts of General Atomics Scientists to Improve California K-12 Science Education and Additional Background Information about the California Science Standards and California Science Framework
California Political Science Education by Lawrence Woolf, American Physical Society Forum on Education Summer 2005 Newsletter
Richard Hake's review of the 2004 K-8 Science Instructional Materials Criteria decision
Incorrect "correct" answers to test questions from the CA science standards test. Note also the incorrect answer to problem 2 in the 5th grade science test at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/rtqgr5science.pdf : Scanning electron microscopes cannot take pictures of atoms or molecules. The physics questions are now at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/rtqphysics.pdf .
"Scientific Teaching," Science volume 304, p. 521, 23 April 2004 .
Letter against the January 16, 2004 Draft Criteria for Evaluating K-8 Science Instructional Materials from CEOs, University Presidents, and all 10 UC Chancellors
Unpublished op-ed article by Lawrence Woolf submitted to the San Jose Mercury News concerning the draft Criteria for Evaluating K-8 Science Instructional Materials
The End of Hands-On Science Activities in California's K-8 Classrooms? By Lawrence Woolf & Richard Hake (An unpublished op-ed submitted to the San Diego Union Tribune on January 2, 2004)
9 Page Briefing Regarding the January 16, 2004 Draft Criteria for Evaluating K-8 Instructional Materials for California's Students
Overview of the Impact of Activity-Based Teaching Strategies on Learning Science" by Heide Doss-Hammel, San Diego State University: Center for Research in Mathematics & Science Education, 2004
L. Woolf letter to California State Board of Education regarding the 1/16/04 Draft Criteria for Evaluating K-8 Instructional Materials
Lawrence Woolf 1/16/04 testimony to the California Curriculum Commission regarding hands-on science limitation (PDF 52KB)
History of the Development of the California Science Content Standards by Dr. Ted Schultz of the APS Department of Education and Outreach, July 30, 1998
Critique of Proposed California Science Content Standards by the Education Department of the American Physical Society, August 21, 1998
Testimony Before the California Academic Standards Commission by Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences, 6 May 1998
Physics ListServ discussion thread regarding California Science Framework - click on light bulb at top to see responses from list members
A Review of: "The State of the State Standards" - an article by Gerald W. Bracey about the Fordham Foundation report grading the state standards
Richard Feynman's experiences with the California science education materials adoption process