The Rock-Cycle Program as a Means for Fostering Thinking Skills: Development, Implementation and Research
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The Israeli science education at the junior high school level has undergone a major change during the last several years. This change stemmed from a decision to merge the different scientific disciplines, which were formerly studied independently, together with technology, to form a new curriculum named “Science and technology” (The Israeli ministry of education, 1996). In addition, it was decided to incorporate earth sciences as one of seven major themes, in the new syllabus of this subject.
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