Bridget,
"Science Taught as Science Thought" is a good slogan. I would change
the supporting sentence to "Professional US science utilizes SI units."
because you can never tell if everyone does something, but you can tell
if more than 90% do.
I also think the most important thing is to let metric supporters know
that they have an opportunity to influence how science is taught.
Helen Bushnell
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012, at 06:37, Metric Rules Info wrote:
Good Morning All:
I am working on a slogan for an educational campaign. My questions-
which, if any, US scientific endeavors still use customary units? I
want to make the claim that even in the US ALL Science professionally
utilizes SI units. If there are places still using customary units, do
you think they will transition to SI units within the next 10 years?
The campaign’s goal is to encourage the Next Generation Science
Standards (NGSS) to take the official position that Science should be
taught only in its professional language- the metric system.
My draft slogan (open to comments) is “Science Taught as Science
Thought”
About the Educational Campaign: We have a great educational
opportunity with the Next Generation Science Standards Now in
Development. In a process managed by Achieve, 26 states are leading the
development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The
science education community got a first glimpse of the NGSS draft when
it was released during the first public comment period from May 11
through June 1. According to Achieve, the writers are now working to
review all of the comments and develop a second draft to be released
for public comment in the fall 2012. Achieve has removed the first
draft from the web while it undergoes revision. Science educators are
encouraged to continue to become familiar with the NRC Framework—the
foundation for the NGSS—to prepare for implementation of the standards
when a final version is completed in 2013.
As always, I truly value your thoughts and opinions. Do not hesitate to
share them with me.
FYI- I am in the process of rebranding Metric Rules to M Power.
Bridget Nagarajan
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