History of Science Education

College Board - Begins Advanced Placement in: Chemistry, Biology, & Physics. Courses which provided a extensive coursework of objectives and assessments in which students could get college credits

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/ap/ap_history_english.pdf

Sputnik I (a Soviet satellite) is the first artificial satellite to orbit earth.

http://hechingerreport.org/timeline-important-dates-in-u-s-science-education-history/

NDEA (National Defense Education Act) passes Congress. In turn, NSF (National Science Foundation) receives doubling of funding.

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Sputnik_Spurs_Passage_of_National_Defense_Education_Act.htm

NSF launches summer training institutes for elementary educators. These summer institutes would be 6- to 8- week training seminars that would help get teachers better acquainted with recent discoveries in the many fields of science. One major key aspects of these training programs was to create better teachers with science curriculum.
Also, the programs help teachers be more at ease teaching students science, and to not be embarrassed by eager students' questions (pg. 20)
Program Activities National Science Foundation: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1965/annualreports/ar_1965_sec2.pdf

Apollo 11 (USA) lands on the moon.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) begun in 1969. It's primary function was to administer standardized tests to students nation wide. Exams on science were implemented. NAEP was meant to be neutral monitoring system. Overtime political pressure has pushed for accountability system on schools (pg. 27)
The Future of Test-Based Educational Accountability (pg. 27)
Editors Katherine E. Ryan, Lorrie A. Shepard

National Environmental Education Act is passed in turn creates the Office of Environmental Education. This office provides grant money for curriculum development and teacher training. The office was dismember in the 1980's by Congress. This office was revived in 1990. It is now under Environmental Protection Agency. "The purpose of this program is to provide EE training and long-term support to formal and non-formal education professionals across the United States, bolstering their ability effectively teach about environmental issues." https://www.epa.gov/education/national-environmental-education-training-program

U.S. Metric Board faces public resistance all the way up to 1982. It disbands and the opportunity to reach public impute in science diminishes

PBS debuts 321 Contact. It was the first science television show for children.

321 Contact https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0p5dsNBRFto

American Association for the Advancement of Science - Project 2061. Mission to develop science and math literacy and to define scientific literacy in reporting. "A long-term research and development initiative focused on improving science education so that all Americans can become literate in science, mathematics, and technology."
https://www.aaas.org/program/project2061.

http://www.project2061.org/publications/bsl/online/index.php

"Physics First" movement developed in the 90's because studies showed that 30% of high school graduates were taking Physics courses. The movement emphasized Physic scientific literacy needed to be established before advanced chemistry and biology.
http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/updates/upload/physicsfirst.pdf