"8+1" Science Methods

In addition to the upcoming Next Generation Science Standards expected to be released later this year http://www.nextgenscience.org/ , some professors, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, are working on new ways to deliver science content.  The "8+1" Science Framework seeks to marry eight fundamental science principles/laws to the practice of inquiry (+1).  It is theorized that use of the framework will lead to curricular coherence and a greater degree of understanding beginning in the early years of study.  For more information on the framework, visit http://8plus1science.org/