WENDY R. SHERMAN is Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Kent State University. She has written and presented on Science, Technology, and Society teaching strategies for the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and the National Science Teachers Association.TRISH YOURST KOONTZ is Professor in the Department of Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University. She is the co-author of the science methods book Teaching Science to Children: An Inquiry Approach. Dr. Koontz is active in education reform efforts in the state of Ohio and helps coordinate the Northeast Ohio Center of Excellence in math and science education.