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Lawrence Lowery is a professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. He was the Principal Investigator for both the EQUALS math program and FAMILY MATH at the Lawrence Hall of Science. In addition, he was the Principle Investigator for the Full Option Science System (FOSS), a science curriculum for grades K-8 developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science. He remains active, making presentations around the world on math and science education.
He continues to publish and edit articles and books, the most recent being The Kingfisher Science Encyclopaedia (New York and London, 1993), Pathways—Guidelines to Implementing the Science Standards (NSTA publication, 1997), The Biological Basis for Thinking and Learning (Lawrence Hall of Science Monograph, 1998), How Science Curriculums Reflect Brain Research (Phi Delta Kappan article, November 1998), one of several authors of Teaching for Inquiry (National Science Education Standards Addendum, 2000) and Developing Minds (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001), and The Nature of Inquiry (NRC, Science, Technology, and Children, 2002).
Professor Lowery has also received numerous awards: Outstanding Science Educator of the Year (1992) Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS), Distinguished Career in Science Award (1993) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); Best Software Program in Mathematics (1996) Peter Rabbit's Math Garden, Newsweek Editor's Choice; President's Quality Gold Award (1998) Sandia Laboratories for Distinguished Program (LASER) in Science Education; Induction into the Science Hall of Fame (2002)—State of Texas award for contributions made to science education.
