Brain-compatible science / Margaret Angermeyer Mangan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-220) and index.

Fractals: a metaphor for constructivism, patterns, and perspective -- Iteration: a metaphor for change in science curriculum and information management -- Sensitive dependence on initial conditions: a metaphor for change in gender equity and diversity -- Strange attractors, phase space, and phase portraits: a metaphor for change in learning environments and habits of mind -- Bifurcations and period doubling: a metaphor featuring choices, joy, and surprise -- Turbulence: a changing perspective of discipline and classroom management -- A new look at evolutionary biology: a metaphor for change in curriculum integration and localization -- A new look at self-organization: a metaphor for change in knowledge construction -- Dissipative structures: a metaphor to emphasize the significance of community and values -- Quantum mechanics: a metaphor for change in the power of relationships, energy, and paradox.