#1 Explicit Teaching of the Nature of Science:  Conceptions and Misconceptions of Early Childhood and Elementary Students Sharon A. Esker & Sufian Forawi Univ. of Akron Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association Clearwater, FL, February 14-17, 2007 Paper NOT published - Please do not quote. #2 Science Education - The Upside Down Pyramid by Sharon Esker Sharon Esker – Presented Dec. 2005 as the  final project for the  graduate level course:   The History, Nature, and Philosophy of Science taught by Sufian Forawi