The Main purpose of the TULIP Project is to help improve botanical education by providing information and ideas to pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and anyone generally interested in botany. The three objectives of this website are aimed at promoting better understanding of plants and encouraging their use in the K-12 classroom. The Secondary purpose of this site is to improve K-12 science education, in general, by weaving informed recommendations from professional science societies, academies, etc. (e.g., AAAS, 1998; Glenn Commission, 2000; NRC, 2000) into the information provided in this site.

References:

AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science). 1998. Blueprints for reform: science, mathematics, and technology education. Oxford University Press. NY.

Glenn Commission. 2000. Before It’s Too Late: A Report to the Nation from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century. http://www.ed.gov/inits/Math/glenn/index.html

NRC (National Research Council). 2000.
How people learn (Expanded ed.) National Academy Press. Washington, D.C.