Books Written Based on Bybees Research
- The Teaching Science: 21st Century Perspectives (2010)
- Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy (2007)
- Learning Science and the Science of Learning (2002)
- Reforming Science Education (Early Childhood Education Series) (1997)
- Achieving Scientific Literacy: From Purposes to Practice (1997)
- Human Ecology: A Perspective for Biology Education (Monograph Series, 2) (1990)
- Violence, Values, and Justice in the Schools (1982)
- Piaget for Educators (Second Edition) (1982)
Teams in which Bybee Participated to Change Curriculum
CSMEE- Executive director of the National Research Council's Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (1985-1995)
BSCS- Principal investigator for programs to develop curriculum frameworks for teaching about the history and nature of science and technology for four National Science Foundation (NSF) programs:
Bybee has also served on several advisory boards and committees including:
- Participated in the development of the National Science Education Standards
- Chaired the content working group of the National Research Council project (1992-1995)
BSCS- Principal investigator for programs to develop curriculum frameworks for teaching about the history and nature of science and technology for four National Science Foundation (NSF) programs:
- An elementary school program entitled Science for Life and Living: Integrating Science,Technology, and Health
- A middle school program entitled Middle School Science & Technology
- A high school biology program entitled BSCS Biology: A Human Approach
- A college program entitled Biological Perspectives.
Bybee has also served on several advisory boards and committees including:
- The National Academies
- The U.S. Department of Education
- The National Science Foundation
- The American Institute of Biological Sciences.