Describes a course designed to provide secondary school science teachers with the background necessary to implement an effective safety program for their science labs. Lectures, demonstrations, group discussions, slides, films, videotapes, and guest speakers were utilized in the two-credit hour, summer course. Evaluations indicated course…

Discusses a high school physics course in which physics is developed from something students have seen or experienced rather than starting with physics and applying it to a topic. Instructions for obtaining a sample unit and course outline are provided. (Author/JN)

Describes "Biology of Mankind," a first-year biology course offered at the University of New South Wales in which biological principles are taught in the context of the evolution of man in relation to his environment. Outlined are aims, course content, and course evaluation methods. (CS)

Describes an introductory zoology course which includes: (1) lectures organized on the basis of taxonomic relationships; (2) out-of-class reading assignments from nontraditional sources such as magazines; (3) laboratories for microscope analysis and dissection; and (4) a separate self-paced laboratory. (DS)

Describes a course for general education students focusing on current topics in science, titled pseudoscience. Includes the course's goals, objectives, problems, instructional methods, and results of student performance. (DS)

Outlined is a philosophy course designed for science and engineering students taught at Purdue University. The course focuses on technology and human values. Includes the rationale, general organization, required books, reading list, evaluation, lecture topics, and suggested essay topics. (DC)

Describes the syllabus of a course emphasizing thermodynamics and light, with no calculus prerequisite, but using calculus. Discusses student preparedness and student response to the course. (GH)

This column reviews commercially produced science curricula and highlights "Individualized Science" by Imperial International Learning Corporation. A description of the program is given as well as specific aspects of the organization of units and materials used. (BR)

Describes a freshman level physics laboratory course which includes elements of mathematical statistics. (SL)

Describes a 14 unit remedial chemistry course which offers a traditional lecture approach and a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) approach for preparing students a traditional chemistry sequence. (SL)

Describes an undergraduate chemistry course for nonscience majors which focuses on the topic of the chemistry of wine. (SL)

Discusses the place of organic chemistry in the secondary school curriculum, and advocates a mechanistic approach to organic chemistry developed in such a way as to be integrated with general chemistry. (JR)

Results are reported on a one year introductory course for Chicano, Black, American Indian, and Asian-American minority students. Teaching innovations employed were edited lecture notes and a class council. Evaluation of student performance including a comparison with students in other introductory physics courses and student evaluation are…