Describes a program in the Department of Catering at the Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, England, in which a computer has been used by students to analyze and design menus. The teaching method is described, a sample printout is provided, and available computer programs in the dietary series are listed. (JR)

Audio-tutorial instruction is at least as effective as lecture-laboratory teaching, and negative retention span. (AL)

Describes a co-operative effort of five British universities producing self-instructional units to serve as bridge courses," techniques courses (e.g., microbiological manipulation), or main courses" on specific topics such as enzymes. Lists and describes the units in production at each institution. (AL)

Discusses the Inter-University Biology Teaching Project (IUBTP) in Britain and several self-instructional programs in biology that have been developed in American universities. Outlines the advantages and disadvantages of the audiotutorial minicourse approach; and discusses possible developments during the next few years. (JR)

Describes a science program that operates by obtaining, testing and distributing copies of computer programs among its members. (LS)

Presents three designs for the construction of a school pond. Explains the use of the pond as a teaching resource to illustrate certain ecological principles and makes suggestions for appropriate quantitative student projects. (Author/GS)

Discusses the vicious circle of perpetuating traditional practices in the use of laboratory organisms. Makes a plea for biology teachers to use new organisms for new tasks, indigenous organisms rather than imported ones, living organisms rather than dead, and organisms to explicate principles rather than as sources of stultifying detail. (JR)

Reviews use of individual learning techniques in adaptation of Nuffield Biology. Concludes that is is a valuable way of dealing with many, but not all, topics, and that it should be seen as a valuable alternative to be used at the teacher's discretion. (AL)

Describes the structure of a college course in which students receive instruction in the use of information sources and compile a bibliography on a specific biological topic as their major practical work. (LS)

Lists film material under the following four topics: Animal Nutrition, Photosynthesis, Parasitism and The Problems of Overpopulation. (LS)

Photographs of a beetle, Catamerus rugosus, were taken at different stages in its life cycle. Students were asked to relate these to real life and carry out a statistical analysis to determine the degree of dispersion of animals. Results demonstrate a change in dispersion throughout the life cycle. (Author/EB)

The 35mm transparency projector and the overhead projector are described as being useful as teaching aids. Experiments are suggested. (Author/EB)

Describes an exercise in which senior high school biology students used a computer to simulate genetic mapping. The exercise was designed to enhance the students' grasp of the concepts of linkage and crossing-over. (JR)