Introduces the Australia Science Festival and explains science teachers' involvement in planning, execution, and writing curriculum. Provides information on participation in the festival. (YDS)

A novel "Whiteheadean" science program was initiated in England and Wales in September 2006. Following a critical House of Commons report in 2002, the government altered the National Curriculum targets and thus forced the Examination Boards to alter their specifications in order to come in line. Assessment at GCSE level (i.e., the 14-16…

Project Kaleidoscope began in 1989, with support from the National Science Foundation, with the goal of strengthening undergraduate science and mathematics programs across the country. Through workshops and publications it focuses on all aspects of the undergraduate environment including faculty, curriculum, facilities, and institutional issues.…

This document is a comprehensive directory of Federal offices, programs, and facilities for K-12 education in mathematics and science for the Far West Region. Its purpose is to assist educators, parents, and students in attaining the National Education Goals, particularly Goal 4: "By the year 2000, U.S. students will be first in the world in…

Describes a survey of secondary schools in five states (California, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah) designed to provide guidelines for the education of secondary science teachers. The present status of science program innovations and predicted trends in science enrollment indicate that prospective science teachers should be familiarized…

Describes the two science programs in year 11 science at LeFevre High School in Australia. One science program is designed for science students, the other for humanities students. (MLH)

Describes the use of modules to teach secondary science subjects at Para Vista High School in Australia. Five main science subjects (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and unified science) are divided into nine modules each. Students may sign up, according to their schedule, to complete the modules of their choice. (MLH)

The article explores some of the possible reasons for what the author describes as an apparent failure of the use of innovative elementary school science programs developed over the past dozen years and suggests some possible solutions. Six suggestions are given to reduce or overcome barriers to change. (EB)

Science Academy students and faculty from the Austin (Texas) Independent School District were surveyed about their opinions and attitudes toward the Science Academy. This report contains a summary of their responses. Percentages are given for each of the student survey questions. Comparisons are made of the student and teacher perceptions. Survey…

Elementary science instruction in the Tenafly Public Schools became virtually nonexistent in the early 1980's and based on this realization, members of that school system embarked upon a 3-year curriculum renewal cycle. The process followed in the curriculum development plan is somewhat unique and may serve as a model for other school districts to…

Briefly reviews British science projects using independent learning, summarizes the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS), and considers how far this project can be applied to British conditions. (JR)

Presented is a two-year associate degree curriculum for Engineering Technology. Specializations are provided in civil, electronics, and mechanical technology. The civil engineering technology specialization facilitates three major areas of study, and mechanical technology includes design and production options. Each curriculum was designed to…

Presented are data taken from a forthcoming report, An Analysis of Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding by Function, Fiscal Years 1969-76. The 14 function categories were chosen to make visible the most important R&D objectives in the 1976 budget. Data are additive to 100 percent, and thus each program appears only under a…

The National Academy of Sciences at its 112th Annual Meeting on April 21, 1975, paid homage to the comparatively young National Science Foundation (NSF), in celebration of its 25th birthday. The planning that went into the symposium will become clear to the reader of these four papers, which are quite different in style and content but united by…

Presented is a bibliography of science policy literature. This issue contains more than 60 pages of categorized listings, as well as additional materials on resources, positions, teaching programs, and activities of scientific associations. The series of four issues is terminated with this issue. Notes on new institutional developments relate to…