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LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR TEACHING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM STUDY BIOLOGY ARE EMPHASIZED. MAJOR CATEGORIES INCLUDE (1) LABORATORY FACILITIES, (2) EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES FOR CULTURE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS, (3) LABORATORY ANIMALS AND THEIR HOUSING, (4) TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING PLANT GROWTH, (5) TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING…

THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN THE PURCHASE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EQUIPMENT. ITEMS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY AND ARE CLASSIFIED AS BASIC, STANDARD, OR ADVANCED. DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE (1) SCHOOL SUBJECTS IN WHICH THE ITEM IS USED, (2) THE MAJOR USE OF THE EQUIPMENT,…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TITLE III OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IS CONSIDERED. INFORMATION FROM THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IS DISCUSSED. CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION INCLUDE (1) CURRICULUM, (2) TEACHER EDUCATION, (3) EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, AND FACILITIES, AND (4) STATE LEADERSHIP…