Students need to reflect on the practice of science to fully understand the nature of science (NOS), which is an important component of scientific literacy. In this paper, the authors describe how to implement an explicit and reflective pedagogy in college science laboratories and share examples from their implementation in a multiple-section…

Contributions made by UNESCO are evaluated and a plan of action is presented. Accomplishments as measured by publications, conferences and workshops, and technical services are discussed, along with future plans. (DF)

Questions as tentative and not universally acceptable some of the assumptions put forth by Romer, namely, that a scientific theory: is a deductive exercise; must accord with the facts; ought to be inflexible; is an explanation. (GH)

This report presents the procedures, results, and conclusions of a study to determine the characteristics of secondary school chemistry students who were successful in grasping a mathematical approach to learning chemical equilibrium. Subjects were eighty-nine students enrolled in chemistry at a rural-suburban high school; each student had…

This sourcebook provides science investigations for junior high students. These investigation are coordinated with the seven integrating conceptual schemes formulated in 1964 under the auspices of National Science Teachers Association. The investigations were developed, classroom tested, and contributed by classroom teachers. (RS)

THE PRESCHOOL INVENTORY BEGAN AS AN ANSWER TO THE NEED FOR SOME TYPE OF INSTRUMENT THAT WOULD PROVIDE AN INDICATION O OWMUCH A DISADVANTAGED CHILD, PRIOR TO HIS INTRODUCTION TO HEAD START, HAD ACHIEVED IN AREAS REGARDED AS NECESSARY FOUNDATIONS FOR SUBSEQUENT SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. MEASURING BASIC INTELLIGENCE WAS NOT THE GOAL. RATHER, THE INVENTORY…

The author presents an analysis of alternative views about why students should learn science, shares some anecdotal impressions about the heuristic potential of the concept "curriculum emphases" in a practical setting, and examines some problems related to teaching science to early adolescents. (Author/PB)

This guide is designed to aid the teacher in planning and teaching a ninth-grade science course. It should provide students with a functional system of knowledge which is applicable to new situations and will serve as the basis for future decisions. Five units outlined are entitled: Introduction to Service; The Earth's Storehouse; The Earth's…