The report attempts to assess the broader implications of geology within the framework, and in the development, of society; to review existing undergraduate programs in geology and earth science teacher-training; to analyze the consequent demand and supply for geologists and other earth scientists; and to consider the varying effects and…

Described is an analysis of the content, tasks, and strategies needed by students to enable them to identify insects to order by sight and to family by use of a standard dichotomous taxonomic key. Tasks and strategies are broken down and arranged progressively in the approximate order in which students should progress. Included are listings of…

Presents three science programs developed as special topics courses at one of the two-year regional campuses of the Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Valley. The authors outline these programs in biology, physics and chemistry to illustrate their plasticity for program development and experimentation. (HM)

Presents some problems for quantum chemistry courses based upon model pseudopotentials. Also includes some useful formulas and tables of parameters associated with these problems. (HM)

Descriptions of undergraduate physics programs are given: physics with geophysics physics with solid state electronics, physics with medical physics, and honors physics. (MDR)

A discussion of the course work in and the various major options of the undergraduate physics program at the University of Warwick is given. (MDR)

Modern science programs introduce more than scientific knowledge. They also encourage active student participation in the processes of scientific investigations. However 11 to 13 year olds generally lack the motivation to initiate such investigations. This is partly due to a logical conflict between learning and discovering. What is learned is…

Describes a chemical laboratory safety course presented at Western Michigan University. (SL)

The division between where we are and where we should be in science education has constantly stimulated educators to new endeavors. Discusses some instructional practices that have proven promising to their specific schools and that have achieved the goal of improving science education. (Author/RK)

Describes an introductory geology seminar conducted almost entirely upon reviewing current newspaper articles relating to earth sciences. (SL)

Describes a one quarter college level course which links physics to potential career activities in journalism. (SL)

Describes a course in which physical principles of measurement for biological studies intended for students in the biological and biophysical sciences are taught. (SL)

Describes a one-year interdisciplinary introductory science course presented at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, for nonscience majors. (SL)

Reviews chemistry taught at Westminster High School, Denver, Colorado, and theoretical aspects of hydrolysis. (SL)

Provides an outline for a semester course in the history of organic chemistry. (SL)