Presented is a set of learning modules intended for teaching science to students in grades eleven and twelve. Each module incorporates problem solving using the scientific viewpoint and emphasizing the interface between science and society. The fifteen modules presented include the following topics: group dynamics; the value of science; a puzzle…

This guide is intended to familiarize college students, enrolled in chemistry for the first time, with procedures that will contribute to successful completion of the course. The author describes why students should prepare in advance for lectures and laboratories, how to use the textbook and the study guide, and how to prepare for examinations.…

The four papers in this collection were commissioned by the Science Education Directorate of the National Science Foundation to assist in planning a research agenda for science education for the next ten years. A background paper by Dr. J.C.R. Licklider, "Impact of Information Technology on Education in Science and Technology," discusses the…

MANY HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BROADENING THEIR SCIENCE CURRICULUM WITH SPECIALIZED COURSES. THIS REPORT SURVEYS THE NATURE OF THESE COURSES AS BEING--(1) DEVELOPMENTAL, (2) APPLIED, AND (3) SPECIALIZED. A SURVEY OF THE SEPARATE SCIENCE COURSES REVEALS THAT ONLY A FEW CLEARLY FIT INTO THE ABOVE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS. MOST COURSES BY NATURE OVERLAP EITHER…

THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES STUDYING THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY (SCIS) UNIT "POSITION AND MOTION". THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE UNIT FOLLOWS A CYCLE OF PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION, INVENTION OF SPECIFIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO REFERENCE FRAMES, AND DISCOVERY OF THE USEFULNESS OF THE CONCEPT.…

The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program was developed and implemented by students, faculty, and administrators over the three-year period from 1971 to 1974. The program offers high school students who complete graduation requirements in the first three years of the four-year program a combination of the following options for the senior year:…

Eighteen teachers of primary through secondary level educable mentally retarded students participated in an experiment to measure the science skills and concepts achieved through a slightly modified program designed for normal elementary students. Teachers were randomly divided into two experimental groups: the psychomotor group employing such…

This science program, offered to all undergraduate students at the University of Iowa as an alternative to the traditional science core courses, is a three-course sequence designed primarily for elementary and special education majors. The program utilizes a student-structured laboratory setting with its main goal the development of a science…

This study was designed to determine whether the cumulative grade-point average or the science grade-point average was the better predictor variable for use in selecting students at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The problem was examined by size, location, and type of control of the undergraduate institution the medical student…

This course guide is designed to aid the biology instructor in teaching the skills and knowledge needed by those students planning to take anatomy and physiology in high school and is composed of 13 terminal performance objectives, with intermediate objectives and sample criterion measures. Suggestions for related laboratory activities, supplies,…

This 15-page bibliography represents 165 articles, books, and reports for the period 1966 through 1969. Its contents are organized by sections and subsections as follows: (1) Curriculum (General); (2) Academic : English, Science, Social Science, Teaching, and Miscellaneous; (3) Vocational: Aviation, Health Services, Nursing, Police-Science, and…

In the speech the main point is made that the human ecosystem of the world is subject to scientific inquiry and as a consequence a new way is needed to view the planet earth. Three sets of facts have now been established concerning the earth and its inhabitants: 1) the earth and its life forms constitute a system; 2) the many sub-systems of life…

The language problems described here concerned undergraduate college science courses taught by foreign Teaching Assistants, whose students claimed they could not understand their instructors' English. Upon investigation it was clear that a standard course in English was not sufficient to deal with the communication problems caused not only by…

Curriculum needs of Navajo Indian children are identified. The listings were developed by committees through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. School curriculum needs are indicated for the following areas: art, guidance, health, language arts, mathematics, music, science, and nature of the learner's adult society. The creative growth and informational…

Summarized are the proceedings of the third annual conference of the Federation for Unified Science Education (FUSE), held in December, 1968. Includes are brief summaries of reports on unified science programs at Millburn Senior High School, New Jersey; Monona Grove High, Wisconsin; Barringer High, Newark, New Jersey; Tamaqua Area Senior High,…