From the Cuyahoga River to the halls of Congress, environmental education is coming into its own as a force for educational reform and environmental conservation. (Editor/JR)

This document provides a computer program which produces a graphical determination of admissible solutions for engineering problems relating to the design of prestressed concrete beams. Included is a generalized section for describing beam sections. (Author/SL)

Evaluated are eleven experimental projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in FY 1974 and FY 1975 to increase the number of women engaged in science-related careers. The report includes a description of the evaluation methods used, difficulties encountered in making the evaluation, the design of some projects, a synopsis of all…

This document presents an educational research study conducted with 20 pre-service secondary science teachers to assess the effects of training in the systematic analysis of science processes on their use of strategies for teaching data collecting, processing, and interpreting. The results indicate that teaching behavior can be influenced when…

This paper presents a two-phase model for conducting research on science teaching skills which incorporates results of studies already completed in teaching skill acquisition and effectiveness. The model is designed to aid the conceptualization, planning, and conduct of research. (SL)

This document presents the outline of a marine biology science unit designed to introduce students to the study and collection of organisms living in the intertidal zone. Details pertaining to the collection of interstitial organisms and a six-item quiz are included. (SL)

The problem of the extremely small number of scientists coming from the ethnic minority groups is of interest because of current social, moral, and ethical standards. The more recent development in federal funding requires institutions to show affirmative action accounts for the demand for scientists from minority groups. Considerable attention…

Describes a course which includes laboratory sessions and computer sessions, intended to acquaint the student with the laboratory based digital computer as a chemical tool. (MLH)

Compares American and European graduate training in physics including thesis requirements, provision of financial support, employment prospects, and cultural roots. (GS)

Describes a student project which requires limited knowledge of Fortran and only minimal computing resources. The results illustrate such important principles of quantum mechanics as the variation theorem and the virial theorem. Presents sample calculations and the subprogram for energy calculations. (GS)

Describes the laboratory portion of a biology course which has been changed to incorporate a self-paced concept allowing students to attend the laboratory at their own convenience. (EB)

Advocates that students pursuing the study of chemistry be kept aware of the nature of chemistry outside the academic world. Methods include co-op programs with chemical industries, specific instruction in areas of industrial import, and laboratory work with an industrial flavor. (GS)