This final report of the Work Group on Education and Training of the United States National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade presents an overview of the educational needs in the United States and its educational and training involvement with other countries regarding hydrological and water resources technology. Contained are…

Describes how a Physical Science Study Committee(PSSC) course was adapted to the individualized format known as the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and introduced to universities and secondary schools. (LS)

Investigates whether chemistry laboratory skills are commonly developed in secondary schools and whether college professors and high school teachers agree that students still demonstrate these skills in first-term college chemistry labs. One hundred and four chemistry teachers and 298 college professors participated in this study. (HM)

This is a course required of all sophomores at the Colorado School of Mines. It introduces students to the principles of measurement theory at a higher level than is common in an elementary physics lab. The subjects of error analysis, graphing, least-squares analysis, experimental design, measuring instruments, and report writing are covered.…

Describes an advanced analytical chemistry laboratory experiment developed for the determination of the performance parameters of a spectrophotometer. Among the parameters are the baseline linearity with wavelength, wavelength accuracy and respectability, stray light, noise level and pen response time. (HM)

Brief suggestions for laboratory and classroom instruction in various chemistry topics are provided. (CP)

Lecture and laboratory topics of a one-quarter, undergraduate course designed to introduce students to chemical principles and phenomena involving the automobile are described. (CP)

A study of the costs and effectiveness of summer field courses in geology is presented. (M DR)

The study reported here concludes that the laboratory does help students in their geology lecture course work even though the content emphases are different. (MDR)

Examination of college teacher lecture styles, using the Batchelder-Keane variation of the Flanders Interaction Analysis System, found significant differences in lecture characteristics of college teachers, primarily among the subject fields of science, social sciences, and humanities. (MJB)

Presents a witty view of competency based teacher education degenerating into simple memorization of behaviors by students. (SL)

Reviews a cooperative program in which a number of nearby chemistry departments combined to purchase a mobile spectroscopy laboratory housed in a step-van truck. (SL)

Precautions to be used with the handling of corrosive gases, liquids and solids are listed. Storage suggestions for the materials are provided. (CP)

Computes various thermodynamics and statistical quantities of all electrically charged particles in a small plasma to analyze: (1) How many particles are required for computer stimulation of a macroscopic plasma? (2) To find out if this method is accurate and fast enough to become a good tool of statistical plasma mechanics. (GA)

Discusses the desirability of having engineering students and teachers practice with industry, government, and individuals in private practice in order to increase technology transfer. (SL)