Describes and evaluates the fabrication of an easily constructed and inexpensive stop-flow system using commercially available components. (CS)

Presents highlights of the findings of a recent federal government report on science and engineering education at the university level. Reasons for faculty shortages in these fields and trends in the demand for scientists and engineers are analyzed, and several recommendations are made. (WB)

Discussed are (1) expenditures for computing in higher education; (2) microcomputers in higher education, pre-college education, and home; (3) videodiscs; and (4) major computer and microcomputer programs in the Directorate for Science Education. (JN)

Describes a course, including content, reading list, and presentation on chemical reactors at Cambridge University, England. A brief comparison of chemical engineering education between the United States and England is also given. (JN)

Self-paced and lecture versions of a general geology course were taught by the same instructor using identical exams and nearly identical instructional materials. No significant differences were found in apparent scholastic abilities, exam results, or levels of satisfaction with the course. Enrollment was notably higher in the lecture version.…

The financial support system for scientific research in the Netherlands and University of Leiden are described. Methods for funding teaching and research separately are examined, and faculty response to these methods are discussed. The funding changes are intended to link funding more directly to institutional and national science policy. (MSE)

Presents three simple distinct operational procedures for transforming the empirical notion of speed into a formal concept. The relationship between these three procedures and Galilean velocity and Einsteinian relativity is also included. (HM)

Describes a physical geology assignment in which students are required to keep a journal of their daily observations, impressions, and questions which come to mind about the Earth. Presents the role of the journal, outlines the criteria for evaluation, and provides samples of student reaction to the assignment. (GS)

Lists the materials and outlines the procedures for mounting maps on cloth to make the maps weatherproof, more durable, and easier to handle. (GS)

Lists 50 riddlelike questions and answers based on the common names of rocks and minerals. (GS)

Updates the results of a six-year experimental course in physics whose goal was to translate the physicist's approach to science into an approach to the teaching of physics. Provides a course description and rationale and outlines the instructional procedures used. (GS)

Describes the analysis of geology teaching assistant reaction to a training program on teaching techniques utilizing videotaped teaching episodes. Reactions of the participants indicate that the use of videotaped teaching episodes in conjunction with group discussion is one way to improve their teaching practices. (Author/SA)

Describes several science fiction stories that may be useful, due to their relevance to geology, to promote discussion in the science classroom. Suggestions for specific discussions are given. (SA)

Described is a procedure for the study of condensation polymerisation. The objectives of this study are to help students understand concepts that are somewhat abstract in nature (i.e., polymerisation) through derivation of equations that help to describe and predict the particular phenomena. (CS)

Describes a project on the application of the laser which aims to stimulate the interest of undergraduate students in applied physics and to demonstrate the interaction between light and ultrasonic waves by building a simple laser communication system. (SK)