A DISCUSSION OF THE GENERAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO LABORATORY WORK AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SCIENCE TEACHING ARE PRESENTED. THE DISCUSSION OF GENERAL PRINCIPLES INCLUDES SUCH TOPICS AS (1) THE PURPOSE OF THE LABORATORY IN SCIENCE TEACHING, (2) THE NATURE OF THE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC…

Listed and described are films produced through a system of international cooperation; subject areas are physical geography, biology, physics, and teacher training. A brief history of the development of the production cooperative project is followed by a description of operating procedures. The objective is to coordinate the production of…

Author recounted her experiences as a student at Wellesley College, her employment experiences, and her feelings as a wife. These were considered versus the prejudices of her fellow students, her fellow workers, and her employers. (RK)

Describes the adaption of a simple homogeneous analogue computer for the solution of the Schrodinger wave equations. Photographs of results are included. (CP)

Supports the hypothesis that a student must engage a subject in a manner appropriate to his or her present stage of development if he or she is to advance to the next stage of development. Advocates the practice of having introductory physics students observe physical phenomena while they are manipulating equipment in order to foster cognitive…

This is one of a series of resource letters on different topics intended to guide college physicists, astronomers, and other scientists to some of the literature and other teaching aids that may help improve course content in specified fields. (Author/CP)

Suggests the use of a colorimeter in which heat produced is related to the amperage and voltage measured. In relating the quantities, a definition for voltage can be obtained. (CP)

Provides a list of 25 books in the areas of science history, physics-and-society issues, physics and politics, and the social responsibility of physics. The authors feel that the materials cited would be most useful for potential teachers of physics-and-society courses. (CP)

Describes a course based on Tomonaga's approach to the teaching of introductory quantum mechanics. Compares this approach with others often used for the instruction of quantum mechanics. (CP)

Describes the operation and educational benefits of the use of a closed circuit television system in the demonstration of a hologram. (CP)

Summarizes Goethe's color studies and his methods of study. It is proposed that the act of accurate qualitative observation creates the capability in the observer for an intuitive understanding of the physical laws underlying the phenomena under observation. The use of such a method as a basis for laboratory instruction is discussed. (Author/CP)

The National Science Foundation announced the establishment of Regional Instrumentation Facilities at six universities to improve the quality and scope of research by making sophisticated instrumentation and trained staff available. Lists the universities, the funds provided, and the new facilities to be created. (GA)

Describes active joint-honours degrees at the University of Manchester. These degrees involve five different science departments, contain approximately equal amounts of two major subjects and mathematics, at least in the first year.

Presents a detailed discussion of the "Drinking Duck" toy and its use to illustrate scientific and technical issues in thermodynamics. Numerous illustrations and equations are included. (MA)