Several practical methods are presented in this handbook designed to aid the science teacher in the incorporation of reading strategies into the science curriculum. Included are suggestions for assessing the reading levels of science students and textbooks students will be using in the classrooms. Examples and illustrations are provided to clarify…

Compiled as an immediate source of reference and guidance, this manual was published by the Scottish Schools Science Equipment Research Centre to provide the following information about alphabetically listed chemicals considered to be hazardous: (1) the hazards; (2) incompatibility with other agents; (3) methods for handling, storage, disposal and…

This study was designed to identify: (1) status of science teaching and science teachers' and principals' attitudes toward change in science curricula and school practices during the 1979/80 school year in 100 public secondary schools (grades 7-12) that participated in a previous study in 1970/71, and (2) changes that have occurred in science…

This study was conducted to identify: (1) the changes in the learning environment of secondary school science and mathematics from 1972 to 1976; and (2) the effect of subject matter and grade level on the student's perception of the learning environment. The Learning Environment Inventory (LEI) which consists of 10 seven-item scale was…

In evaluating whether the laboratory guides for Project Physics and for PSSC are consistent with the goals of their designers in demonstrating the interplay between experiment and theory in the development of physics, a system was developed for analyzing physics laboratory investigations, and the laboratory activities in the "PSSC Physics…

Construction of laboratory equipment from earthenware clay uses art as a way to incorporate the element of science history into an Introductory Physical Science (IPS) unit on distillation. Classroom techniques for working with clay to construct distilling apparatus are outlined. Other supplementary material from the arts, including slide…

THIS HANDBOOK WHICH THE TEACHER MAY USE IN PLANNING COURSES OF STUDY IS INTENDED TO SUPPLY FACTUAL DATA IN REGARD TO THE USES OF ALCOHOL AND NARCOTICS. THE INFORMATION IS APPLICABLE TO ANY GROUP OR GRADE LEVEL, BUT IT IS PRIMARILY DIRECTED FOR K-12 PROGRAMS. THE HANDBOOK IS IN THREE SECTIONS. THE FIRST INCLUDES FACTS ABOUT BEVERAGE ALCOHOL.…

STATISTICAL DATA ARE PROVIDED ON THE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICISTS AND ON THE SOURCES FOR PHYSICISTS IN THE UNITED STATES. DATA CONCERNING PHYSICS EDUCATION IS ANALYZED FOR (1) HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS, (2) UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS, (3) GRADUATE PHYSICS, (4) COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND (5) TEACHING FACULTIES. INFORMATION PRESENTED INCLUDES…

REPORTED ARE THE PROCEEDINGS OF A COLLOQUIUM HELD AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY WHICH DEALT WITH THE REASSESSMENT OF THE DESIGN OF INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE BIOLOGY COURSES. THE REPORT INCLUDES A DIVERSITY OF IDEAS AND CONVICTIONS, AGREEMENTS AND DISAGREEMENTS, AS EXPRESSED IN INVITED PAPERS AND IN DISCUSSIONS OF PARTICIPANTS. SOME OF THE TOPICS CONSIDERED…

INFORMATION ON RECENT CURRICULUM REVISIONS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCIENCE IS PRESENTED. THE CHAPTERS INCLUDE MATERIALS FROM PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT NINE REGIONAL CONFERENCES OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER RELATES CURRICULUM MODIFICATION TO CHANGING SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND CONCOMITANT…

SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH RELATED TO ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHING IS REVIEWED. OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHING AFTER 1850 ARE PRESENTED. GENERAL TYPES OF STUDIES INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY ARE DESCRIBED IN AN OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH IN SCIENCE EDUCATION DURING…

Alternative means for dealing with water pollution control are presented for students and teachers. One computer oriented program is described in terms of teaching wastewater treatment and pollution concepts to middle and secondary school students. Suggestions are given to help teachers use a computer simulation program in their classrooms.…

This annotated bibliography provides sources for information on science education for the handicapped. Listings are provided of general references and also those dealing with research in the three areas of the visually impaired, the hearing impaired, and other handicapping conditions. (CS)

This teacher's guide, one of nine teacher packages developed for use in the sequential, hands-on, field-oriented, K-8 environmental education program of the Martin County Schools in Florida, was developed for use with secondary students in grade seven prior to and after a visit to an environmental studies center located near an estuarine area. The…

This teacher's guide, one of nine teacher packages developed for use in the sequential, hands-on, field-oriented, K-8 environmental education program of the Martin County Schools in Florida, was developed for use with secondary children in grade eight prior to and after a visit to an environmental studies center located near an estuarine area. The…