Included are three Learning Activity Package (LAP) studies for use in high school biology: Everything has a Place (Grouping and the Diversity of Life), Energy Relations, and Reproduction. Each LAP contains a rationale for teaching the material included, student objectives (stated in behavioral terms), a list of related resources (books,…

Presented is a Learning Activity Package (LAP) study concerned with the study of biological reproduction. The LAP begins with the rationale for studying the reproductive process and is then divided into two sections. Contained within each section are student objectives (stated in behavioral terms), a list of resources (readings and problems,…

This research project provides an individualized format for a three-year integrated junior high school science curriculum. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between student self-ratings on such variables as (1) ability to operate independently of the teacher, (2) use class time effectively, (3) develop their own plan for…

This course entitled "Anatomy External" is concerned with the dissection of the fetal pig, and is one of a series of instructional guides prepared by the teachers for the Sahuarita High School (Arizona) Career Curriculum Project. It consists of five units of study, and 13 behavioral objectives relating to these units are stated. The topics covered…

Reported is a study to ascertain whether or not the open-ended laboratory activities in the Earth Science Curriculum Project (ESCP) program could be learned as effectively by self-directed students and to ascertain students' attitudes and interest toward learning science through a laboratory-block discovery approach. Ninety-seven junior high…

Presented is the second part of the K-12 unified science materials used in the public schools of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Detailed descriptions are made of the roles of students and teachers, purposes of the bibliography, major concepts in unified science, processes of inquiry, a scheme and model for scientific literacy, and program…

The teacher's edition for the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study Level III unit entitled "Why You're You" provides specific suggestions for teaching the seven chapters included in the unit. The unit deals primarily with the concepts of genetics and a brief discussion is included in the beginning about some of the basic ideas in this…

The teacher's edition for the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study Level III unit entitled "What's Up" provides specific information useful for teachers in teaching the unit. The unit deals primarily with concepts of space and space travel. A brief introduction is provided dealing with basic ideas of rocketry, lunar geology, and…

A comparison was made of indirect and direct verbal interaction of science teachers in elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels. Also analyzed were the mean ratios of indirectness compared to teacher experience, knowledge of curricula, and self-perception of teaching method. Data were collected by means of Flanders' Interaction…

This volume reviews recent developments in integrated science instruction, concentrating mainly on works at the elementary and junior secondary levels. Examples of how various educators have attempted to define integrated science are presented in part one. This section also provides general background on the trend toward integration. The rationale…

The history of the use of laboratory work in teaching science is traced from the 18th century to the present laboratory-centered curricula. Major rationales and objectives for laboratory work are presented, and different types of laboratory activities are discussed from the standpoint of learning theories and research findings. Also discussed is…

Two-column objectives are listed for an integrated science curriculum (grades K-12), often subheaded according to science area (biology, earth science, physical science) and grade level. The objectives for grades K-8 include areas of study in earth science that can be used as examples of the scientific concept of change. Grade 10 includes…

Two-column objectives are listed for an integrated science curriculum (grades K-12), often subheaded according to science area (biology, general science, physical science, earth science) and grade level. In grades K-6, objectives for topics of science study include conditions for plants and animals to live, adaptation, conservation,…

Reported are a special project institute and followup workshop designed to influence and facilitate the dissemination, adoption, and implementation of the Special Education Programs in the Life and Environmental Sciences developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study for 11- to 16-year-old educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students.…

This issue is divided into three sections: (1) British Science Activities; (2) Overseas Science Activities; and (3) International Science Activities. Presented in a newsletter format are many items of interest to science and mathematics educators. Included are materials on: (1) Nuffield science, (2) evaluation, (3) college science courses, (4)…