Describes a high school astronomy course oriented around activities and designed to be fun-centered.'' The course is presented in packet form in order to keep the units of study short and comprehensible. Modular scheduling systems and field work are utilized to stress the activities approach. (JR)

Discusses various ways established by the Task Group on Education in Astronomy, including publication of teaching resources and lists of speakers for teachers' meetings at all levels and of writers of articles for teachers' journals. (CC)

Presents a quiz on Copernicus' life, work, and impact on human thought for the purpose of sharpening some of the prevalent ideas about Copernicus. Includes the answers with detailed discussions. (CC)

Discusses the use of a horoscope-casting laboratory exercise in the astronomy course. Indicates that students can fulfill three objectives: (1) summarize the planetary motions in the geometric universe, (2) be familiar with sidereal and solar time, and (3) be acquainted with the uses ephemerides. (CC)

Ten hypothetical problems are described which should enable students to understand fundamental concepts of the solar system. (PS)

Presents a list of 52 earth science concepts in order of their ranking by a panel of earth scientists asked to judge importance for inclusion in the school curriculum. (AL)

Describes two improvised models which can be used in classrooms to teach latitude concepts. Because of low costs involved, each student can be given the instruments involved in finding angles of elevations of different objects. (PS)

Describes an elementary school science activity related to telling time by apparent star motion. Directions are given for construction and use of a Polar Dial" to determine local sidereal time. Methods of conversion to local civil time and standard time are given. (JM)

Outlines the history of space exploration. Proposes that the United States should join the Soviet Union in space efforts with beneficial terrestrial applications. Gives examples of suitable areas of research. Suggests international centers for space research based in developing countries. Argues for greater support of the Global Atmospheric…

Presents findings and conclusions about the origin of the moon, favoring the capture hypothesis of lunar origin. Advantage of the hypothesis is that it allows the moon to have been formed elsewhere, specifically in a hotter part of the solar nebula, accounting for chemical differences between earth and moon. (JN)

The future of the universe is discussed in terms of several models. These include the closed, open, and critical models of the universe. Black holes and speculation on what may happen to life in the cosmological models are also discussed. (JN)

Presents 21 photographs (with accompanying text) taken by instruments aboard interplanetary probes, including those of the Earth, Mercury, Mars, the Moon, Venus, Jupiter, planetary satellites, and Saturn and its rings. (JN)