THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PRACTICAL REFERENCE FOR TEACHERS PLANNING INSTRUCTION CONCERNING ELECTRICITY IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLASSES. THE GUIDE IS FOR A 10-WEEK COURSE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH EXPLORATORY EXPERIENCES INVOLVING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS. THE PROPER USE…

Brief descriptions and eight activities related to zooplankton, sharks, dune ecology, ocean currents, and sea products comprise this manual. Among the activities are harvesting seafood, making Japanese fish prints, and tracing marine currents with drift bottles. (WB)

Studied was the achievement of ability-grouped students enrolled in sections of the biology course at Wausau Senior High School in the years 1963-64 and 1964-65. The biology students in the 1963-64 school year were taught by a team-teacher approach which included large-group presentations. During the second year, the students enrolled in biology…

This manual was developed for students participating in the oceanology program offered on the Orange County's Marine Science Floating Laboratory. The program is experience-centered and provides for the students utilizing much of the same equipment used by professional oceanologists. The manual is divided into two sections: (1) "The Immediate…

This investigation was designed to help articulate high school chemistry course content with college freshman general chemistry. One hundred high school teachers and 103 college instructors from New England, New York, and New Jersey were involved. Preliminary chemical items, from standard high school texts, were submitted to a panel of five…

The articles listed were written as part of the research and evaluation program of Project Physics. Many articles are concerned with problems of educational research while others are devoted directly to the evaluation of Project Physics. The articles are listed in four categories according to the availability of reprints: (1) published articles…

Compared was the effectiveness of a two-year integrated chemistry-physics course with a two-year sequence of separate courses, in developing understanding of chemistry and physics concepts, understanding science and its methods, and reactions to the study of science. Both groups used the content, materials and instructional approach of the…

These materials, called "Springboards for Discussion," were designed to fit certain topics in the BSCS Blue Version textbook, "Biological Science: Molecules to Man," and to be presented by teachers using an overhead projector or magnetic audio-tapes, or both. The twelve "Springboards for Discussion" were used in first…

Test items relating to Project Physics Unit 1 are presented in this booklet, consisting of 70 multiple-choice and 20 problem-and-essay questions. Concepts of motion are examined with respect to velocities, acceleration, forces, vectors, Newton's laws, and circular motion. Suggestions are made for time consumption in answering some items. Besides…

This paper describes open-ended experimentation with the fungus Pilobolus for laboratory work by high school students. The fungus structure and reproduction is described and sources of the fungus are suggested. Four areas for investigation are suggested: the effect of a diffuse light source, the effect of a point light source, the effect of light…

The development of new courses is described and weaknesses are identified. The current position of the project is reviewed in terms of production of syllabuses and books, production of equipment, acceptability in schools, and administration and staffing. Biology syllabuses and textbooks are discussed in more detail. Appendices include reports of…

Analyzed is the relationship of different guiding principles of inquiry to the "topics" of inquiry: problems, facts, hypotheses, interpretations, and conclusions or outcomes. The idea of structure-function is given as an example of one guiding principle in biological inquiry, and homeostasis as another. It is argued that the guiding principle used…

The purpose of this study was to describe and exemplify a model to aid schools in introducing and evaluating new instructional programs. Four basic steps are identified: selecting the curriculum goals, identifying a possible program or programs, evaluating the implementation of the program or programs, and developing and obtaining instruments for…

This set of nine units is intended to furnish aerospace-oriented resource material to help teachers include recent scientific and technological advances in the secondary school science curriculum. The units provided are as follows: history of astronomy, the solar system, beyond the solar system, history of flight, spaceflight facts, aerology,…

The purpose of this guide is to provide the teacher of secondary school life science classes with resource materials for activities to familiarize students with recent discoveries in bioastronautics. Each section introduces a life science concept and a related aerospace concept, gives background information, suggested activities, and an annotated…