IDEAS FOR SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE DESCRIBED. IN PART I THE STUDENT IS INTRODUCED TO THE IDEA OF THE PROJECT-TYPE INVESTIGATION AND IS GIVEN A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE MANUAL. A SECTION WHICH IS WRITTEN FOR THE TEACHER INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF (1) EDUCATIONAL VALUES DERIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND (2) THE…

THE VOLUME INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION, THE COURSE CONTENT IN CHEMISTRY, AND FIVE APPENDIXES OF USEFUL INFORMATION. THE CHEMISTRY COURSE CONTENT IS FURTHER SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS--(1) THE OVERVIEW, (2) CHEMICAL REACTIONS, (3) CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE, (4) DESCRIPTIVE CHEMISTRY, AND (5) ADVANCED CHEMISTRY. EACH OF THE FIVE…

THE STATUS OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE COURSES IN PENNSYLVANIA WAS INVESTIGATED. OF 461 QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS OFFERING EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE, 172 WERE RETURNED. TABLES AND PERCENTAGES WERE USED TO INTERPRET FINDINGS. MORE THAN 87 PERCENT OF THE RESPONDENTS HAD BEEN TEACHING EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS -…

THIS GUIDE FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPANTS BEGINS WITH A CHAPTER ON THE NATURE OF SCIENCE, AND THE SCIENCE FAIR, AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE FIVE CHAPTERS OF PART ONE, PLANNING AND EXECUTING YOUR PROJECT, TO EXPLAIN THE DETAILS INVOLVED IN SELECTING, DEVELOPING, AND EXHIBITING A PROJECT. PART II OF THE VOLUME CONSIDERS THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENCE…

REFERENCES AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS ARE LISTED IN THIS GUIDE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ADVANCED PLACEMENT CHEMISTRY TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS. BOOKS, PERIODICALS, WALL CHARTS, FILMS, AND FILMSTRIPS ARE INCLUDED. CITATIONS ARE COMPLETE AND INCLUDE INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE MATERIALS. (AG)

ARTICLES ON EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN "THE SCIENCE TEACHER" DURING 1960-1966 ARE INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS. THOSE DEALING WITH THE FORMATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH, CLIMATE, WEATHER, AND THE OCEANS PROVIDE TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION. ANOTHER SERIES OF ARTICLES INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT…

THIS DOCUMENT IS AN EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF A PROGRAMED TEXT ON MEASUREMENT AND PRECISION. PART I CONTAINS 24 FRAMES DEALING WITH PRECISION AND SIGNIFICANT FIGURES ENCOUNTERED IN VARIOUS MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS. PART II BEGINS WITH A BRIEF SECTION ON EXPERIMENTAL DATA, COVERING SUCH POINTS AS (1) ESTABLISHING THE ZERO POINT, (2)…

REPORTED IS A STUDY WHICH (1) ANALYZED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TEACHING METHOD DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT'S SCIENCE PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY, AND (2) INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS MEASURED AND THE STUDENT'S SCIENCE BACKGROUND, CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY, AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE. CONCLUDED WAS (1) THAT THE…

This booklet contains an extensive checklist of statements and questions pertaining to safety precautions to be followed in school science laboratories. The planning of science facilities for optimum safety and the role of the teacher in providing for safety are also discussed. A separate section for dealing with mercury is also included. The…

This pamphlet lists career opportunities in aerospace technology announced by the Boards of the U. S. Civil Service for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Information given includes (1) the work of the NASA, (2) technical and administrative specialties in aerospace technology, (3) educational and experience requirements, and…

Studied were selected aspects of the learning process related to biological concepts and the processes leading to their acquisition. Data were obtained using a series of structured interviews based on jury-graded check lists. The population consisted of 36 randomly-selected students from three randomly-selected classes using Green Version BSCS…

The functions of the science supervisor were studied and an instrument to evaluate science supervisor practices was developed. Supervisory functions were categorized into six areas. Case studies concerning problems in each area were written. Five solutions to each problem were developed. A jury of science educators and science supervisors was…

A special chemistry course was designed and written for the nonscience major or non collegebound secondary school student. Both the textbook and the laboratory manual were field tested in two small rural schools of southwestern New Mexico; students from four similar schools served as controls. Student populations involved were of mixed ethnic…

Provided are two teacher's guides for coordinating classroom instruction with two instructional television series, each consisting of thirty 15-minute lessons. One guide entitled "Biosphere" is for use with seventh grade life science while the other guide entitled "Geoscope" is for use with eighth grade earth science. Each guide provides…

Analyzed was the effect of an automated science curriculum on the science learnings of eighth grade students. This curriculum used Keysort Cards as a flexible handbook for teachers and included directions for using a teaching method which required the direct involvement of students in the scientific behaviors of inquiry. "The Portland Science…