Students in a high school biology course were assigned to an audio-tutorial instruction group or a group classroom situation for a three-week instructional unit. For each group scores on a unit test were correlated with scores on standardized tests. (SD)

Describes a course designed to contribute directly to the teacher's ability to teach chemistry at the high school level with particular emphasis on planning and running a laboratory. Outlines the topics and occurrences in the course week by week. (GS)

Describes an activity for biology students designed to involve them in working with the National Park Service in the determination of the effects of fire on black oak reproduction and subsequent survival. (PEB)

Reports on a study conducted to obtain indications of changes in mental level from high school through college and to investigate the relationship of cognitive level to SAT scores, college grades, and attrition. (PEB)

Describes activities to demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle, the effect of vibration on reaction time, formation of craters on the moon and weather simulation. (CP)

Presents data from a study to show that a mystique effect can occur for classroom students. Recommends that teachers provide orientation session before content objectives are taught. (CP)

Describes a 27-hour abstinence from food undertaken by teachers and students at Charlotte Junior-Senior High School in Rochester, New York. This experience included discussions and lectures about the world food crisis, and concluded with a meal composed of the types of food typically eaten by the world's poor. (MLH)

Describes various teaching programs in year 11 science at Para Hills High School in Australia, including a system which allows the students to use half of their science time in individually programmed studies. (MLH)

Statements of the objectives of secondary school chemistry teaching appearing in six science education journals during 1918-1972 are divided into six chronological periods and classified as knowledge, process, attitude and interest, or cultural awareness. Includes tables giving percentage rankings of the four main categories and eighteen…

Describes archeology as a discipline and explains the interdisciplinary approach being used to explore the Koster excavations in Illinois. Four programs involving direct student participation in archeological research are outlined as well as the major findings at Koster and their contribution to interdisciplinary archeology. (BR)

Enumerates five reasons for using science fiction as an aid in teaching science. Also included is a source list of materials that can be utilized. (BR)

Suggests that developed science materials need not limit teachers from making change or introducing innovation because they have six broad areas of choice: organization, objectives, content, methods, evaluation and relationships with others. Also discusses rejection responses offered by teachers as they resist opportunities to take up the…

Presents a computer program that uses radial and transverse star movements to make approximations of the closest approach in light years. In addition using the present actual visual magnitude the greatest magnitude attained is calculated. (Author/GS)