Calls attention to the issue of present science classroom practices engendering irresponsibility in students and, consequently, in the adults they will become. (Editor/JR)

Outlines the proteinoid theory of the origin of life and examines competing or alternative concepts in the light of a sequential experimental model. (JR)

Reports the results of a survey designed to determine teachersO reactions to the Time, Space and Matter Program, an interdisciplinary secondary school science program which covers such fields as geology, astronomy, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. (JR)

Examines the processes involved in problem solving and provides twelve problems that may be used to illustrate these processes. (JR)

Discusses the use of performance contracts as a means of stimulating student motivation. (JR)

Describes how a cemetery can provide a multidisciplinary learning experience for students and can lead to the discovery of many concepts in human ecology. (JR)

Discusses some experimental units which are prepared at the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics and intended to serve in class and science programs to enhance public understanding of science. The materials can serve to portray the scientists as people with human concerns and motivations. (CC)

The primary objective of this study was to use factor analytic techniques to test the hypothesized threes dimensional orthogonal structure of the Bales interpersonal role model when applied to science teachers. A second objective was the development of computer programs capable of quickly processing classroom data and providing summarized data for…

This guide, prepared by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, is designed to assist administrators, their staffs, and science teachers for grades K through 12 to assess and improve their science programs. Topics discussed include: (1) the relationship of science to the total school program, (2) the unity of science, (3) the nature of…

Deals generally with historical errors in science teaching and specifically with Newton's conception of his second law of motion. With reference to Newton's "Principia", the author concludes that Newton would not understand what we today refer to as "Newton's Second Law." (MLH)

Discusses curriculum decisions being made by science teachers in Victoria schools where there are no externally prescribed courses. Questionnaires were sent to 214 secondary schools. Concludes that science teachers are making important curriculum decisions but there is evidence of weakness in the decision making process. (MLH)

Presents part of the winning entry in the competition organized by Stirling University (England). The extract presented forms the conclusion to a wide ranging essay which covered the various forms of pollution. (EB)