This booklet is one of the booklets in the "Understanding the Atom Series" published by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission for high school science teachers and their students. The discovery of the neutrino and the research involving this important elementary particle of matter is discussed. The introductory section reviews topics basic…

This volume, the 10th in the "New Thinking in School Science" series published by the Directorate for Scientific Affairs of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, is the outcome of international cooperative work by the Organization to inform teachers on current development and modern views in the teaching of secondary school…

Papers on the following topics, and summaries of the discussions that followed their presentation to an international working group established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, are printed in this conference report: biology teaching in relation to mankind; ecological approach in the teaching of biology; the place of…

Trends, from 1960 to 1963, in the teaching of chemistry in secondary schools in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States of America are outlined in the first part of this report of a 1963 working session on the teaching of school…

The present situation of biology teaching in Australian secondary schools is described in Part 1 of the proceedings of the 1970 conference on "Biological Education in Australian Secondary Schools." The six papers discuss the relationship of biology to other science and non-science subjects, enrollment trends, teacher qualifications, and…

This publication highlights the mission of Apollo 15 and includes many detailed black and white and color photographs taken near the lunar Apennine Mountains and the mile-wide, meandering Hadley Rille. Some of the photographs are full page (9 by 12 inch) reproductions. (Author/PR)

This book is the second of three experimental editions for use in the ninth grade portion of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Program. The volume is divided into three units: "In Orbit,""Well Being," and "What's Up." The unit, "In Orbit," consists of eight chapters of activities related to…

Types of science courses considered desirable and essential for 13-16 year old English students of average and below average ability are discussed in this publication which was the preliminary planning paper for the Nuffield Foundation "Secondary Science" course designed for students who do not intend to major in science. Eight main…

An application of a systems approach to the improvement of science education from kindergarten through grade 12 is described. The report assesses the need for science curriculum reform, takes into account the philosophies, learning theories, curriculum organization patterns, and teaching strategies being advocated by current leaders in science,…

In this booklet intended for junior high school science students a short story format is used to provide examples of the use of nuclear chemistry and physics in the analysis of paints and pigments for authentication of paintings. The techniques discussed include the measurement of the relative amounts of lead-210 and radium-226 in white-lead…

This text is the first volume used in the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) three year junior high school science program. The text is activity-oriented and consists of a series of experiments related to forces, work, energy, friction, electricity, heat, and other areas in physical science. The activities are designed for independent…

A survey asking teachers to rate the suitability of their laboratory for instruction in independent study, small group instruction, and large group instruction modes was sent to random samples of Michigan Class B and C high schools identified from a preliminary study as having biology laboratories with either a split lecture-laboratory design, a…

The two student notebooks in this set provide the basic course outline and assignments for the second year of a four year senior high school unified science program. The two volumes contain these four units: Expansion of Ideas About the Nature of Matter, Characteristics of Living Matter, Mechanisms of Life Processes, and Patterns of Change. The…

The Australian Science Education Project is producing materials designed for use in grades 7-10 of Australian schools. This is the first trial version of a unit introducing the study of plants. The section to be completed by all pupils, contained in the first of the student workbooks, emphasizes observation of specimens on school grounds and on…

Reported is a study of the relationship between student's performance scores and teacher's means of providing evaluative feedback. The sample included 12 classes of 224 students from the tenth through the twelfth grades. The classes included the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics including regular, advanced, traditional, PSSC, and…