The purpose of this paper is to summarize and review the results of the Harvard Project Physics (HPP) research and evaluation activity to make available to interested science educators the design, implementation, and results of a major curriculum evaluation effort. This activity was conducted during the years 1965-1970 and had considerable support…

"Science Books" is published quarterly to review trade books, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in the elementary school, secondary school, and first two years of college. It includes selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. The approximately 200…

This science study aid, published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and intended as a supplement to the regular science program, lists activities and experiments relating seed germination to various temperature changes and exposure to adverse temperature conditions for varying lengths of time. (CP)

The purpose of this study, a doctoral thesis project, was to determine the attitudes of selected principals and teachers relative to their open and closed belief systems, science commitment levels, and opinions as to the extent of agreement or disagreement regarding the adoption and implementation of the "Regents Experimental Earth Science…

A preliminary version of this trial draft of a unit prepared for Australian secondary science students was previously announced as ED 049 931 under the short title of "Messengers." The teachers' guide is an overprinted version of the students' booklet, and lists objectives for each section of the materials, indicates possible teaching…

An evaluation of the laboratory science program developed in the Clover, South Carolina, Middle School produced the following results: (1) Although the general attitude toward science, according to the attitude scale, appeared to be declining in both groups, the experimental groups showed a more positive attitude toward science than did the…

A rationale for the inclusion of "conceptual structure,""science processes,""the nature of science," and "the relationship of science to society" in an operational definition of science education is offered in the first chapter of the report prepared by a conference of State Science Supervisors. In addition, consideration of the nature of the…

As a result of work performed at the Southwestern Radiological Health Laboratory with respect to lasers, this manual was prepared in response to the increasing use of lasers in high schools and colleges. It is directed primarily toward the high school instructor who may use the text for a short course in laser fundamentals. The definition of the…

This teachers guide to "Food for Living Things," one of the units of the Junior Secondary Science Project prepared for use in Victorian (Australia) secondary schools, includes copies of all of the appropriate student materials in addition to information designed to assist the teacher develop the unit. This information includes hints on…

In a speech given at the National Science Teachers Association meeting in 1972, certain errors found in Junior High School Physics textbooks were identified. The reasons which had been given for these errors included the belief that the explanations given were more readily understood by the students. The need to identify these apparently obvious…

Performance objectives are stated for each of the five secondary school units included in this package of instructional guides prepared for the Dade County Florida Quinmester Program. All five units are concerned with aspects of physiology; three require no prerequisite study of biology ("Introduction to the Human Body,""Man and…

Performance objectives are stated for this secondary school unit prepared for the Dade County Florida Quinmester Program. The unit examines scientific method, biological classification, evolution, population ecology, and pays attention to problems of the human environment. The booklet lists related state-adopted textbooks, cites descriptions of…

This publication is designed for use as part of a curriculum series developed by the Regional Marine Science Project. Coastal environments are utilized to demonstrate basic principles of ecology to tenth grade students with emphasis placed on salt marshes in this first unit for the fall season. (Unit 2 is for spring season.) Material presented in…

These materials form a service unit for students in grade seven science courses in Australian secondary schools. The teacher's guide lists the expected knowledge, skills, and attitudinal outcomes; suggests methods of facilitating student investigation; lists materials needed for each activity; and suggests additional references for student and…

This booklet is one in a series of instructional aids designed for use by elementary and secondary school science teachers. The various units and forms of radioactive materials used by teachers are first considered. Then, the quantities of radioisotopes that a person may possess without a license from the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) are…