This sourcebook contains fourteen parts. The first two parts give principal concepts and methods for benefiting from the book. The third part deals with ecosystems. It discusses environmental balance and man's role in the environment. The fourth part deals with sources of wealth in the environment. The next three parts cover soil, desert and…

THIS TEACHING GUIDE, INVOLVING ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ELECTRICITY, EMPHASIZES STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS RATHER THAN FACTS, AND IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT THE MAJOR GOAL IN SCIENCE TEACHING IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVESTIGATIVE ATTITUDE IN THE STUDENT. ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED INVOLVE SIMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS…

THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PRACTICAL REFERENCE FOR TEACHERS PLANNING INSTRUCTION CONCERNING ELECTRICITY IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLASSES. THE GUIDE IS FOR A 10-WEEK COURSE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH EXPLORATORY EXPERIENCES INVOLVING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS. THE PROPER USE…

This manual was developed for students participating in the oceanology program offered on the Orange County's Marine Science Floating Laboratory. The program is experience-centered and provides for the students utilizing much of the same equipment used by professional oceanologists. The manual is divided into two sections: (1) "The Immediate…

This paper describes open-ended experimentation with the fungus Pilobolus for laboratory work by high school students. The fungus structure and reproduction is described and sources of the fungus are suggested. Four areas for investigation are suggested: the effect of a diffuse light source, the effect of a point light source, the effect of light…

The purpose of this guide is to provide the teacher of secondary school life science classes with resource materials for activities to familiarize students with recent discoveries in bioastronautics. Each section introduces a life science concept and a related aerospace concept, gives background information, suggested activities, and an annotated…

This curriculum guide is designed as a basic outline of course content, teaching procedures, and emphases for life science in Grade 7. Guidelines for teaching units are prefaced by a list of basic themes of science. Each unit includes a short introduction for the teacher, suggestions for student activities, a list of emerging concepts, and lists…

A number of activities designed to develop each of six concepts listed for each of six conceptual schemes are presented. The conceptual schemes are: (1) Matter may be transformed; under ordinary (classroom-laboratory) conditions it is not created or destroyed; (2) Energy may be transformed; under ordinary conditions it is not created or destroyed;…

This source book for elementary teachers develops, through a variety of approaches, the concept of classification. Most of the publication consists of reproductions of published material that is currently available. No attempt has been made to establish a "program" or grade level curriculum. The book should be considered as a reference…

These guides are four of several prepared through the F.D.A.'s Science Project Series for senior high school chemistry students and teachers investigating the quality of constituents of foods through experimentation. Each eight page pamphlet gives background information on the subject, equipment and reagents needed for the experiment, the…

The physiology of the human body is one of eight subject areas covered in the K-6 Science Program of the Bethlehem Area School District. This manual is a teacher's guide to activities for each grade level. "Awareness of Senses" is treated in Kindergarten, "Body Growth and Development" in grade 1, "The Senses and Their…

This manual contains instructions for laboratory exercises using marine organisms. For each exercise a problem is defined, materials are listed, possible ways to solve the problem are suggested, questions are asked to guide the student in interpreting data, and further reading is suggested. The exercises deal with the measurement of oxygen…

This is the third edition of a manual developed for students participating in the oceanology program offered on the Orange County's Marine Science Floating Laboratory. The program is experience-centered and provides for the students utilizing much of the same equipment used by professional oceanologists. The manual is divided into two sections:…

This manual is a teacher's guide to a self-instructional program in basic physical science, designed for high school students who have not had a course in chemistry or physics. There are six units in the manual relating to these areas: problem solving and experimental procedures; universal standards, metric system and conversion; mechanics; the…

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…