This collection of energy teaching units is the contribution of participants in a U.S. Department of Energy sponsored institute for secondary science and social studies teachers. The objectives of the Institute were to: (1) provide an overview of past, present, and future energy problems, and (2) stimulate teachers to use this information in their…

This publication contains descriptions of the winning entries to the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Teacher Participation Contest conducted in 1976. This was a nationwide contest for the design of activities around energy themes at any grade level, K-12. The ten winning entries described here are: (1) Energy Units for Primary Grades;…

This learning module is intended to illustrate the functioning and uses of bridge circuits. The discussion and laboratory procedures suggested in the module presume familiarity with basic concepts of electronics such as voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, phase, and knowledge of such skills as breadboarding circuits from…

Included in this newsletter are reports on British science and mathematics educational activities such as a short course on chemistry for sixth form teachers and annual science and mathematics conference reports. Also included are reports on international conferences, meetings, and other activities. Finally, the newsletter contains annotated…

CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES, FIELD METHODS AND TECHNIQUES, AND SPECIFIC FIELD LEARNING ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REFERENCE VOLUME FOR TEACHERS. CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES INCLUDE STATEMENTS PERTAINING TO (1) SOIL, (2) WATER, (3) FOREST, AND (4) WILDLIFE. FIELD METHODS AND TECHNIQUES INCLUDE (1) PREPARING FOR A FIELD TRIP, (2) GETTING STUDENT…

SELECTED REFERENCES ON THE USE OF RADIOISOTOPES IN BIOLOGY ARE CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. MATERIALS INCLUDED WERE PUBLISHED AFTER 1960 AND DEAL WITH THE PROPERTIES OF RADIATION, SIMPLE RADIATION DETECTION PROCEDURES, AND TECHNIQUES FOR USING RADIOISOTOPES EXPERIMENTALLY. THE REFERENCES ARE LISTED IN…

This teacher's guide suggests a number of ways to use a spinning table to explore circular motion. Activities are described which are appropriate for children in kindergarten through third grade. Suggestions are made for exploratory activities using the equipment rather than supplying detailed instructions for formal activities. Equipment and…

Presented are building activities, for elementary school children, using a variety of different materials. Weak materials, such as clay, straws and pins, paper tubes and index cards, are used as examples; structures built with these materials are displayed in photographs and discussed. Problems are suggested from which additional activities can be…

Using an inquiry-learning method rather than the lecture-demonstration teaching method, this elementary science curriculum deals with the processes of science and utilizes an inquiry approach into the causes of natural phenomena. The program was developed by an elementary science committee and recognizes the need for textbooks that will provide…

DESCRIBED ARE LABORATORY EXERCISES IN OCEANOGRAPHY DEVELOPED FOR USE IN HIGH SCHOOLS BY THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE 1967 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) SUMMER INSTITUTE IN OCEANOGRAPHY AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. INCLUDED ARE SUCH ACTIVITIES AS (1) THE MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE, WATER VAPOR, PRESSURE, SALINITY, DENSITY, AND OTHERS,…

ANALYZED WAS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEGREE TO WHICH LABORATORY ACTIVITIES CONFORMED TO LABORATORY ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDED BY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM STUDY (BSCS) AND THREE SPECIFIC VARIABLES WHICH WERE (1) AVAILABLE LABORATORY FACILITIES, (2) ACCEPTANCE OF BSCS OBJECTIVES, AND (3) CLASS GAIN IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE. DATA WERE…

The purpose of this instructional unit is to convey an understanding of the part played by effective problem definition and hypothesis statement in the solution of scientific problems. The major concepts of the unit are process rather than content oriented. Problems, hypotheses, variables, constants and controls represent the principal concepts…

This booklet was developed to provide helpful suggestions for planetarium directors, teachers, and school supervisors. The booklet is divided into seven different units of study. Each unit is similar in design and format, beginning with an overview of the topic followed by a description of planetarium activities which the authors successfully…