Describes the first course of a new physics curriculum developed at the Karlsruke Institute for the Didactics of Physics. The basic idea, energy flow, is introduced at the beginning of the course and illustrated by examples from everyday life. Highlights selected topics which introduce concepts unique to the approach. (Author/JN)

Presents a frame syllabus for biology teaching at the primary and secondary school levels, covering the age range 6 to 18 years. The topics listed, with resulting implications for school life and society, can be used to prepare state-level biology syllabi and for curriculum reform. (Author/SK)

Identifies factors which affect students' attitudes toward the use of animals in research and in learning biology. Responses of students (N=577) in grades 5, 7, 9, and 11 to questionnaires were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance by grade level and sex. Results and implications are discussed. (CS)

Data from questionnaire responses (N=207) are presented which identify those characteristics of science supervisors perceived as most creditible by elementary school teachers and those expected to influence positively the attitudes of teachers towards science. (CS)

The author discusses various ways that children differ biologically and relates these to their needs during the learning process. Tutoring, individual inquiry, and mastery learning are included in the discussion. (SA)

Procedures used by a primary science class to build five different working solar furnaces are summarized. Diagrams, illustrations, and graphs of children's results are included. (DC)

Outlines a procedure for making color-lift transparencies by using photos or drawings from glossy-stock (clay-coated paper) magazines and transparent contact paper. Includes possible periodicals as sources of biological illustrations. (DC)

Presented in its entirety is Judge Overton's decision in favor of the plaintiffs (including the National Association of Biology Teachers) who sued the Arkansas Board of Education, et al., on the grounds that the "Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act" was unconstitutional. (DC)

Presents chemistry activities suitable for elementary students. Lists chemicals commonly used in elementary science, their common names, and where they may be obtained. (DS)

Identifies a selection of science-oriented toys with approximate 1981 costs including electronic games, stuffed endangered animals, board games, chemistry sets, and a robot. (DS)

Presented is an experiment investigating children's awareness of regularities in physical phenomena and their capacity for expressing these regularities. Hypothesized and confirmed is that children can use statements with the form and purpose of a physical law. Cartoons related to Archimedes' principle (and connected gravitation and fluid…

The activities for preschool through primary aged children identify ways in which teachers can encourage children to learn the functions of many everyday materials. (SA)

Progress is assessed within the following areas of geoscience education: undergraduate and graduate enrollments, continuing education activities, conferences, National Science Foundation programs, source- and textbook and other educational material publications, earth-science teaching at the precollege level, and marine education (geology of ocean…

A study determined that an interdisciplinary social studies and science methods course favorably influences the curriculum constructs of elementary teacher education students when it is designed for deep personal meaning rather than surface skill acquisition. (JN)

Describes modular science units for use in New Zealand primary schools. Includes a description of format, trial units, final product, and list of titles, as well as samples of a title page and page from a teacher's guide. (DS)