This report provides some guidance and materials that could be useful to those considering planning and conducting a curriculum demonstration day in a local school. These materials were used successfully in ERIE's pilot school, and they demonstrate a fully implemented elementary school science curriculum. Included in the document are a checklist…

Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) in April, 1972, in Chicago, this study substantiated the feasibility of teaching science via a socio-historical approach utilizing selected concepts related to the social and historical development of science and selected concepts related to atomic…

Check lists for determining the pupils' position along a curriculum scale are presented. A behavioral objectives evaluation response form is included. (See TM 001 363 for summary report of the project; for other related documents, see TM 001 160, 364, 366-374.) (MS)

This second-year student manual contains 140 brief related science lessons applying science and math to trade activities in the field of stationary engineering. The lessons are organized into 16 units: (1) Introduction to Stationary Engineering, (2) Engineering Fundamentals, (3) Steam Boilers, (4) Boiler Fittings, (5) Boilerroom System, (6)…

As a part of Project TAPE (Tactics for Applying Programs in Education), sponsored by the National Science Foundation and implemented by the University of South Dakota, mass media channels (television, newspapers, radio, educational journals, and directed mailings) were used to create awareness for new National Science Foundation-supported…

This paper reports the results of a case study of the process of formative evaluation in the development of one unit of Individualized Science (IS). It is an analytic description of the curriculum project's experiences in formative evaluation rather than an evaluative critique. Following an introductory explanation, the IS program and the IS…

Guidelines which any educator should observe as he incorporates science into the curriculum for the mentally retarded are offered. Active participation with materials is essential. Teaching should proceed from the known to the unknown. (EB)

Describes the Health and Growth Program for grades K-8 published by Scott, Foresman and Company. (EB)

To assist faculty involved in cancer education in various courses in the curriculum, rather than instituting a new course in oncology, a method was developed for identifying and assessing cancer-related content (a clinical clerk attended lectures, interviewed instructors, reviewed syllibi etc.) and a comprehensive description was produced and…

Concepts, definitions, and activities are provided for a science unit on the water cycle and the problem of flooding. (SJL)

A major study sponsored by the National Science Foundation says most science education is characterized by traditional teaching of the contents of textbooks. (Author)

Examines the trends of science education in the People's Republic of China (PRC) over the past 30 years, described the present climate of the discipline, and comments on the future path it will take. The content of science courses of public schools in PRC is also presented. (HM)

The technique of listing behavioral objectives for a teaching syllabus is briefly described. A list of 38 objectives is given for a previously described practical microbiology course and student reaction to them is discussed. Clearly written objectives are considered a powerful tool for the teacher, benefitting both teacher and student. (Author/MA)

Describes a structural engineering course in which students visit a number of industrial plants. (SL)

Describes a nature of materials course which includes structures, properties, crystallography, and crystal structure presented at Tufts University. (SL)