This document provides a study guide for a three-credit-hour fundamentals of chemistry course for marine engineer majors. The course is composed of 17 minicourses including: chemical reactions, atomic theory, solutions, corrosion, organic chemistry, water pollution, metric system, and remedial mathematics skills. Course grading, objectives,…

This document presents the outline of a marine biology science unit designed to introduce students to the study and collection of organisms living in the intertidal zone. Details pertaining to the collection of interstitial organisms and a six-item quiz are included. (SL)

Describes the laboratory portion of a biology course which has been changed to incorporate a self-paced concept allowing students to attend the laboratory at their own convenience. (EB)

Proposes changes for the existing educational scene within the Chemistry Teachers' Centres. Curriculum changes, change in institutional patterns, and other teachers' centres are discussed. (EB)

Feeling that projects in chemistry could be used effectively to enhance appreciation of chemistry, a project-based course for the first-year sixth formers was developed in 1973 and because of its success another was organized. Projects from both courses are described. (EB)

Describes an inquiry appraoch in which tree growth-ring analysis is used to determine the age of a tree, trace flood history, and investigate environmental effects on tree size. (MLH)

Discusses two ninth grade ten-week courses which use problem solving as one of the main teaching methods. Anecdotes are used to set up problems to be solved in student investigations. (MLH)

Describes an undergraduate geology course which emphasizes how geology bears directly upon man and his environment. Instead of a weekly laboratory exercise, each student spends part of the semester conducting library research on the geology and land use of his hometown area. (MLH)

Developed for mathematics-shy high school chemistry students, this laboratory manual is suitable for use with any chemistry textbook. Seventy-three experiments, based on a theme of change, are grouped into 5 general areas: (1) 9 experiments focusing on skills needed in observing reality; (2) 19 experiments interpreting how reality changes,…

Intended for use with hearing impaired students, ages 9 to 13 years, the curriculum guide is an adaptation of an existing commercially available school science program with the addition of new materials. Adaptation included reorganization of some materials; paraphrasing to aid the student with textual material; isolation of key words and phrases;…

This student text and laboratory manual is designed primarily for the non-college bound high school student. It can be adapted, however, to a wide range of abilities. It begins with an examination of the properties of nuclear radiation, develops an understanding of the fundamentals of nucleonics, and ends with an investigation of careers in areas…

This collection of laboratory lessons is designed primarily for the non-college bound high school student. It can be adapted, however, to a wide range of abilities. It begins with an examination of the properties of nuclear radiation, develops an understanding of the fundamentals of nucleonics, and ends with an investigation of careers in areas…

Membership, finances, general fund budgets, collective bargaining, state conferences, the Equal Rights Amendment, public school science, salaries, censure, the Moynihan award, and the Reagan budget cuts were addressed at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The Reagan Administration's proposed budget…

This resource review is designed to assist secondary school teachers in Queensland, Australia. It describes 19 science resource materials for use in grades 8-10. The information presented on each resource includes: (1) Background of resource material; (2) Student material; (3) Teacher material; (4) General description; (5) Readability; (6)…