Shows that solar-related courses and programs are being offered by a large number of institutions around the country, and explains how to get relevant information about the subject. (GA)

Reviews of a study of curriculum and instruction in the sciences and social sciences in two-year colleges. Considers curriculum planning problems, the method of conducting the study, the percentage of colleges offering courses, and the availability of appropriate courses for transfer, occupational, and developmental students, and for nonscience…

Presents a model for teaching the principles of evolution. The model presents three major factors that direct changes and affect an individual's fitness. Uses and adaptations of the model are suggested. (Author/SA)

Discusses the development of a curriculum in physics and biology designed to help prepare academically disadvantaged college students, most of whom are members of racial or ethnic minority groups. Reasons are given for addressing concept formation and reasoning development together, and for direct experience preceding discussion of formal…

Discusses the development of science programs for Australian secondary school students of year 11 and 12. A modular science syllabus which has been developed in New Zealand and some examples of how some Australian schools have devised unified science programs are also discussed. (HM)

Discusses the use of formulae in the teaching of chemistry as part of the individual culture and of the conceptual structure of chemistry. A historical viewpoint on the procedures for structure representation and some educational implications for teaching chemistry in Italy are also presented. (HM)

Describes the process dynamics and control program developed by the chemical engineering department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Undergraduate and graduate control courses and real-time computing courses are included. (HM)

Discusses three research topics which are concerned with eminently practical problems and deal at the same time with fundamental fluid dynamical problems. These research topics come from the general areas of chemical and biological engineering, geophysics, and pure mathematics. (HM)

Presents an outline of the legislative framework of Danish education. The aims and curricula of biological education in the five principal sectors in which it occurs are described, together with the qualifications of the teachers. Two major influences affecting the educational system are remarked upon. (Author/HM)

Describes a programed, independent study, college level, general chemistry course designed to develop good technical laboratory skills with no attempt made to relate laboratory experiments and classroom topics. A list of experiments used and a sample laboratory examination are included. (BT)

Discusses the process of developing the Science Lessons from Industrial Processes (SLIP) kits by 16 British science teachers. The content, applicability, and components of these kits (based upon local industries) are also included. (HM)

Presents a model by which teachers can plan science activities for unmotivated students. The student-centered curriculum is briefly outlined with references and a variety of teaching materials are listed. (SA)

Suggestions are given for dealing with "senioritis" in high school students. These include offering college-level courses at a reduced cost. A description of introducing the college freshman biology course at Syracuse University into a high school program is given, with guidelines to promote success. (Author/SA)

Describes how small-mammal studies in the out-of-doors can be adapted to science and environmental programs in the middle and upper secondary grades. (HM)

The approach described in this article represents a combination of teaching techniques that were successful for a high school biology teacher. The process is described as shared decision making and the student becomes an active partner in the learning process. (Author/SA)