This reference guide is designed to organize and suggest acceptable practices and procedures for dealing with safety in elementary science instruction. It is intended as a reference for teachers, administrators, and other school staff in planning for science activities and in making daily safety decisions. Topics covered in the guide include: (1)…

This laboratory guide for college chemistry students illustrates scientific equipment used in introductory chemistry courses. Common laboratory procedures are diagrammed with the intention of promoting the safe use of equipment. An index is included to facilitate finding the necessary information. (SA)

This literature review contains a general description of the international experience with team teaching, the specific results of team teaching in mathematics, a brief evaluation of empirical research on team teaching, and some remarks on action research. The following conclusions are drawn: (1) team teaching is insufficient as a mere…

Individual differences in cognitive structures resulting primarily from exposure to physics content were investigated in this research study. Thirty college students were divided into a treatment group of 19 and a control group of 11. A regression analysis indicated that individual differences were probably operative. An analysis of variance…

This report is excerpted from a much more extensive volume, entitled PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME 1, the final report of the Physics Survey Committee. The Physics Survey Committee was appointed by the President of the National Academy of Sciences in mid-1969 and charged with an examination of the status, opportunities, and problems of physics in…

The first report in this research monograph, "Black English as an Instructional Tool for Teaching Arithmetic," states that black elementary school students in a suburban school improved in ability to do math problems after a 6-week program in which Black English and easier-to-read words were used in the problems. At the same time, a control group…

Four suggested science curriculum units are presented. They represent a cross-section of materials that have been developed to deal with the learning problems of students with special language difficulties in grades 7 through 12, in addition to classes in adult education. The units were classroom-tested during 1970-72. The units, which are…

The instructional program for first year college chemistry was altered to provide self-paced, individualized instruction using multimedia modules. Each unit must be passed before the student can proceed and thus all students who complete the program can be assured of a passing grade. The entire course is on 42 half-hour audio tapes; students use…

This document describes the objectives and activities of a State-coordinated training program in curriculum evaluation. Seventy-five Maryland education supervisors and five from adjacent States were trained in identification, formulation, and evaluation of instructional objectives for science, mathematics, and humanities programs. Participants…

The conference reported here was concerned with the problem of how to develop the kind of excellence in college biology teaching that universities have traditionally demanded in their research. Fifty-three persons from the western states attended the conference. This report contains: (1) the conference schedule; (2) a list of the participants; (3)…

This report of the first regional CUEBS conference on the subject of the preparation of college biology teachers contains: (1) a schedule of the conference; (2) a list of the participants; and (3) summaries of the major papers and discussion as well as the reports of the working sessions. The papers included: "Problems in the Administration of…

The goals of the Stevens Technical Enrichment Program (STEP) are to seek out economically and educationally deprived high school students who show potential in science and mathematics, and to train and motivate these students to enter college. Students were selected from high schools in Hoboken and Newark, New Jersey, as well as from New York…

Twenty-two college students in science education were given an adjunctive computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program by means of typewriter consoles and computer-controlled colored slide presentations of critical information. Students were pretested, told how to respond at the student console, taught by the Harvard CAI System, and posttested. The…

To assess public response to five science programs shown on National Educational Television, questionnaires were sent to selected high school and university science teachers, and two programs were shown in private screenings to sample groups of adults and students. Responses to the questionnaires showed that a large majority of those answering had…

This guide is designed to provide teachers (grade 2) with a ready resource for planning, organizing, and teaching science to the elementary child. Many suggested activities will provide an enriched science program. Each unit lists estimated time, content, concepts or "understandings," problems to deal with, activities, suggestions for…