Educational development in the seven Arab states of the Gulf region has been stimulated by the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS), established in 1976. ABEGS has focused on obtaining information on education programs from member states, educating Arabs about their own culture, and establishing a multinational university. (LC)

Student activities in an interdisciplinary, model rocket science program are described, including the construction of an Ohio Scientific computer system with graphic capabilities for use in the program and cooperative efforts with the Rocket Research Institute. (JN)

Discusses a successful program in which University of Calgary science/engineering departments offer high school students the opportunity to work on a research project under guidance of a faculty member. Includes history and benefits of the program, selection of students, project work, and orientation/seminar days. (Author/JN)

Water pollution curriculum units of four environmental secondary science programs in Britain, Germany, Israel, and the United States are examined. Comparisons reveal the use of quite different approaches in central topic selection, use of the laboratory and other media, controversial issues, and teacher-student roles. (CS)

Reviews the work, experiences, and views of Dennis L. and Donella Meadows, past-principal investigators of the "Limits to Growth" study. Focuses on current "Limits" work at Dartmouth's Resource Policy Center founded by D. L. Meadows with National Science Foundation support. Core activity at the Center is modeling for policy…

The curriculum at the Institute of Aviation at the University of Illinois is described, with an emphasis on a follow-up study of graduates of the program. Information relates to employment, postgraduate education, flight-related activities, and satisfaction of the graduates. (Author/SA)

Describes a summer science program for suburban upper-elementary and junior high students. The students are involved in field ecology experiences including stream studies, fossil collecting, and dissections of organisms. (SA)

Suggests that a variety of approaches to teaching science should be used so that concept development occurs. Sensory experiences alone may not be enough. It is suggested that the current trend towards "hands-on" learning may represent a reaction to overemphasis on the verbal and abstract in science. (Author/SA)

The article describes American University's Laboratory Science and Art Program, an elementary teacher in-service education program which develops and implements a science and art curriculum for blind, deaf, emotionally disturbed, and normal students in a mainstreamed setting in Washington, D.C. (DLS)

The following aspects of the radiochemistry program at San Jose State University in California are described: the undergraduate program in radiation chemistry, the new nuclear science facility, and academic programs in nuclear science for students not attending San Jose State University. (BT)

Presents a general step-by-step description of how classroom games for science can be developed. Examples from the slim chance game from the Health Activities Project of the University of California at Berkeley are included. (HM)

Presents the Nuffield Junior Science Project (NJSP), an elementary science program developed in the United Kingdom. Some learning activities that are contained in Nuffield Junior Science Teacher's Guide I are described. (HM)

Provides a discussion of the presentation of science programing on television. Television has not proven to be a medium receptive to the depiction of scientific enquiry, but the efforts currently being waged on a number of fronts may soon pay off. (BB)

Findings reveal that students who are skillful in perceptual restructuring attain significantly higher mean achievement scores in science, in knowledge of science, and in the ability to apply what has been learned in unfamiliar contexts than students with low structuring ability. (Author/MA)

Describes the orientation and management of a science hotline managed by the University of Kentucky for the benefit of teachers. Results include a more positive public image of science and the creation of links between academic scientists and precollege teachers. (DDR)