Discusses briefly some features of the Australian Science Education Project, ASEP, and experiences of teachers and students with these materials. Implications of this program are identified in terms of cost, time, classroom management, teacher education, and evaluation. (PS)

A special course should be developed to emphasize the scientist's role in society, and to make science students more responsive to society's needs. Existing courses of history and philosophy of science generally fall short of meeting these objectives. (PS)

Preliminary evaluation report describes two distinct portions of the unit Pushes and Pulls'' in Australian Science Education Project materials. The first portion of the unit is highly structured and the second completely devoid of structure. A detailed description of content analysis technique used is included. (PS)

This section reports on curriculum development efforts in England in the fields of chemistry and biology. A reading list related to teaching geology is included. (PS)

A course based on the science used in science fiction stories is described wherein the students read the stories and discuss the physics content. A partial list of the books read is included along with the background theme and appropriate references. (DF)

This paper, presented at the 1971 Annual School Science and Mathematics Association Convention, identifies crucial directions in science curriculum planning and discusses the supporting rationale. (DT)

Suggests that lack of interest in voluntary college science courses may be an unfortunate emphasis on advanced theory, rather than elementary foundations, in secondary school science courses. (AL)

The study compared students of CHEM study and traditional chemistry in achievement in chemistry and level of critical thinking. It also attempted to determine if there is interaction between program, mental ability and the variables of achievement in chemistry and critical thinking. (Author/MF)

A ninth grade class develops ideas gained from current space exploration into an imaginative lesson in sculpture. "Space creations are composed of varying media. (BF)