This publication provides a list of generally available free or low-cost energy-related educational materials for primary and secondary students and educators. The list contains 113 references listed alphabetically by the corporation or government department that produced the materials. Each entry contains the producer of the materials, a…

The curriculum at the University of Washington places responsibility on the student in planning his education. Four entering classes elected a high number of credits in anatomy and pharmacology. A need for basic science courses is perceived by the medical student, and their voluntary election is bound to facilitate learning. (Editor/PG)

Students involved in a science fair each spring learned their science through projects designed to prepare them for thr future. (RK)

The author proposes that science curriculums be altered from teaching specialized subject matter and that more time be devoted to applying the disciplines to practical problems as well as imparting competencies in inquiry and values and attitudes concerning evidence and argument, certainty and uncertainty. (BR)

This evaluation report describes the process by which a large urban-suburban school system evaluated a locally developed, systemwide, kindergarten through grade 12 science program and the results of the evaluation. The evaluation was based upon a set of broad evaluation questions related to three components of the science program: (1) the science…

The usefulness of the self-schema construct for understanding and predicting human behavior and the reason for the gender-relatedness of certain behaviors and experiences were investigated in three studies. The studies examined cognitive correlates of two gender-related behaviors that are more characteristic of and problematic for women than for…

Briefly describes a physics course for nonmajors which focuses on light and color. (PEB)

The "thorough and efficient" science program must involve all students with their minds and their hands in science activities that make sense to them. (Editor)

Summarizes the results of three studies designed to determine whether Israeli middle and secondary school students have a stronger preference for the study of animals or of plants. (JR)

Suggests that technology education is an essential component of future science curricula for non-science secondary students. Explores some of the important issues and problems, and suggests directives for action, in moving toward technology education in the high schools. (JR)

Presents the results of a survey which examines the structure and organization of first-year biology courses in 68 colleges and universities. (JR)

Describes a one month course entitled "Chemists in Industry," offered between semesters at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The students visit numerous industries according to a scheduled program and submit reports at the end of the course. (MLH)

A need is identified for stressing the developmental and interrelational aspects in secondary school science courses for all students, based on the contention that both science-prone and science-shy students will gain a greater understanding of how science affects our lives. (CR)

The purposes for teaching basic sciences (service courses in which staff and students are drawn from different faculty) as part of a professional curriculum in Australia are examined with the conclusion that their value is not in their immediate usefulness alone but in their contribution to a liberal education. (JT)