Describes in detail the construction of an improved version of Hero's engine that is easy to operate and has a short response time. (GA)

Presents fifteen selected physics notes which could be used in school physics courses. Each includes the name of the author and a description of activities suggested. (HM)

The use of chemical properties of metals and water via outer electron behavior models for instruction in science is presented. (MDR)

The modular degree program in physics at Oxford Polytechnic is described. This program allows for a combination of physics with other undergraduate study areas. (MDR)

A variety of topics in physics are covered by these contributed teaching and laboratory equipment suggestions. (CP)

Provides detailed directions for five secondary level science activities in the construction and testing of a solar energy collector system. (SL)

Describes a number of class exercises utilized to aid student understanding of the particle theory of matter. (SL)

Discusses the status and problems of physics education in the preuniversity schools (grades 7-12) in The Netherlands. (HM)

Describes a community interest short course in physics developed to increase awareness of the methods and principles of science. (SL)

Describes the Project Physics curriculum, including its origins, content and structure, current level of use, and philosophy of its approach. (MLH)

A description is given of a three credit-hour course entitled Radiation and the Environment. The course syllabus along with descriptions and criticisms of the course texts, are included. Also, some quotes from student's papers are presented indicating attitudes toward nuclear energy at the end of the course. (MR)

Describes a physics course concerned with the physical principles underlying devices used and natured occurrences observed in daily experience. (SL)

Reports on apparatus for generating Lissajous figures, projecting Poisson's spots, photographing diffraction patterns, electric heating, and projecting moving longitudinal waves on an oscilloscope. (SL)

Successful teaching of physics on the secondary level requires continual emphasis on the relationship of experimental data to the development of abstract models, sensible grouping of instructional content in textbooks, sufficient teaching time for reinforcement and review, and relevant examination questions. (AV)

Recommends that high school students be taught about interdisciplinary relationships among the sciences, specifically chemistry and physics. Explains how schools can coordinate class schedules and course content to complement learning in both sciences. (AV)