Presents teaching and learning strategies that can add to the aesthetic value of school labs and contribute to the ambiance of the workplace. (Author/JRH)

Focuses on the advice and support from science inspectors or advisers with respect to the use of living organisms in schools. Reports that advice, support, and encouragement in the use of living organisms in teaching was widely available at the time of this study and schools have a great deal to lose from the shrinkage in the advisory service.…

Describes two novel teaching ideas based on tabards. Discusses a visual aids model on the digestive system, and the uterus and a developing embryo in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. (Author/ASK)

Ways in which linear lesson sequences can be modified to provide increased opportunities for open-ended activities especially with problem solving are considered. Examples drawn from chemistry and plant reproduction, seeds, and germination are given. (KR)

Describes the use of plastic bottles in making science models and displays, including wall displays of leaf structure and function, model teeth, and a model villus. (WRM)

Explores whether there are problems with A-level biology that are broadly shared by teachers. Addresses five major areas of concerns: (1) teaching and learning, (2) practical work, (3) subject content, (4) assessment, and (5) initial teacher training. (DDR)

Speculates on the value of science education research and outlines various factors underlying the dissemination of research. Makes some suggestions for better implementation of research results. (DDR)

Definitions for the terms open-ended, problem solving, and investigations are considered. The interaction between these terms and teaching styles are discussed. Student influences over the learning process in this type of investigation are examined. (CW)

A collection of creative pupil activities in science lessons is presented, discussed, and illustrated. The activities include drawing, acting, gaming, and modeling. The relative merits of work of the types described are analyzed. (KR)

A range of alternative approaches to student work in science is presented. The approaches are illustrated by examples of students' work including cartoons, cards, poems, and posters. A number of audiences other than the teacher is identified as a potential focus for students' written work. (KR)

Reports on a way in which student teachers are given the opportunity to work with partially hearing pupils in the context of environmental education outside the science laboratory. Focuses on student investigation of moss on trees. (DDR)