Assesses the status of secondary school health education in Great Britain. Reviews reports from the National Health Service concerning the objectives and methods of health education programs. (CP)

Presents a modern Periodic Table based on the electron distribution in the outermost shell and the order of filling of the sublevels within the shells. Enables a student to read off directly the electronic configuration of the element and the order in which filling occurs. (JRH)

Documents a study of emotion in two grade 8 science classrooms. Describes a lesson on food-chains and webs designed with a conceptual and an emotional agenda. Discusses issues of emotion, sensation and relevance in science teaching. (Author/MM)

Includes latest theory concerning the flight of the returning type of boomerang. Some comparisons in aerodynamics are made between returning and non-returning boomerangs. (CS)

Introduces the Mary Hare School which caters to academically able but very deaf children and explains the philosophy of a school that uses an oral approach to enable all students to have access to the normal curriculum and maximize their potential. (Author/YDS)

Presents a causal mechanism linking models to learning in order to establish whether or not good models are good for teaching. (MKR)

Presents an activity to determine whether the radioactivity of a pure potassium salt is directly proportional to the amount of potassium in it and whether this could be used as a method of analysis for potassium in a solid. (MKR)

Describes an activity for determination of genotype from phenotype using a logic puzzle. The puzzle provides an opportunity to consolidate understanding of the dominant and recessive alleles, genotype and its expression in phenotype. (Author/MM)

Addresses the need for providing science education for all children throughout the years of compulsory school, including students with physical impairments. Describes several modifications of equipment that can enable students with visual and orthopedic handicaps to do science activities. Lists some special modules that have been developed for…

Investigates how widespread alternative conceptions of the ionic bond, described as the molecular framework, are. Findings indicate that statements derived from the molecular framework were judged as true by a large proportion of the learners surveyed. Presents the molecular framework as a useful model of learners' alternative conceptions about…

The Key Stage 3 National Strategy for science offers a set of new challenges to department heads and research indicates that most concerns relate to managing staff. Outlines some ideas from the research literature on effective strategies for managers. (MM)

Discusses strategies for managing health and safety within science departments. Emphasizes the importance of risk assessment for both pupil activities and those carried out by technicians. Stresses the role of training and the need for security. (MM)

"Ccore charge" is a fundamental concept that explains a wide range of phenomena. Suggests that this concept, while abstract, has the potential to make chemistry much simpler for learners. (MM)

Describes the current process of physics education in Denmark, including projects and assignments, examinations, and physics in the mathematical and language lines. (JRH)