Preparing future science teachers for U.S. city classrooms is an important yet poorly understood process. The purpose of this study was to determine the philosophies and practices of university-based science educators associated with programs supplying teachers for metropolitan school systems. Through an iterative process of mailed questionnaires,…

Elements of a science education program for preservice elementary and early childhood teachers are described; the use of seminars, opportunities for field experience, science learning activities, and evaluation of students are discussed. (DT)

The teacher of mathematics or science must be aware of the concepts, facts, and generalizations of his field, of psychological principles of learning, and of teaching methods. Methods appropriate to the teaching of concepts differ from methods for teaching generalizations. (SD)

Presents a classroom demonstration that illustrates the Law of Conservation of Energy. The demonstration utilizes a coupled pendulum device that can easily be constructed from ordinary monofilament fishing line and two metal pendulum bobs. (HM)

A look at science education in the next 25 years. Some of the factors and variables that may affect science programs are: a rapidly changing society, technological advances, the nature of the science teaching population, enrollment patterns in the student population, and new advances in the application of learning theory and teaching techniques.…

Studied was how high school science and mathematics students approach tasks that require correlational reasoning for successful solution. The results show that a significant number of students did not use correlational reasoning. (MP)

The paper describes cooperative school/university science teacher training program that is evolving at Indiana University. It requires approximately four to five semesters of study. (Author/CP)

Games have become an integral part of many science classrooms. This article describes an electronic game box built by a seventh grade class for use with an adopted version of a television game show. Included are a list of materials, a schematic diagram, and photographs of the completed game box. (MA)

Provides results from a 1983 survey of secondary mathematics education in Wisconsin. Questions refer to graduation requirements, curriculum topics, nature of geometry classes, metric system, computers, and calculators. Items also collected data on district mathematics committees, policies, competency exams, computer access, and the nature of…

A mathematics problem is presented and solved which concerns determining the approximate speed of an automobile involved in an accident. Extensions of the problem are suggested. (DT)

Illustrates the integration of mathematical skills and scientific concepts by calculating the amount of the earth's air and water available per person. (CP)

This article considers the sum of a finite geometric series as applied to numeric data storage in the memory of an electronic digital computer. The presentation is viewed as relevant to programing in several languages and removes some of the mystique associated with syntax constraints that any language imposes. (MP)

An excursion in applied mathematics is detailed in a lesson deemed well-suited for the high school student or undergraduate. The problem focuses on an experimental missile guidance system simulated in the laboratory. (MP)

Investigates if instruction in spatial visualization has different delayed effects on boys and girls, and whether girls and boys comparably retain spatial skills over time developed through instruction. Results indicate instruction for both sexes can improve spatial visualization abilities, with no sex differences found in learning or retention.…

Discussed are the effects of discrimination and bias caused by conformity to sex roles. Strategies including classroom organization, system-wide response, and students activities are suggested for combating sex-role stereotyping within science and math classes. (Author/DS)