Presents the point of view that offshore petroleum can be developed and produced in a manner consistent with environmental considerations. (See SE 512 128 for a different point of view.) (PEB)

Provides a background biography of coal and its place in our national development. (Author/PEB)

Describes (in five separate articles) successful programs across the country in which business and education have paired up for the benefit of both. They include an intensive six-week summer program in which students join an Iowa State University research team (funded by the Iowa Utility Commission). (JN)

A look at some of the misconceptions about the problem of environmental pollution and its elimination. (CP)

Reviews the benefits and hazards of genetic engineering, or "recombinant-DNA" research. Recent federal safety rules issued by NIH which ease the strict prohibitions on recombinant-DNA research are explained. (CS)

Discusses the oil embargo and its effects on the United States. Also assesses the present energy situation, sources and users of energy, threats to the environment, and the prospect of nuclear energy for the future. (CP)

Shows how effective partnerships can be formed between private industry, research facilities, or universities and any high school through the creative use of community resources and innovative program implementation. (ZWH)

Describes a unit designed to illustrate the "science-society-technology connection," in which three case studies of the chemical industry in Israel are presented to high school chemistry students. Chosen for the unit are case studies on copper production in Timna, on plastics, and on life from the Dead Sea. (CS)

Described is a team assignment where groups of students work on stoichiometry problems that apply to the real world. Teams of students act as chemical companies that have orders to fill for a customer. Included are the details of the customer order, student participation, and the evaluation procedure. (KR)

Describes several field activities students can do in a typical woodlot. Focuses on the determination of the amount of lumber (in board feet) available in a predetermined section of a forest. Discusses the use of a Biltmore stick in making simple measurements. (TW)

An activity in which students describe the worldwide geographic distribution of petroleum, identify and locate the countries that make up the Middle East, and name the countries that import oil to meet their domestic needs is presented. Discussion questions and answers are included. (KR)