Describes a generalist chemistry program being offered as a part of the liberal arts program at the University College of the Australian Defence Force Academy. Provides a rationale for developing the new generalist curriculum and contains syllabi from two chemistry courses in the program. (TW)

Discusses the status of continuing engineering education in the United States and emphasizes the need for career-long learning in engineering. Presents some perspectives from industry and academia regarding continuing education, along with the role of professional engineering societies in career development. (TW)

Describes a course offered at Tufts University (Massachusetts) to engineering students entitled "Technology as Culture," which attempts to show that technology is a strong determinant of social structure and a prime factor in causing cultural change. Includes an outline of the four-part lecture schedule. (TW)

Differentiates among science, engineering, design, and technology. Examines recent recommendations that accreditation criteria for engineering science and engineering design be changed. Provides five guidelines for the development of design experiences which would permeate the entire chemical engineering curriculum. (TW)

Reports on a study designed to examine selected units of commonly used elementary science texts, using the Project Synthesis goal clusters as a framework for part of the examination. The discussion of the finding focuses on the comparison of the results to recommendations of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). (TW)

Describes the flour beetle, "Tribolium confusum," and its life cycle, habitat, culturing requirements, and some possible uses of this beetle as a classroom animal. Discusses what children could learn from flour beetles. Explains how to get rid of beetles found in foods at home. (CW)

Discusses the causes, sources, and problems associated with acid deposition in the Pacific Northwest. Includes a learning activity about acid rain, "Deadly Skies," which was adapted from the Project WILD Aquatic Supplement. (TW)

Discusses the need for physics to be taught to individuals in a wide variety of areas. Argues that the understanding of physics concepts enhances other fields. Proposes various ways to integrate physics into other programs. Gives examples of incorporating physics into speech therapy, environmental health and medical technology programs. (TW)

Discusses the need for hands-on training for technician-level chemists. Describes a technician training program at Southeast Community College that emphasizes wastewater plant operations and laboratories. Outlines the course sequence for the six-quarter environmental laboratory technician curriculum. (TW)

Describes a laboratory course taught at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (United Kingdom) which focuses on the preparation, properties, and applications of end-use products of the chemical industry. Outlines laboratory experiments on dyes, fibers, herbicides, performance testing, antioxidants, and surface active…

This paper describes the development of a prototypic, Web-accessible GIS solution for K-12 science education and citizen-based watershed monitoring. The server side consists of ArcView IMS running on an NT workstation. The client is built around MapCafe. The client interface, which runs through a standard Web browser, supports standard MapCafe…

This multimedia kit includes a teacher's manual, video, and activity packet. The unique interactive course uses safe, controlled dynamic experiments to teach kids about chemistry, the proper handling of chemicals, and responsible product stewardship. Students are asked to hypothesize about chemical substances, collect and analyze data, and share…

The videos in this educational series, for grades 4-7, help students understand the science behind weather phenomena through dramatic live-action footage, vivid animated graphics, detailed weather maps, and hands-on experiments. This episode (23 minutes) describes the roles of the sun, temperature, and air pressure in creating the incredible power…

This paper describes the Project for Integrating the University, the School, and Society (PIUES), developed as part of an effort to restructure the teaching of engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. New courses for high school teachers were developed that focused on the debates over basic concepts in…

Presents a course syllabus and requirements for an anthropology course on the cross-cultural analysis of the relationships between technology, science, and social organization. Provides daily topics, suggested text readings, and reference articles. (MVL)