This handbook is designed to meet the aquatic education needs of Minnesota secondary teachers and students (aquatic education referring to the study of freshwater systems). The handbook is divided into three parts. Part 1 (an introduction) provides an overview of aquatic education, a description of the use of the handbook, and two indices to…

THE GUIDE CONSISTS OF FOUR PARTS--(1) AN INDEX OF BASIC RESOURCE UNITS AND DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR USE, (2) OUTLINES FOR EACH UNIT, (3) UNIT AND STUDENT RECORDS SHEETS, AND (4) SUPPORTIVE MATERIALS, SUCH AS BOOKS AND SOURCES FOR FREE MATERIAL. BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT TEACHERS OF GRADES 1-9 HAVE TAUGHT PIVOTAL SKILLS, THE SERIES OF UNITS PROVIDE…

This curriculum guide is prepared for the Aerospace Education III series publication entitled "Human Requirements of Flight." It provides specific guidelines for teachers using the textbook. The guidelines for each chapter are organized according to objectives (traditional and behavioral), suggested outline, orientation, suggested key…

The sample first-draft materials, produced by participants at a UNESCO regional workshop on population and family life, are designed as a reference tool to be used by curriculum developers. Divided into two major parts -- in biological science and in mathematics -- the teaching guide is for secondary level students. The first part, consisting of…

A discussion of a three-day career education program for high school students at Fresno, California, is presented. Three career guidance instruments are described. (MDR)

Describes the criteria used for textbook selection or rejection, how the criteria differ depending on the level of students, and how the criteria differ according to the instructor's training. Discusses results and implications for students, instructors, and publishers. (CW)

Presents the results of a comparative study of Canada and Israel. Science achievements based on data collected in the Second International Science Study are examined. Also the intended and translated curriculum are considered. The populations of the study, results of the study, and the similarities between students are described. (CW)

Presents as part I of a two-part series a study involving the intercellular transfer of bacterial DNA that codes for the resistance to antibiotics. Demonstrates to students that such transfers occur. Discusses laboratory procedures, materials and results. (CW)

Gives an account of a variety of approaches to science, technology and society courses in universities and colleges. Discusses courses which concentrate on a study of the history of biology. (CW)

Describes 20 teaching activities and experiments appropriate for use with various secondary school science classes. Instructional activities include the study of catalase, raising bees, a game about equilibrium, spectrometers, lead iodide, resonance, graphing, and electromagnetic waves. (TW)

Paul Hurd, Professor Emeritus of Stanford University, addresses the subject of improving the quality of life in the future by developing a more humanistic approach in biology teaching. (SA)

Describes a study using experimental and control classes to test the effect of exercises in creative thinking. The tenth-grade students were able to increase their ability to think creatively. (Author/SA)

Provided are details for a game designed to help secondary school or college students understand the types of problems encountered in applied hydrobiology and the financial and time constraints involved in their solution. (PB)

This is a review of important news stories of 1980 as reported in the pages of "Science News." References are divided into specific science areas and are listed after each item referring to the volume and page number in which the main article on the subject appeared in "Science News." (DS)

A series of ten secondary-level, winter ecology experiences developed to accompany the BSCS Green Version is discussed. Results from a review by a panel of experts and ratings from experimental teachers are presented. (SA)