A classification task, involving the sorting of pictures of animals and plants into major orders and classes, was administered to 12 year old students from four schools in Great Britain. Students with above average intelligence did better if they had been taught by the Nuffield method. Students below average did better if they had been taught by a…

Investigated were the feasibility and effectiveness of using programed materials with concomitant laboratory exercises in teaching genetics on the secondary level. Students from two white and two Negro high schools in the Atlantic Public School System participated, with one control and one experimental biology class in each school taught by the…

Described are nutritional studies that can be incorporated into elementary biology courses. Included are suggested experiments concerning physical change, chemical change, and microbiological change. (SL)

A description of four rapid tests to determine the viability of stored seeds are given. Typical results are reported and some possible applications of the tests are discussed. (Author/EB)

Discusses the uses of science fiction in the biology classroom. Included is a bibliography of biological science fiction classified according to topic. (BB)

The function of filters in various situations is discovered through activities with common objects, machines, and organisms. (DF)

Outlines the approach used to teach ornithology to pupils in one British school system via a two-year course. The full text of the syllabus for the course is included as an appendix to the article. (PEB)

Advocates that science teachers move from an emphasis on the discipline of science to one of helping learners see the short-, intermediate-, and long-term effects of their actions in regard to energy. Science teachers must, in the authors' opinions, go far beyond the traditional limits of science teaching. (PEB)

Describes activities for secondary earth science and biology classes in collecting, preparing, mounting, and manipulating microfossils. (SL)

Outlines an experimental course for non-science majors that concentrates on science-related community problems. Some of the topics explored by the students are explained. Five schools and 400 students are involved. (DS)

Achievement scores of Israeli high school students using Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) materials were shown to be significantly higher than those for students using another curriculum. (MLH)

Investigates effects of method of presentation and structure on secondary student's acquisition of knowledge and psychomotor skills in teaching use of the compound microscope. Psychomotor skills and knowledge acquisitions were both found to be directly related to high structure and separated presentations. (SL)

Suggests that ecology clubs utilize skin or scuba diving techniques to do ecological research. (LS)