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Learning, 1983
Activities for teaching about the solar system, the earth's rotation, plants, pendulums, and animal adaptation are described. Included are suggestions for building scale models to illustrate the solar system's proportions and the earth's rotation speed, and for using playground swings to demonstrate pendulum motion. (PP)
Descriptors: Animals, Astronomy, Demonstrations (Educational), Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLucas, A. M. – Journal of Biological Education, 1980
Describes the origin of "The Web of Life," as an Australian adaptation of the BSCS materials. Reviews various aspects of the influence of these materials on Australian secondary school biology since 1964. (CS)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Curriculum
