Outlines the history of National Science Foundation (NSF) institutes for science teachers and reports the results of a study which investigated the impact of the NSF biology institute at the University of Montana upon its participants. (JR)

Describes a program initiated by the Cabrillo Beach Museum (San Pedro, California) and the American Cetacean Society to take students of the fourth grade through high school on half-day cruises to observe gray whales. College students assist in the program with related field projects and presentations in the schools. (JR)