In response to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Association of American Medical Colleges Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians (SFFP) report and a concern for better preparing undergraduates for future doctoral programs in the health professions, the deans of the College of Arts and Sciences and Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences of…

In this article, the authors provide an overview of engineering and the engineering design process, and describe the steps they took to develop a fifth grade-level, standards-based engineering design task titled "Getting the Dirt on Decomposition." Their main goal was to focus more on modeling the discrete steps they took to create and…

This paper presents our pedagogy for chemical process safety (CPS) education across the curriculum. Building on a unifying theme of "Conservation of Life" (COL), we have four goals: 1) Make students aware of CPS/COL principles, 2) Promote a culture of safety, 3) Assess student learning, 4) Require minimal resources. We discuss our experience and…

Participation and achievement in science by students of color and girls remains inequitable despite decades of initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field. Science in out-of-school-time is a strategy that emphasizes the role of informal education, however, robust descriptions of learning environments which effectively recruit and retain…

Reports on a limited survey of published curriculum guides to determine if courses in the category of "technical sciences" are included in engineering technology curricula, what courses appear most frequently, and what proportion of total time allocation do they represent. (GS)

Describes the philosophy and development of an integrated science program in a British secondary school. Discusses constraints to the program including laboratory facilities, money, and fewer laboratory technicians. (MA)

Origins, philosophy, goals, textbook formulation, guidelines, other publications, and measurement of success for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study program are discussed. (DF)

Describes the concept of the Open University as this has been translated into actuality in Britain, discusses the science curriculum, identifies some weaknesses of the Open University, and points out parallel efforts in the United States. (PB)

Describes an introductory college biology course in which the student's rate of progress, goals and instructional procedures are individualized. (PEB)

Presented is the SOCRATES (Synchronized Objectives and Competency Rated Activities Teacher Education System) model for preservice education for secondary school science teachers at the University of Toledo (Ohio). Separate courses have been replaced with a sequence of modular-based learning experiences designed to develop each student's…

The development of the Crustal Evolution Education Project (CEEP) is discussed from a historical perspective. John Dewey's Laboratory School and Ralph Tyler's Rationale are included. (MA)

The Centre's functions are described. A flow diagram, developed for the Scottish Integrated Science Course, showing a modular approach to science for mixed ability or low ability students is given. This course is intended for students in their first two years of secondary education. (AJ)

Outlines a physical chemistry course which is designed for civil engineering juniors and seniors to solve environmental problems. (CC)

Prospective physics researchers do not get enough background and sophistication in physics at the undergraduate level in a college with no research program. Authors describe an enrichment program for such students that takes place during two summers of an MS degree program. (PS)

Examined are the rationale, methods and results of using social issues in high school biology as exemplified in the biology program at Parkway West Senior High School, Ballwin, Missouri. Criteria for selecting content to be used in the course are given. (PEB)