A robotics team from Muncie, Indiana--the PhyXTGears--is made up of high school students from throughout Delaware County. The group formed as part of the FIRST Robotics program (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international program founded by inventor Dean Kamen in which students work with professional engineers and…

The document contains the final report on the Gifted Science Project in Montgomery County, Maryland, a program to provide resources for gifted students in grades 3-8 who are motivated in science. The primary product is a microfiche file (the Project Resource File) listing people, places, and published materials that can be used by individual…

Citing problems with a traditional introductory chemistry laboratory program, discusses a two-semester, project-oriented laboratory program using traditional experiments. A series of slide/tape programs discussing/illustrating potentially difficult concepts and techniques is used to facilitate instruction. Includes list of topics covered in the…

Drawn from a recent American Association for the Advancement of Science publication, "An Inventory of Programs in Science for Minority Students: 1960-1975", this directory of science programs and projects for American Indians includes the following: 23 programs specifically designed for Native Americans; 36 programs that specifically include…

This inventory of science education projects for minorities in the United States contains a survey of efforts made since 1960 to improve the science education of minority groups and to increase their participation in science and science-related careers. All levels of science education are included in the survey; physical and biological sciences,…

Described is a wide variety of community and national organizations that have developed summer programs for students interested in a science career. A list of addresses for these organizations and programs is provided. (KR)

The Institut fur die Padagogik der Naturwissenschaften (IPN) is the research institute for science education, with a national function in the Federal Republic of Germany. The IPN consists of biology education, chemistry education, physics education, educational science, research methodology/statistics, and administration/general services…