Describes factors to be considered before and during implementation of new curricula. Includes question lists and suggested strategies specifically for implementing new "teacher-proof" curricula. (SL)

This program handbook was written for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Public Law 93-408. This Act was passed to establish the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC). The booklet is divided into nine chapters outlining the organization of a YCC camp. The chapters cover the background of the YCC, the organization and management of the YCC…

Environmental education is a process aimed at producing a citizenry that is knowledgeable concerning the total environment and the role of man, able to participate in activities for maintaining and improving the quality of the environment while meeting human needs and motivated to do so. This guide focuses on the organization and operation of an…

As a supplement to the principal reports, the underlying management system of the U. S. Naval Academy Self-Paced Physics Course is presented in this documentation report. The management system is discussed on three "levels" which are intrinsic in the programmed-instruction format, focused on remedial activities, and related to the…

Supports a program format in which engineering is integrated with other subjects in order to displace the public's misconceptions of engineers. Offers program guide along with a funding-formula to distribute the cost of such a multidisciplinary approach in a university setting. (CP)

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the concept of color through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling behavioral…

The purpose of this document is to provide students and counselors with a guide to the academic institutions offering courses in the marine sciences. One hundred thirty-eight institutions offering at least 25 semester hours in the marine field are listed both alphabetically and geographically by States. The information relating to each institution…

This document is a study guide designed to accompany an astronomy workshop conducted by the Task Group on Education in Astronomy. The purpose of the workshop is to improve the teaching of introductory astronomy courses for high-school and college non-science majors. Titles of the sections include: (1) Student Reasoning Patterns; (2) Analysis of…

This document is an outline of a project to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a set of curriculum materials for use in the elementary (K-6) grades. This paper sketches the role of schools in the energy problem, outlines goals and objectives for curriculum activities, and develops a plan for the content and use of the materials. Strategies for…

This publication provides guidelines for the operation of an elementary school (K-6) science program curriculum. The report describes the science program which was developed and is in operation in the Montgomery County Public School District (Rockville, Maryland). An emphasis of the program is to maintain continuity between all levels of the…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the subject of technical research through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling…

A teacher education program intended to increase the variety of questioning techniques employed by science instructors is presented and evaluated. Used by four different groups of secondary teachers, this module presents a question category classification structure based on the Aschner-Gallagher system, but modified to be specific for science…

This minicourse was prepared for use with secondary physics students in the Dallas Independent School District and is one option in a physics program which provides for the selection of topics on the basis of student career needs and interests. This minicourse was designed to help students acquire a knowledge of some physics of photography and to…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the concept of matter through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling behavioral…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the art of model rocketry through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling behavioral…