This article outlines a school-business partnership in which a business cooperates with a local school and provides an engineering employee to teach advanced mathematics and computer science. In exchange, the school district provides services and resources to the company. An example of the contract used is included. (MD)

Questions Whether first-grade student participation in selected experimental activities from the BSCS-ESSP enhances skills in listening as measured by the Cooperative Primary Series Listening Test (CPSLT). (CS)

Reports that teachers exhibit a stable degree of persistence in utilizing selected elementary and secondary NSF science curricula in the western United States. Differences between teachers trained in the NSF curricula and a control sample indicate that elementary workshop participants tended to utilize NSF-sponsored curricula longer than did…

Discusses the existing design of some undergraduate physics courses, and outlines the general aims which will give the development of a physics curriculum a definite direction and approach. (GA)

The Science Mentor Program at Ruffing Montessori School East allows students to visit scientists at work. These visits, along with readings, classes, and essay assignments, help students gain a better understanding of the work of scientists and the conduct of scientific research. (MDM)

For as long as people have sought to understand the world in which they live, stories have played an important role in helping to clarify and communicate their ideas. In ancient times, stories such as the four humours of the body provided a way of explaining health and disease. In the modern world, stories have largely been replaced by rational,…

Reviews events leading to the Congressional controversy of funding the precollege implementation program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and attempts to identify some issues related to NSF involvement in the implementation of curriculum projects that merit further study by those responsible for developing long-range educational policy.…

This picture book was designed to be used with an Elementary Science Study unit that provides opportunities for students in grades 4-6 to study animal tracks. Shown within this book are numerous examples of tracks, including those of tires, human beings, animal tracks, and others in various media, such as snow, sand, mud, dust, and cement. (CS)

Investigated the main concerns of teachers teaching the Israel High School Biology Project (IHBP). This program, implemented about 15 years ago, is an adaptation of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Project Yellow Version. Areas examined include how teachers perceive the program and what changes they would make. (JN)

During the past fifty years movements to reform science education have used the same ideas for changing the context of science teaching. Policies need to be established for identifying the knowledge and skills necessary for reformulating the science curriculum. (MD)

Presented is a discussion of curriculum planning in science in Australian schools and a review of the Australian Science Education Project. (SL)

Presents the author's reasons for supporting the CHEMS program. Also characterizes aspects of his teaching regarded as significant in teaching chemistry, including prompt return of assignments, test retakes, videotaping. inclusion of organic chemistry, ability grouping of students, avoidance of specialization, and departmental testing. (CS)

This article defines inquiry, analyzes the results of the implementation of inquiry-based science curricula in the 1960s, and supports the continued emphasis on inquiry-oriented teaching in the back-to-basic curriculum reform presently being advocated. (CS)

Described is the Independent Learning Project for Advanced Chemistry (ILPAC) which is sponsored by the Inter London Education Authority and utilized by 120 A-level students in the London schools. There are 21 written units included which contain explanations, exercises, instructions for practicals, tests, and assignments. (Author/DS)