Programs should emphasize application, stress useful work, encourage student participation in planning, cross discipline barriers, and relate to real, human, and social problems. They should accommodate differences in student interests and abilities, teacher preference, and local conditions. (DF)

Science outside the classroom is integrated by dealing with real problems in a real world which is opposite the precise, neat, and nonrelevant science that the student receives in school. (DF)

Criticism of programs that were conducted by eight Kansas and Missouri schools. Indicates the activities that appear successful and those that were less successful. (DF)

The program is designed for students of high ability and motivation and applicants from all over the country who meet university qualifications may receive up to six semester hours of college credit at costs which vary depending upon the program selected and the scholarships available. (DF)

In March 1961, NASA originated a science education device, called the Spacemobile program, to instruct the public on the aerospace industry. The growth of the Spacemobile program and how its mobile units are used in school and community programs are described. (DS)

It is argued that science and society should not be separated or divided because they are two parts of a continuum of physical and social systems that lend themselves to the same kinds of questions and question answering and are bound together by a problem-centered approach. (DF)

This document presents the National Science Foundation (NSF) review of science education strategies and models that have been developed and pursued via NSF support during the period 1959-1976. The review describes how federal policy and strategies on science education have changed over time and how they have affected programs and budgets. Also…

The 1972 Environmental Education for Guam Schools Project originated from the recognition of a need for environmental education on the island. The ultimate goal was to graduate citizens who were knowledgeable and conscientious about environmental concerns. This report describes and assesses the impact of this project on Guam and provides a source…

The design and implementation of a large-scale, integrated, multi-disciplinary science program are presented based on the goal of relevancy. Broad aims are to present and explain some important concepts and principles in modern science and to show how science, technology, and society are related. (DF)

Examines the status of pre-college marine science programs and their rapid development during the past few years. Discusses the outcome of a survey designed to provide the information for a directory of marine science education (published in June, 1973). (JR)

Describes characteristics of a mini school open laboratory approach being used in New York. The program enables students to conduct individual projects to be involved in work study programs and to study an integrated program of science, mathematics, social studies, English, and a foreign language. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the program is…

The National Academy of Sciences at its 112th Annual Meeting on April 21, 1975, paid homage to the comparatively young National Science Foundation (NSF), in celebration of its 25th birthday. The planning that went into the symposium will become clear to the reader of these four papers, which are quite different in style and content but united by…

Reviews the programs and department of Chemical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. (SL)