A new generation of students view technology as fundamental and anticipates its use in science education as a matter of course. New curriculum documents direct teachers to incorporate the use of technology in their classrooms and develop original electronic resources beyond those readily accessible. Uses the macro programming facilities in a…

Reviews the books "Science, Money, and Politics: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion" (D. Greenberg) and "Science, Truth, and Democracy" (P. Kitcher). Discusses the role that informal science media and institutions should have in developing science literacy among students and the general public. (DLH)

Discusses the applications of the principles of mechanics to rock climbing techniques. Provides illustrations showing the applied force vectors. (YP)

Using tenets from Vedic science and quantum physics, this model of the creative process suggests that the unified field of creation is pure consciousness, and that the development of the creative process within individuals mirrors the creative process within the universe. Rational and supra-rational creative thinking techniques are also described.…

Examines three past conceptualizations of school administration and leadership (scientific or efficiency approaches, the human relations approach, and human resources development), outlines assumptions of each approach, and discusses implications for administrators' professional development. Current restructuring and school-based management…

A Toxicologist discusses common misconception that all chemicals are poisonous to people and the environment and how these misconceptions are perpetuated. Describes what makes a chemical toxic. Defines related concepts including dose, acute and chronic toxicity, and natural verses synthetic chemicals. (MCO)

Explores views about the nature of science held by a small sample of science students in their final year at university. Finds that students draw on a range of views about the nature of science. Contains 32 references. (DDR)

Argues for the inseparability of the process and products of science. Included as part of a series of reprints of articles about science teaching and written in 1965. Contains 24 references. (DDR)

Presents four stories of teachers and learners engaged with natural phenomena. Relates stories of elementary students' inquiry into ecosystems, sound, and matter, and college students' inquiry into the moon. Includes a set of guidelines for helping teachers characterize inquiry in their own classrooms. (Author/WRM)

Elaborates on a framework based on the reconstruction of developments that lead to the formulation of the laws of definite and multiple proportions. Ascertains students' views of these laws and formulates criteria based on the framework for evaluating the treatment of the laws in chemistry textbooks. Provides a rationale for chemistry teachers to…

Discusses the evolution of science through historical accounts. History should become an integral part of science teaching at all levels as it is through history of science that students can become aware of the open nature of science, and more importantly, of the open nature of methods by which science can be done. (Author/SAH)

Discusses controversy over the teaching of biological evolution and other scientific ideas such as Big Bang theory. Recommends that teachers avoid debating creationists, help students develop a greater understanding and appreciation for science as a way of explaining the natural world, and emphasize inquiry and the nature of science. (Contains 19…

Investigates the relationship between students' conceptions of the nature of science and their reactions to evidence that challenged their beliefs about socioscientific issues. Stimulates students to reflect on their own beliefs and defend their opinions and suggests that the reaction of students to anomalous socioscientific data are varied and…

Examines the conceptions of nature of science (NOS) possessed by a group of gifted seventh-grade students from Taiwan. Concludes that there were no significant changes in students' views of NOS after instruction, possibly due to time limitations and a ceiling effect. (Author/MM)

Introduces physics laboratory experiments offered to general public by the Stockholm Science Laboratory demonstrating collaboration between theory and experiment. (YDS)