Describes a chemistry of life course offered at the University of Illinois for students interested in life sciences which meets four times per week in classes of 25 with a teaching assistant to view lectures via videotapes. (SL)

An introductory college course in which both the instructional staff and students have input into the content has been successfully implemented into a spectrum of instructor-centered to student-centered introductory earth science courses. Grading by point accumulation method reduced the grade threat and induced student responsibility for learning.…

Describes the facilities available and the activities shared among a Consortium of Colorado Colleges and Universities. With the help of communications and computer networks, they are offering identical courses in engineering, biology and mathematics. (GA)

Reviews various activities, interests, procedures, innovations, and courses in science education being conducted in the different Australian states. (SL)

Describes a community interest short course in physics developed to increase awareness of the methods and principles of science. (SL)

Discusses reasons and need for experimental laboratories in engineering education. (SL)

Describes the Project Physics curriculum, including its origins, content and structure, current level of use, and philosophy of its approach. (MLH)

Describes an introductory college science course for nonscience majors concentrating on climatology and meteorology. Student apathy and discontent with science is overcome through a historically relevant presentation of the subjects. Results indicate a significant stimulation of student interest in science. (SL)

The social changes and the microeconomic issues which aided or militated against curriculum reform at the secondary level in Guyana are identified, and the influence they exerted is examined. (Author/ND)

Describes an environmental education course which meets during three long weekends at a setting away from campus during each semester. (SL)

Describes the history of development of a typical Crustral Evolution Education Project (CEEP) instructional module on Sea-Floor Spreading. (SL)

Describes geological field trip credit courses presented at Weber State College. (SL)

Describes a physics course concerned with the physical principles underlying devices used and natured occurrences observed in daily experience. (SL)

A field test of the materials unit from the LAMP Project for low motivated secondary students is discussed. Facilities, students, teaching methodology, and the evaluation of the situation are described.

Discusses the growing need for the inclusion of engineering liability into engineering education programs. (SL)