THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES STUDYING THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY (SCIS) UNIT "POSITION AND MOTION". THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE UNIT FOLLOWS A CYCLE OF PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION, INVENTION OF SPECIFIC CONCEPTS RELATED TO REFERENCE FRAMES, AND DISCOVERY OF THE USEFULNESS OF THE CONCEPT.…

The Rumson-Fair Haven Senior Elective Program was developed and implemented by students, faculty, and administrators over the three-year period from 1971 to 1974. The program offers high school students who complete graduation requirements in the first three years of the four-year program a combination of the following options for the senior year:…

Eighteen teachers of primary through secondary level educable mentally retarded students participated in an experiment to measure the science skills and concepts achieved through a slightly modified program designed for normal elementary students. Teachers were randomly divided into two experimental groups: the psychomotor group employing such…

This science program, offered to all undergraduate students at the University of Iowa as an alternative to the traditional science core courses, is a three-course sequence designed primarily for elementary and special education majors. The program utilizes a student-structured laboratory setting with its main goal the development of a science…

This study was designed to determine whether the cumulative grade-point average or the science grade-point average was the better predictor variable for use in selecting students at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The problem was examined by size, location, and type of control of the undergraduate institution the medical student…

This course guide is designed to aid the biology instructor in teaching the skills and knowledge needed by those students planning to take anatomy and physiology in high school and is composed of 13 terminal performance objectives, with intermediate objectives and sample criterion measures. Suggestions for related laboratory activities, supplies,…

This 15-page bibliography represents 165 articles, books, and reports for the period 1966 through 1969. Its contents are organized by sections and subsections as follows: (1) Curriculum (General); (2) Academic : English, Science, Social Science, Teaching, and Miscellaneous; (3) Vocational: Aviation, Health Services, Nursing, Police-Science, and…

In the speech the main point is made that the human ecosystem of the world is subject to scientific inquiry and as a consequence a new way is needed to view the planet earth. Three sets of facts have now been established concerning the earth and its inhabitants: 1) the earth and its life forms constitute a system; 2) the many sub-systems of life…

The language problems described here concerned undergraduate college science courses taught by foreign Teaching Assistants, whose students claimed they could not understand their instructors' English. Upon investigation it was clear that a standard course in English was not sufficient to deal with the communication problems caused not only by…

Curriculum needs of Navajo Indian children are identified. The listings were developed by committees through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. School curriculum needs are indicated for the following areas: art, guidance, health, language arts, mathematics, music, science, and nature of the learner's adult society. The creative growth and informational…

Summarized are the proceedings of the third annual conference of the Federation for Unified Science Education (FUSE), held in December, 1968. Includes are brief summaries of reports on unified science programs at Millburn Senior High School, New Jersey; Monona Grove High, Wisconsin; Barringer High, Newark, New Jersey; Tamaqua Area Senior High,…

"Science" is the fifth manual in the Bridge-to-Reading series, a comprehensive, year-long reading readiness curriculum for use with 2 1/2 -- 6-year-old children. Developed to help teachers and child caregivers, the curriculum teaches readiness skills through other subjects that are appropriate for young children. A major objective of the…

The purpose of this project was to develop and test the effectiveness of relevant and functional general biology laboratory experiences based on the various media with which the student came in day-to-day contact. The review of the literature pertaining to the development of innovative general biology laboratory procedures for the college level…

This publication presents four science curriculum units designed to meet the learning problems of students with special language handicaps. The materials are written in both English and Spanish, and deal with topics in biology suitable for students in grades 7 through 11. All four units were classroom tested during 1970-1972 in the Calexico…

This course entitled "High School Biology: Introduction" is one of a series of instructional guides prepared by teachers for the Sahuarita High School (Arizona) Career Curriculum Project. It consists of six units of study, and 26 behavioral objectives relating to these units are stated. Also included are a brief introduction and an annotated list…