ERIC Number: ED018374
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1968
Pages: 143
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NUCLEAR SCIENCE CURRICULUM PROJECT. INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES SUPPLEMENT.
Culver City Unified School District, CA.
DESIGNED AS AN ADJUNCT TO MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY THE NUCLEAR SCIENCE CURRICULUM PROJECT, THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES RESOURCE MATERIAL WITH WHICH THE NUCLEAR SCIENCE CURRICULUM MAY BE ENRICHED, AND ADDRESSES ITSELF TO (1) INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE, (2) USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT SCIENCE CURRICULA, (3) FACILITIES NEEDED FOR THIS CURRICULUM, (4) LEGAL AND PRACTICAL RESTRAINTS ON THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, AND (5) TEACHER TRAINING NEEDED FOR TEACHING AN INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE. INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS LISTED IN SECTION I, SURVEY OF INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS, WERE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA--(1) COST, (2) SOPHISTICATION, BASED UPON APPROPRIATENESS, DEGREE OF TRAINING REQUIRED FOR USE, AND UTILITY AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL, (3) AVAILABILITY, AND (4) MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. CATEGORIES ARE (1) WALL CHARTS, (2) OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES, (3) FILMSTRIPS, (4) FILM CARTRIDGES, (5) FILMS, (6) RADIOISOTOPES, (7) AUTORADIOGRAPHY MATERIALS, (8) INSTRUMENTATION, (9) MISCELLANEOUS KITS AND MATERIALS, AND (10) BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES. SECTION II, CORRELATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS WITH SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICULA, RELATES CURRICULUM SUBJECT TO PARTICULAR MEDIA, AND INDICATES INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS WHERE APPROPRIATE. DISCUSSED ARE FACILITIES AND RADIOISOTOPES, INCLUDING LEGAL ASPECTS, REGULATIONS, HARZARDS, PROCEDURES, AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. TEACHER TRAINING IN THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AS A TEACHING TOOL IS CONSIDERED BRIEFLY. (DH)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Films, Filmstrips, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Nuclear Physics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Safety, Science Equipment, Science Facilities, Science Materials, Secondary School Science, Teacher Education, Teaching Guides
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Authoring Institution: Culver City Unified School District, CA.
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