The Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) of Malaysia became an operating agency in January 1973 and became a division of the Malaysia Ministry of Education in May 1974. Its establishment was the culmination of over a decade of curriculum development efforts by the Ministry of Education. The CDC was an outgrowth of both the First and Second Malaysia…

This report is the third of three volumes describing the results of the evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Local Course Improvement (LOCI) program. This volume describes 12 project case studies undertaken as part of that evaluation. Three projects were designed to increase individualization of college science teaching; two…

SCIENCE EQUIPMENT, TEACHING AIDS, AND MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING DEVELOPED THROUGH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S SCIENCE TEACHING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. REPORTS FROM ALL PROJECTS SUPPORTED UP TO MARCH 15, 1963, ARE INCLUDED. ITEMS ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO DISCIPLINE AND APPROPRIATE…

This booklet contains a six-week series of laboratory investigations that may be used individually or in combination to complement other biology course materials or as an independent laboratory course in radiation biology. Contents include twelve activities dealing with radiation biology, five additional activities suitable for individual work,…

This teacher's guide suggests activities that provide opportunities for children in grades 5 through 8 to explore, by direct experiment, the ways in which various materials behave when they are heated and cooled. Included within this guide are explanations for a set of Problem Cards which suggest experiments for students to try individually. (CS)

This is the teacher's edition of one of the eight units of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). The chapters include basic information about heredity, activities, and optional "excursions." The answers to all activities are included. An introduction describes the work of Gregor Mendel and his…

This guidebook for teachers is accompanied by a student workbook. The investigations are intended to offer students an opportunity to learn about the absorption and release of heat energy and its effects on the Earth's atmosphere. The influence of Lake Erie on Ohio's temperature is related to the other investigations. Illustrations, maps, and…

This investigation presents activities related to the geological history of Ohio and Ohio's mineral wealth. Energy is discussed briefly as it relates to high sulfer content Ohio coal. The lessons are presented in the form of a teachers' guide and a students' guide. In the teachers' guide, an overview of the study is followed by the prerequisite…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for Level I of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). The three booklets are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation materials for Level I of the ISCS. This booklet (form A), developed to assess the students' achievement of the…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for Level I of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). The three booklets are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation materials for Level I of the ISCS. This booklet (form B), developed to assess the students' achievement of the…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for Level I of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). The three booklets are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation meterials for Level I of the ISCS. This booklet (form C), developed to assess the students' achievement of the…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for Level II of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). The three booklets are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation materials for Level II of the ISCS. This booklet (form A), developed to assess the students' achievement of the…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for Level II of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). The three booklets are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation materials for Level II of the ISCS. This booklet (form B), developed to assess the students' achievement of the…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for Level II of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). The three booklets are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation materials for Level II of the ISCS. This booklet (form C), developed to assess the students' achievement of the…

This is one form of three performance checks booklets (A, B, and C) for two texts of Level III of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). These two texts are Environmental Science (ES), and Well-Being (WB). The 12 performance checks booklets for Level III are considered one of four major subdivisions of a set of individualized evaluation…