Describes an approach which begins with observations and systems familiar to the student and proceeds to develop and test models to explain them. Experimental topics include Brownian motion, a germinating cell, phase change of p-dichlorobenzene, extension and contraction of rubber, and an enzyme system. (GS)

Describes a course designed to teach the fundamental microbiological principles common to all disciplines. The course is designed to meet individual student needs through self-directed lab work and various minicourses on topics in applied microbiology. (GS)

Outlines the problems and attempted solutions leading to the structure of a first year interdisciplinary science course. Presents the history and development of the course, staffing procedure, and structure of the course. (GS)

Describes a course designed to demonstrate the relationship between design, manufacturing technology, and materials engineering. The course uses a lecture-discussion and laboratory-workshop approach including an analysis of engineering case histories and several service failures. (GS)

An undergraduate course in ancient history which debunks the current hypothesis that the earth was visited from outerspace is described. (DE)

Presents an idea for office hour scheduling to increase instructor accessibility, describes a television series that serves as a basis for a nationwide credit course, and describes steps taken to individualize general chemistry at Catonsville Community College, Maryland. (GS)

A foreign language course designed to teach students through role playing situations is described. (DE)

The 2-hour elective seminar described here was designed to prepare second- and third-year law students to perform the role of legal counselor to potential and existing minority businessmen in forming or expanding business enterprises. Seminar outline and notes on materials, reading, research assignments, and resource persons are included. (JT)

This textbook is third in a series of three volumes presenting a mathematics course for junior high school and six-year high schools. This volume covers college-preparatory algebra, trigonometry, and demonstrative geometry. [For Book I, see ED623224. For Book II, see ED623225.]

This paper describes and outlines a college level, energy geography course which uses a group review process approach. The goal of the course is to bring together students from across the university with a strong interest in energy problems to pursue areas of individual concern subject to peer review. The group review process fosters communication…

This curriculum outline for secondary automotive mechanics is structured around Louisiana's Vocational-Technical Automotive Mechanics Curriculum. The curriculum is composed of 16 units of instruction, covering the following topics: benchwork, fundamentals of automotive engines, preventive maintenance, automotive brakes, steering and front…

The speech communication department at California State University, Northridge, offers a course entitled, "Rhetoric of Women," that combines a traditional rhetorical criticism approach with recent women's studies research. The course is organized topically, moving from the general to a more specific examination of variables that operate in the…

Teachers in the Henry County Public School System (Tennessee) developed and wrote over 80 course syllabi for most subject areas taught in grades seven through twelve as part of a Teacher Corps demonstration project. This syllabus is intended to inform students and parents of the requirements at each grade level of a four-year chorus program. The…