This EPIE report contains parallel, common language descriptions of 26 life, physical, and earth science offerings for junior high school students from nine commercial publishers. Materials have been designed for one-year courses and have copyright dates from 1975-1980. Information for each program is presented under the following headings: (1) Intents (developer's rationale, learner goals, learner objectives); (2) Contents (content scope, content organization); (3) Methods/Activities (presentation of methodology, activities, equipment requirements, learning approach); (4) Tests/Assessments, Other Considerations (special characteristics such as inclusion of material about the theory of evoluation or human sexual reproduction); and (5) Learner Verification and Revision (classroom feedback gathered during trial stages of materials identified by evidence, population, ability level, and research instrument used). (PB)