Contemporary Science is a program designed to provide non-academic disaffected students as well as college-bound high school students with a meaningful and positive educational experience in science in order to bridge the gap between science and the citizen in a technological world. The program, designed as a full year elective course, involves the students in activities and projects that reflect concerns regarding current issues in science. The major units of study in this course are matter and energy; meteorology; astronomy; atomic energy; space exploration; population growth; alternate energy sources; health hazards of drugs and smoking; and air, water, and noise pollution. Because of the interdisciplinary theme of the course of study, this program is designed to improve the entire school program by incorporating concepts and skills from other academic areas. These areas include social studies, math, industrial arts, and English. This booklet provides activities that accompany this program. Designed to support the teacher's effort in program implementation, these materials can be used with each unit of study or as supplementary activities. Reproduction masters for transparencies and/or handouts are included. Each activity includes background information, title, purpose, objectives, materials, and detailed procedures. Activity topics include an introduction to contemporary science; the population; intoxicants of man; nuclear energy; astronomy; space exploration; human behavior; air, water, and noise pollution; energy resources; and meteorology. (KR)