Suggests that discussion of the poor eating habits of Americans and its effects on health be included in the biology course. (LS)

Urges science teachers to consider the affective domain and to seek affective goals in teaching environmental topics. Suggests that biology and other science courses should adopt, as much as possible, the concepts of environmental education. (JR)

Presents arguments for the inclusion of nutrition education in the secondary school classroom. (CS)

Suggests teaching a unit on cancer in high school or introductory college courses for non-majors based on surveys of student interest and recommendations to teach prevention/cure of the disease. Discusses smoking, diet, and environmental factors as causes of cancer. Provides several instructional strategies, encouraging student…

Discusses human sexuality education in light of goals of exemplary programs in biology. Defines and reviews support for sexuality education programs, examining one program goal (behavior change), opposition to sexuality education, and values clarification. Also identifies questions of interest to many adolescents, encouraging teachers to have…

Summarizes the results of a nutrition questionnaire administered to students in grades eight, nine, and 10 (N=490). Results suggest a need for nutrition education, particularly concerning the relationships between diet and health. (DS)

Suggesting advantages of using forests to teach succession, briefly outlines procedures for gathering evidence of succession including numbers, ages, and sizes of trees. Five plot studies conducted by students at the University of Victoria are also described. (DC)

Reproduces a questionnaire prepared by a high school science club, and summarizes and discusses responses from elementary, secondary, and college students and their parents. (AL)

Focuses on the effects of diet on personality and learning problems. Recent research in this area is discussed. (SA)

The author discusses various ways that children differ biologically and relates these to their needs during the learning process. Tutoring, individual inquiry, and mastery learning are included in the discussion. (SA)