Discusses programs and materials for population education. (RH)

Author suggests various methods to improve teacher-student relationships such as open houses, learning students names and being available for informal talk sessions. (BR)

Described are simulations that can be used to illustrate evolution by natural selection. Suggestions for simulating phenomena such as adaptive radiation, color match to background and vision of predators are offered. (BR)

Describes procedures for extracting nematodes from soil and culturing them for study and experimentation. (PB)

Presents one approach to helping students comprehend the subject of bioenergetics in the form of having students write and present a four act play about cellular metabolism and its significance in the production of energy. Key words required to be used in the play are listed and the script of one student play is included. (PB)

Briefly describes topics included in a seminar required for all new teaching assistants employed by the zoology department at the University of Maryland. (PB)

Reports a study designed to use a measure of student attitude in the assessment of teacher performance. (PB)

Provides some background information on the contributions of Louis Agassiz and Asa Gray to the history of American science as these two men disagreed concerning the ideas in Darwin's "The Orgin of Species." (PB)