The nature of measurement is discussed in this article with respect to science and mathematics. According to the author, "measurement is the assigning of numerals to objects of thought or perception according to rules." Other definitions, and properties of measurement are included. Two activities exploring measurement are given. (MA)

The efforts of three science teachers in individualizing an existing eighth grade physical science program are analyzed. The individualized program utilizes team teaching, student choice in selecting contracts, and extension of the standard eighth grade physical science curriculum. (MN)

An individualized mathematics program for eighth graders is described. The program includes the use of diagnostic testing, individual learning prescriptions, commercially-prepared materials, weekly progress checks, and three instructors. (MN)

The authors illustrate the magnitude and application of the concept of a "googol" (ten raised to the one hundred power) in searching for entities that exist in such number. (MN)

Graphical solutions are illustrated for several algebra problems including finding roots of a quadratic equation, solving mixture and motion word problems, factoring the difference of two squares, and constructing the square root of a positive number. (MN)

Discusses ways to use technique of Zen in teaching science. Involves considering phenomena from a new perspective. (SLH)

The author gives a method for involving students in developing and verifying elementary number theory hypotheses by studying areas and perimeters of primitive pythagorean triangles. (MN)

Reviews findings of research related to teaching science to pre-school children. Describes the development of instructional modules to be used in a science education preschool research effort. (SLH)

Illustrations are provided which show how some algebraic manipulations done prior to doing calculations can eliminate unnecessary storage of data, reduce the total number of needed steps, and avoid overflow. (MN)

Reports a study to assess teachers attitudes toward death-related issues. A questionnaire was given to 61 teachers in a graduate education course. It was found that the teachers tended to favor liberal abortion laws (67 percent), euthanasia (83 percent), and the majority (65 percent) believed in life after death. (SLH)

An overview of career education is given along with some related encouraging possibilities for modern mathematics as well as some points of disagreement and uncertainty. (MN)

Describes a program aimed at helping to alleviate the problems of high turnover of science teachers in inner city schools and of high unemployment of scientists and engineers by establishing an intern program to credential people with science related background. (SLH)

The author presents two activities for practice with numbers and calculation. The first is an arithmetic adaptation of the familiar game of "Concentration" while the second is an unusual representation of addition, subtraction, and some properties of negative numbers. (Author/MN)

A questionnaire was given to 81 elementary teachers returning for graduate study to determine how they kept current in science. It found that current awareness of new materials and ideas was limited. (ALH)

An algorithm and sequence which utilizes arrays of entities is proposed for explaining the division of two fractions. (MN)