Discussed are significant female contributors to scientific discovery. Fields of inquiry include astronomy, geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, public health and home economics. The importance of appropriate role models for female students in science as teachers and scientists is stressed. (CS)

Suggested are activities using a Polaroid camera to illustrate the capabilities of remote sensing. Reading materials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are suggested. Methods for (1) finding a camera's focal length, (2) calculating ground dimension photograph simulation, and (3) limiting size using film resolution are…

Described is a state-wide project developed at Washington State University designed to communicate information about innovative curricula in science, mathematics, and social studies at elementary and middle school levels. Summer workshops, ongoing evaluations, and compilation of "a resource roster of teachers" are included in the project. (CS)

Summarizes data gathered from questionnaires sent to teacher education institutions and all 50 state departments of education regarding environmental education in the United States from 1970-76. Conclusions tend to support a continual rise in environmental education activity, with a peaking in 1975 and a decline in 1976. (CS)

Describes the NSTA Guidelines for Self-Assessment of Secondary School Science programs with the emphasis being placed on improving programs on a local level as the critical issue. Information on ordering the complete set of self-assessment materials is included. (BR)

Provides background information on demography to encourage implementation of population education in secondary classrooms. Included is a pretest-posttest to determine knowledge levels on basic population facts. (BR)

The article urges teachers to keep an open mind concerning UFO's and to develop this open-mindedness in students as well as critical thinking. Includes a bibliography of readings on UFO's. (BR)

Describes remedies to help students read chemistry texts for increased understanding. Some of the suggestions include reading aloud, illustrating, and organizing students into small groups. (BR)

Describes an interdisciplinary humanities program in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which incorporates science with five other disciplines. The article outlines the units used as well as the science-related activities and suggests program evaluation techniques. (BR)

Describes a program for teaching science, in inner city Chicago, organized around modules or minicourses geared to nonacademic students. The individualized instruction of this alternative approach helped overcome student absenteeism as well as achievement level differences. (BR)

Describes how to construct an inexpensive condenser to be used in a fractional distillation demonstration. (BR)

Describes how to collect micrometeorites and suggests a number of related activities such as determining the number of meteors entering the atmosphere and determining the composition of the micrometeorites. (BR)

Describes how a planetarium demonstration can be adapted for blind students and deaf students. (BR)

Describes how to adapt physical science laboratories which depend on visual data input for blind students. Gives instructions for graph construction, use of the tape recorder, solving mathematical problems with a Braille abacus and other suggestions for physical science labs. (BR)