The Health Careers Program for handicapped students at Francis Lewis High School in New York is described. The science laboratory design, visits to local hospitals and medical labs, and teaching techniques are highlighted. (MDR)

A discussion of the "Martian Canal" controversy and how it can be used to help students understand the workings of science is presented. (MDR)

Describes a study of 708 eleventh and twelfth graders of cognitive development and their ability to learn physics. The theories of Piaget were used as a model to study the teaching and learning of physics. (MDR)

Discusses the importance of reading in science learning. Some ways to help improve reading skills are presented. (MDR)

A six-week multidisciplinary energy unit for an inner city middle school in Kentucky is described. This unit is designed to accommodate students with a wide range of reading and math skills. (MDR)

Science activities or experiments described are: (1) plant cloning, (2) determining the cost-effectiveness of gas and electric heating, and (3) a physics project competition. (MDR)

Discusses how science education can be improved by allowing the teacher flexibility in the choice of curricula and course content, learning and teaching strategies, and in establishing a learning environment. (MLH)

Presents outer space topics suitable for use in a high school biology class, such as the reaction of biological systems to extreme conditions. (MLH)

Discusses ethical lessons arising from conceptual science and ways to incorporate them into the secondary school science curriculum. Includes discussions about the Western analytical mind, the right to control nature, and the relationship between man and nature. (MLH)

Illustrates how both large entities (such as stars and galaxies) and small entities (such as fundamental particles) obey the same physical laws. Discusses quantum mechanics, Newton's laws, and general relativity. (MLH)

Describes two recent incidents in which toxic synthetic chemicals in the environment have contaminated both livestock and fish. (MLH)

Discusses a ten-step program that utilizes both a steering committee and a teachers committee for textbook selection; recommended for selecting textbooks in any discipline in any school involving a large number of teachers. (MLH)

Describes how to construct models of contour lines from flexible, colored bell wire. These models are used to illustrate three-dimensional terrain characteristics represented by contour lines printed on a flat map. (MLH)

Described is a course on animal behavior offered for high school students grade 10-12. The course has a biology prerequisite and includes units on behavior patterns, communication, courtship patterns, territories, and social groups. (SL)

Guidelines for introducing death education into elementary and secondary school subjects are presented. Included are teacher criteria to be met prior to starting a unit on death, a list of interdisciplinary topics relating to death, possible guest speakers, learning activities, and a resource list. (SL)