Puts forth and develops arguments for new perspectives in teaching science and suggests an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum which focuses on human values and social dilemmas. (BR)

Describes the progress being made in China in water resource management which is being used to find solutions to flood control problems and agricultural development. (BR)

Describes four projects chosen as innovative project activities in science which exhibited identification of unique or novel problems and creative approaches to their solutions. Projects included a study of fish in Lake Erie, a goat raising project, an analysis of terrestrial plant ecology and soil composition, and a study of marine and wetlands…

Describes the Cornell Nature Study Movement developed in 1897 which has contemporary significance in that it was an interdisciplinary approach to teaching science based on leaflets published quarterly on natural history. (BR)

Describes a cooperative program in Ohio which involves the Ohio EPA, universities and public schools all involved in water testing. The philosophy of the program is based on students investigating a problem, applying science tools to understand the problem and then using the social sciences as instruments to affect change. (BR)

Describes an environmental simulation exercise conducted at an outdoor camp in Colorado. The two simulations involved the physical, social, political and environmental factors which might influence construction of an airport in the Rocky Mountain National Park and factors associated with a nuclear generating plant. (BR)

Describes a demonstration for elementary school children which shows how sewage removes oxygen from water, killing life forms. (BR)

Describes how to produce a rainbow in the classroom using a laser and a large sphere, or a partial rainbow using a cylinder of water and a light source. (BR)