Describes a four- to six-week minicourse featuring topics from language arts, law, history, sociology, mathematics, art, and woodworking in addition to botany, zoology, genetics, ecology, and evolution. Student study is divided into five phases: tree-ring analysis; forest history; seedling competition; genetic improvement and cloning; and a…

Describes the rationale for and the nature of the Environmental Studies materials, with special emphasis on their use by biology teachers. (AL)

Describes the development, evaluation, and use of Laboratory Explorations in Biology" as an integral part of the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) Inquiry Role Approach". Student and teacher reactions are described, and an example of student evaluation of peers' achievement is given. (AL)

Describes the use of inquiry techniques in a laboratory-based college course in cell biology: cytology, microbiology, histology, and microtechnique. (AL)

Describes the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program from the point of view of its possible contribution to environmental education for elementary school children. Ecological examples are used in the description. (AL)

Contains statements by five biologists and science educators to the California State Department of Education committee considering the adoption standards for science textbooks with regard to the clause requiring inclusion of creationist viewpoints of species origins. (AL)

Discusses the advantages of using reptiles in biology and elementary school classes, describes demonstration techniques used by the author, and suggests some student activities using reptiles, especially snakes and lizards. (AL)

Gifted grade nine students in a biology program supplemented with selected Invitations to Enquiry'' performed significantly better on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal than did a control group. (AL)

Presents a brief review of modern techniques developed for genetic manipulation. Special attention is given to implications of future applications of these techniques for human beings. (PS)

Author proposes that the process of natural selection has resulted in higher forms of life. The Theory of Creation fails to appreciate the continuing nature of the natural selection process. Proofs of the natural selection process and the origin of species with new characteristics are observable. (PS)

Describes characteristic features of an interdisciplinary environmental science program. Courses lead to the study of environmental problems both in breadth and depth. (PS)

Describes different sources of readings for understanding issues and concepts of genetic engineering. Broad categories of reading materials are: concerns about genetic engineering; its background; procedures; and social, ethical and legal issues. References are listed. (PS)

Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) units are suitable for Central American bilingual schools. Practical experience with physical objects seems to interest children more than does reading a textbook. Children learn a second language easily while engaged in activities as outlined in the SCIS materials. (PS)