Foreword


 At the request of many teachers, principals, supervisors,
 county superintendents, and the State Course of Study Com-
 mittee, A Brief Guide to the Teaching of Science in the Sec-
 ondary Schools, Bulletin No. 8, has been prepared. Volumes
 dealing with the teaching of English, mathematics, and social
 studies have already been issued. This bulletin completes the
 series of guides for the four basic fields.
 The four fields of English, mathematics, science, and social
 studies represent a large portion of the secondary curriculum,
 particularly of that part dealing with general education. The
 degree to which these basic fields meet the needs of society and
 of the individual will determine, in a large measure, whether or
 not as a nation we shall meet our world responsibilities of the
 future.
 The material in this bulletin varies somewhat from that found
 in the usual guide to science teaching. It does not present a
 syllabus or outline of what is to be taught. In many instances a
 determination of just what is to be taught can be wisely reached
 only after the teacher becomes familiar with the community
 and its possibilities. The group which compiled the suggestions
 contained in this bulletin considered it more important to point
 out ways of increasing the effectiveness of teaching than to
 repeat specific instructions such as those contained in the pub-
 lisher's teachers manual.
 The bulletin is written to furnish ideas that will enliven
and enrich teaching rather than to give specific instruction for
presenting topics or units. The suggestions in the bulletin in-
clude some by outstanding authors, but most of them are drawn
from the rich teaching experiences of the participants and con-
sultants in the workshop group. The list of suggestions is not
thought to be exhaustive. Many teachers will know of others
as effective as the ones in this book. Each teacher is urged to
consider the suggestions carefully, to choose those which seem
applicable to his teaching situation, and to add to them as
imagination and initiative suggest the additional activities.
 The participants in the workshop included Miss Eloise Briz-
zard, John Gorrie Junior High School, Jacksonville; Edward
Brunk, Supervisor of Instruction, Apalachicola; Miss Kathryn