14 TEACHING SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS I. What are some everyday problems that concern us now? II. What are our best ways and means for making progress in adjusting to our problems? LIVING WITH OTHERS (Approximately four weeks) I. How can we most enjoy our school life? II. How can we live most happily with others at home? III. Why is successful living with others largely dependent upon our own personality traits and the'way we express ourselves? IV. How can we live most successfully on twenty-four hours a day? FINDING FOOD FOR FITNESS (Approximately eight weeks) I. Is fitness worthwhile? II. How does food make a difference in one's fitness? III. What do we need to know in order to make best use of our protec- tive foods? IV. How do our bodies prepare and use the foods we eat? V. How does income influence food selection and expenditure? VI. What can we do with surplus food? VII. Can we live on foods produced in Florida? VIII. How does the storage and preparation of food make a difference? BUILDING BETTER BODIES (Approximately five weeks) I. How do we build our bodies? II. How do we keep on guard against the opponents of better bodies? LEARNING FIRST AID EXPLORING THE WORLD AROUND US I. How does air work for us? II. How does air affect the way we feel? III. How is water necessary to life? IV. How does water change form to hel V. In what other ways does water influ VI. What is good water? VII. What is good earth and why is it so (Three weeks) (Five weeks) p us and to work for us? ence our work and play? I important to us? LOOKING AT LIFE AROUND US (Five weeks) I. What problems do all living things have in common? II. How do plants meet life problems and adapt to varying conditions? III. What similarities and differences do plants and animals have? IV. How do conflict and cooperation bring about a balance of life? V. What is to be gained by living in groups?