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School Science in Australia

Science for High School Students

An integrated four-year course in physics, chemistry, biology and geology based on and covering the science syllabus approved by the New South Wales Secondary Schools Board. By the Nuclear Research Foundation School Certificate Integrated Science Textbook Group of Authors and Editors under the Chairmanship of Prof. H. Messel. Pp. 1040. (Sydney: Published by the Nuclear Research Foundation within the University of Sydney, 1964.) 52s. sterling; 65s. Australian; 7.50 dollars.

Science for High School Students

Teachers' Manual for use in conjunction with the integrated four-year course in physics, chemistry, biology and geology based on and covering the science syllabus approved by the New South Wales Secondary Schools Board presented in the textbook. By the Nuclear Research Foundation School Certificate Integrated Science Textbook Group of Authors and Editors under the Chairmanship of Prof. H. Messel. Pp. 480. (Sydney: Published by the Nuclear Research Foundation within the University of Sydney, 1964.) 24s. sterling; 30s. Australian; 3.50 dollars.

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SUMNER, W. School Science in Australia. Nature 202, 1151 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2021151a0

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