Presents 26 activities, experiments, demonstrations, games, and computer programs for biology, chemistry, and physics. Background information, laboratory procedures, equipment lists, and instructional strategies are given. Topics include eye measurements, nutrition, soil test tube rack, population dynamics, angular momentum, transition metals,…

Presents: (1) method for tuning sonometers with a VELA and sensing device; (2) computer simulation of two-dimensional gas diffusion; (3) inexpensive procedure for digitizing with better than 0.5mm precision (with program listing); and (4) a simple optical diffraction analogue apparatus for use with the laser. (DH)

Predicting weather conditions is a topic of interest for students who want to make plans for outside activities. This paper discusses the development of an inexpensive computer-interfaced classroom weather station using an Apple IIe computer that provides the viewer with up to the minute digital readings of inside and outside temperature,…