Describes a blood coagulation test developed by two high school biology students. Although the test lacks some precision, results indicate that the technique is comparable to standard methods used in laboratories. (MA)

Describes an experiment for general chemistry students for analyzing bathroom cleansers. (SL)

Describes a laboratory exercise illustrating the use of the Cannizzaro reaction in synthesis, the production of commercial resin, and the importance of natural products in industrial chemistry. (SL)

Describes an experiment utilizing the Solvay synthesis of sodium hydrogen carbonate to teach students to organize and plan a synthesis procedure. (SL)

Reviews experiments performed in a mobile spectroscopy laboratory. (SL)

Reports on apparatus for generating Lissajous figures, projecting Poisson's spots, photographing diffraction patterns, electric heating, and projecting moving longitudinal waves on an oscilloscope. (SL)

Describes the use of an interactive computer terminal for introductory laboratory experiments. (SL)

Reports an experimental procedure for a course in physical organic chemistry to illustrate correlation between structure and reactivity. (SL)

Folsomia candida is presented as an ideal organism for population studies that can be carried out cheaply and easily in school laboratory conditions. Means of identifying, obtaining, and culturing these organisms are described together with some indication of the kinds of investigations which can be performed. (Author/MA)

Describes an experiment for the determination of water/lipid distribution ratios of drugs. (SL)

Describes a laboratory experiment suitable for undergraduate students which illustrates the oxidative coupling of phenols. (SL)

Describes experiments on the properties of bile salts in teaching physical chemistry for biologists. (SL)

Describes an experiment using an analog computer which allows students to work with familiar problems, and to program the computers themselves. (SL)

Describes an experiment to distinguish aldehydes from ketones utilizing a recently introduced reagent. (SL)

Describes a three period project type laboratory experiment designed to maintain student interest. (SL)