Describes methods to redevelop lab activities for use in schools with limited resources for proper facilities and equipment. Discusses take-home labs, paper-and-pencil labs, and lab station activities. (JRH)

A History-of-Physics laboratory in which students can reproduce historically significant physics experiments is described. The methods and materials used in the experiments are essentially those used originally. The objective is to provide students with an opportunity to repeat the experiments and to appreciate the significance of each in its own…

Discusses modifications and special equipment needed by wheelchair-bound students for 33 common freshman physics experiments. Physical adjustments, individual needs, and personnel are addressed, with emphasis on building a rapport to learn what a student can and cannot do. A list of modifications for specific experiments (by topic) is included.…

To investigate the effect of outside help in executing a successful science fair project, surveys were distributed to 356 participants in the 1987 Mississippi Region V Science Fair. Of this number, 147 students were in grades 7 and 8, 136 in grades 9 and 10, and 73 in grades 11 and 12. Students listed the number of hours they spent using outside…

Describes the concept of a unified laboratory program in which integrated experiments are brought together from several areas of chemistry. Discusses the design and implementation of the unified laboratory at Willamette University, including lists of laboratory experiments and projects. (TW)

Describes alterations and adaptations to an existing laboratory table to accommodate wheelchair confined students, considering problems of vertical reach, vision requirements, utility hookups, and safety measures. Specific comments on forty experiments performed and over seventy slides for inservice workshops, seminars or consulting activities are…