Notes how laboratory experiences can help elementary school social studies pupils understand concepts such as cultural awareness, career education, advertising techniques, map and globe skills, music, transportation, and landforms. For each concept, information is presented on objectives, activities within a laboratory setting, and evaluation…

Presents a six-step problem-solving process which the author has used to present creative science investigations to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. (Author/SJL)

A group of teachers' advisers and college tutors became interested in developing some "safe" science activities for junior high school physically handicapped students. A series of pacakage experiments on approximately 30 scientific principles were tested for potential drawbacks for the handicapped child. Several experiments are described. (SBH)

Presents results of a two-year study regarding factors causing student difficulties in performing investigative activities in a beginning biology course. Also investigates the usefulness of written guidelines in alleviating these difficulties. A model for student investigations is proposed. (CS)

Describes how the home toilet tank can be used as either a classroom problem or experiment that provides a simple introduction to process control. (HM)

Reports results of a questionnaire surveying opinions of university chemistry departments (N=34) that used integrated experiments in lower- and upper-level chemistry courses. Reviews general problems and advantages inherent in the use of this kind of experiment, which brings together material from several different areas of chemistry. (CS)

Describes a physical chemistry laboratory experiment that illustrates the concepts of inductive and resonance effects by the calorimetric determination of the heats of protonation of pyridine, 2-chloropyridine, and 3-chloropyridine. (CS)

Suggests that differential rearing conditions may cause significant reversals in sex-related ability and behavior (maze learning and exploration), and may significantly affect perceptual sensitivity. (RL)

Gives four science lessons for third graders concerning combustion, density, static electricity, and air pressure and surface tension. (RH)

Describes an experiment on heat that utilizes only a styrofoam cup of coffee and a soda straw thermometer. (BT)

Describes a simple method of measuring the refractive index of a liquid using a paper cup, a liquid, a pencil, and a ruler. Uses the ratio between the actual depth and the apparent depth of the cup to calculate the refractive index. (GA)

This experiment designed for beginning physics students, is related to postal regulations restricting the size of envelopes. A graph is constructed that allows for testing the mailability of envelopes. (MP)

Reports and summarizes some of the findings of a conference, held in Oxford in July 1978, to discuss the role of the laboratory in physics education. (GA)

The gravimetric determination of calcium as calcium carbonate is described. This experiment is suitable for undergraduate quantitative analysis laboratories. It is less expensive than determination of chloride as silver chloride. (BB)

This demonstration uses the electrophoresis of indicators to demonstrate the principles involved in the separation of isoenzymes. (BB)