Organized by topic is a reading list for A- and S-level biology. Described are experiments for measuring rate of water uptake in a shoot; questions to aid students in designing experiments; rise of overhead projection to demonstrate osmosis and blood cell counting; and microbial manufacture of vinegar. (CS)

Five ideas to aid in teaching health are offered including the use of discarded household items as visual aids in health and safety; media use in health education; relating GPA to teaching competence; the use of feature films to promote health concepts and examine health problems; and identification of environmental health issues. (JMF)

The first experiment determined that verbal interference (shadowing) was detrimental to the subjects' memory of words and high similarity pictures; the second, designed to minimize the possibility that students would sort through the pictures, indicated that verbal interference did not decrease memory of high similarity pictures. (Author/JEG)

Examines various approaches to the teaching of word meanings in the second language classroom, including the use of translation, visual aids, and direct methods. (AM)

Describes the use of images on an overhead projector to explain concepts like centrifugal force and Cariolis force in such a way that students can realize that they are pseudo-forces, i.e., observations arising only from referring phenomena to an accelerating reference system. (MLH)

Describes how to construct a device that will show interference fringes formed by multiple reflections in an air gap between two partially silvered glass surfaces. (MLH)

Describes a new technique for presenting shadow plays with a projector and silhouette figures, manipulated individually. The procedure was developed at the Research and Development Center for Objective Teaching and Learning Procedures at Paderborn. (IFS/WGA)

Effective use of visual illustration entails consideration of specific instructional purposes, method of presentation, student characteristics, type of objectives, and cuing techniques. (LS)

Describes a study in which engineering students who were shown accompanying slides during lecture scored significantly higher on a subsequent quiz than a control section. (MLH)

The report reviews the origins, development, and current state of the major marking and visual-display surfaces; considers the optimum installation and use of these devices; contains a bibliography, a decision- making checklist, and list of suppliers of the different types of materials. (MLF)

Examines the inability of libraries to include sexual videotapes in their collections. Discusses the explicit text versus visual images and the double standards in collection policies; Madonna's picture book, "Sex"; controversial films; and who the censors are. Reviews 20 videotapes with explicit images of violence, sex, and other issues. (AEF)

Describes the Pennsylvania County Mapper, which provides economic and social data by county and enables users to create and customize electronic thematic maps through the Internet. Discusses conditions leading to the development of the site and basic requirements for service; relates experiences with building an online mapping system. (AEF)

Presents simple steps for projecting images from a computer screen, for use in the classroom. Discusses how to connect the computer to the television, equipment needed, and placing the monitor for maximum visibility. (AEF)

Describes the construction of a simple apparatus that can be used to take advantage of the overhead projector in a spectacular presentation of chemical reactions that complement quantitative approaches of study in the traditional high school science classroom. (JRH)

Discusses several dynamic geometry constructions with rectangles. Advocates use of software like Geometer's Sketchpad and Cabri Geometry for fostering fresh insight into traditional geometric theorems. Illustrates problem-solving methods not possible with pencil and paper. (MTE)