Presents a selection of October resources for the elementary grades: a calendar of notable events; a Christopher Columbus game; and a story, a playlet, a song, some poems, and an art activity for Halloween. (SJL)

Lists and annotates 20 books and eight periodicals about word processing. (RL)

Describes various aspects of high school physics in modern China, including classroom instruction, interdistrict competitions, extracurricular studies, content of the curriculum, and test procedures. (CS)

Emphasizes differences between various concentration scales, limiting examples to the mole fraction scale and to the molality scale. (CS)

Discusses the thermodynamics of relaxation methods, considering (1) mode of perturbation of chemical equilibria, (2) enforced change of the concentrations, and (3) chemical contributions to equations of state. (CS)

Details the procedures used in utilizing the hydrogen bubble incident at Three Mile Island to relate these basic chemical principles to nuclear chemistry: gas laws, Le Chatelier's principle and equilibrium, and stoichiometry. (CS)

Reduced library budgets increase the importance of free cartographic material for map collection development. The author discusses sources of free materials, such as government agencies, foreign embassies, and chambers of commerce, and explores the development of an exchange program of duplicates. (Author)

An annotated list of children's reading material, covering both fiction and nonfiction. (SS)

This article identifies print, non-print, and human sources and resources useful to elementary and secondary teachers of ancient Greek history. A rationale for teaching Greek history is also included. (Author/RM)

Discusses two portions of the South Carolina Earth Science Resources program: regional-networking conferences and the professional-assistance brochure, which were designed to mobilize and catalog currently available materials and human resources and to implement a peer education and support program. (Author/MKR)

Points out the importance of problem solving as a fundamental skill and how students struggle with problem solving in physics courses. Describes a workbook developed as a solution to students' struggles that features simple exercises and advanced problem solving. (Contains 12 references.) (Author/YDS)

Suggests using science trade books to help children make personal connections to science content. Integrating such literature into the science curriculum in an appropriate manner can help students make a direct connection with science. Presents a list of books with a multicultural emphasis that can be used as a springboard for science activities.…

Presents general statistical findings of Internet use by children, discusses the recent Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and summarizes online child safety considerations. Considers filtering and includes current resources for parents and children. (Author/LRW)

Reviews "Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print," a book which reviews and synthesizes decades of research on beginning reading. (MG)