Described is a project, at Macquarie University, designed to educate students in the retrieval and interpretation of chemical data. (PEB)

Described is the production of a simple 30-minute super 8-mm film as a joint student-teacher effort. The film was a study of the ecology of the Santa Ana River. (RH)

The complexities of the legislative process were learned by college students who drafted a bill for their state legislature and then lobbyed for it. (Author/KM)

Practical advice for using student-made 8mm films in English classes. (JH)

Describes a project designed to increase enthusiasm among college human-ecology students for studying environmental problems. Small groups of students were asked to investigate local pollution problems by first discovering them and then filming them with a mobile videotape unit. (JR)

Provides directions for the construction of two different kites in the junior high school science classroom. (JR)

Discusses a student project which is intended to teach undergraduates concepts and techniques of nuclear physics, experimental methods used in particle detection, and provide experience in a functioning research environment. Included are detailed procedures for carrying out the project. (CC)

This paper tells how a school of journalism linked two types of courses for master's degree candidates: a practical course in public affairs reporting, in which students worked in Washington developing news stories for hinterland dailies, and an academic seminar in media/government relations that required the writing of research papers. In order…

Explains a series of experiments that increased students' awareness and understanding of activation energy, reaction transition states, rates of reaction, provided a neat example of the diagnostic utility of infrared spectroscopy and furnished insight into the accidental research situation. (Author/GS)

Describes a course which organizes learning about moderately difficult projects designed to bring a sense of continuity and relevance to student studies. Student comments are used as a basis for evaluating this approach. (Author/GS)