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Bohl, Michael; Holman, Alexis; Mueller, Dean A.; Gruppen, Larry D.; Hildebrandt, Sabine – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2013
The Anatomical Donations Program at the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS) has begun a multiphase project wherein interviews of donors will be recorded and later shown to medical students who participate in the anatomical dissection course. The first phase of this project included surveys of both current UMMS medical students and donors…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Donors, Interviews, Expectation
Holley, Dennis – 1994
Animals Alive! is designed to help teachers develop an inquiry-oriented program for studying the animal kingdom in which, whenever possible, live animals are collected locally, studied, observed, and then released completely unharmed back into their natural habitats. By careful selection and modification of the chapter questions, activities, and…
Descriptors: Animals, Biological Sciences, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
Walker, Ormiston H. – 1995
This is a resource book for four major areas of study: basic astronomy, a star's life, the planets, and the atmosphere. The activities and demonstrations included can be done in a classroom setting during the day by using readily available materials. Topics covered include: refracting and reflecting telescopes, star finder, circumpolar…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Earth Science, Science Activities, Science Experiments
Duckworth, Carolyn; And Others – 1994
The goal of Project WILD, a K-12 interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife, is to assist learners of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment resulting in informed decisions, responsible behavior, and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment. This…
Descriptors: Animals, Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Carlsen, William S. – 1996
This paper reports on a longitudinal study of the incorporation of engineering design into secondary classrooms by math, science, and technology teachers who were alumni of a week-long intensive inservice course at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire). Data collection methods included observations and interviews,…
Descriptors: Engineering, High Schools, Models, Problem Solving
Cross, Susan; Willis, Patrick – 1994
Almost every school in the United States has natural areas nearby that are often overlooked as learning sites. The intent of this document is to provide educators with a platform to begin natural resource programming at sites near their school. Philosophical as well as concrete information is outlined to provide both intrinsic and conceptual…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Hands on Science, Natural Resources
Boy Scouts of America, Irving, TX. – 1965
Presented are various activities and projects intended to help Boy Scouts earn a merit badge in oceanography. Each project and/or activity is related to a requirement (objective) found in a list at the beginning of the booklet. Topic areas and/or related activities and projects include: (1) nature of oceanography (naming oceanography branches,…
Descriptors: Climate, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Science Activities

Barnes, George B. – Physics Teacher, 1976
Details construction of an inexpensive electronic auditory device in which the resistance in parallel with the device is inversely proportional to the frequency of sound produced. (CP)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Construction (Process), Electricity, Electronics

King, Allen L. – American Journal of Physics, 1975
Describes an experimental project on boomerangs designed for an undergraduate course in classical mechanics. The students designed and made their own boomerangs, devised their own procedures, and carried out suitable measurements. Presents some of their data and a simple analysis for the two-bladed boomerang. (Author/MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Mechanics (Physics)

Mack, John E. – American Journal of Physics, 1975
Presents two calculations of the probability of detection of an interstellar comet, under the hypothesis that such comets would escape from comet clouds similar to that believed to surround the sun. Proposes three problems, each of which would be a reasonable term project for a motivated undergraduate. (Author/MLH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Curriculum, Higher Education

Kay, S. M. – Physics Education, 1975
Presents a report of the annual conference of the Education Group of the Institute of Physics, held at the University of Oxford. The educators agreed that project work is a useful teaching technique and that there is a need for categorization of such activities. (MLH)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Higher Education, Instruction, Physics

Chambers, Kenneth – Science Teacher, 1975
Describes an iron-thionine photogalvanic cell designed, constructed and tested by a secondary school student. (PB)
Descriptors: Electricity, Energy, Photochemical Reactions, Science Education

Connelly, Jean – Science Activities, 1975
Describes a secondary project in which students must organize an expedition to settle the people of the Earth on a new planet. (MLH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Science Education
Doktor, Robert – J Creative Behav, 1969
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Products, Classification, Conceptual Schemes
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1976
Presented is the annual report for fiscal year 1975-76 of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), including the annual reports of the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. Contents include: (1) report of the President; (2) reports on completed studies including food and nutrition, public health, natural resources, space…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Engineering Education, Medical Education, Reports