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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1974
The purpose of this booklet is to bring into the classroom the ecological processes and principles that underlie nature. Students get the opportunity to work with natural objects and to learn about the principles that regulate them. In this revised edition, a number of publications have been compiled and printed under one title. The booklet is…
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education
Schools Council, London (England). – 1975
This publication is a collection of 77 projects which have been designed for secondary science students. The main purpose of the publication is to illustrate what a school technology project is and how it relates to the rest of the curriculum. Some of the projects are investigations while others have the construction of a device as their main…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Science Education
Crone, Burnell – 1975
Alaska is one of the most ideal settings for teaching science. In most of the rural areas, science materials are in abundance starting almost at the school's door steps to a distance as far as a person would like to go. Therefore, it is quite possible to develop science projects for all grades. Some of the projects can be done in the simplest ways…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Outdoor Education, Rural Schools, Science Curriculum
Dremmel, Donna; And Others – 1970
This teacher's guide has been written for the elementary classroom teacher as an aid and not as a course of study. The guide lists units of study that might be undertaken in any classroom and indicates objectives, activities, teaching aids, and reference materials that will be helpful in the development of the unit. Topics covered include…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
Mersch, Margaret; Bryant, Napolean, Jr. – Instructor, 1976
Sixth-grade pupils at St. Vivian's school recently studied a science lesson on distinguishing between plant and animal cells. Observation of pupils indicated that learning was occurring, but the enthusiasm they had exhibited in earlier science lessons was obviously lacking. Article discussed a model, designed to stimulate learning processes, from…
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary School Students, Learning Activities, Science Activities
Science News, 1976
A high school student builds a simple drive mechanism for making extended photographic exposures of star clusters. Second and third place winner's projects are described. (EB)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Mechanical Equipment, Photographic Equipment, Science Education
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Grimshaw, J. – Education in Chemistry, 1976
Describes a chemistry project in which lichens are identified by the analysis of the phenolic substances that they biosynthesize. (MLH)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, College Science
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