Describes methods for studying the direct effect of thyroid hormones on the induction of metamorphic change in amphibians. (CS)

Describes a physical chemistry experiment that introduces undergraduate students to the entities of polyelectrolytes. (CS)

Presents a chemical instrumentation laboratory experiment that introduces the methodology of the fabrication and evaluation of an ion-selective electrode. (CS)

Presents methods by which undergraduate students gain practice in ESR spectroscopy. (CS)

Presents three different procedures in which reagents are added in a specified order to a large beaker containing an aqueous solution of nickel sulfate. Complex ions of nickel (II) are prepared by using aqueous solutions of ammonia, ethylenediamine, dimethylglyoxime, and cyanide ion. (CS)

This book presents science activities developed by teachers for children ages 3-6 years old. The activities aim to develop science skills including communication, observation, estimation, measurement, cause and effect, investigation, and evaluation in children by using their curiosity as a staring point. Activities include age suggestions, address…

Describes how a sulfate-iodide "clock reaction" experiment can be used to emphasize the importance of observations and hypotheses in revealing cause-effect relationships. Investigative steps, theory, experimental principle, procedure, and the experiment report are discussed. (CS)

Describes a companion experiment to the experimental study of the di-iodide visible absorption spectrum. Experimental details, interpretation, and data analysis are provided for an analysis of the di-iodide fluorescence excited by a visible laser, using a Raman instrument. (CS)

Describes a student project in analytical chemistry using sheet silicates. Provides specific information regarding the use of phlogopite in an experiment to analyze samples for silicon, aluminum, magnesium, iron, potassium, and fluoride. (CS)

Describes the construction of an apparatus that demonstrates that electrostatic forces can be large and also gives some idea of dependence of electrostatic forces between charged parallel discs on potential differences and separation. (CS)

Describes urinalysis techniques for dry weight measurement, examination of urinary calculi (stones), and determination of the presence of blood and blood pigments. Also presented are directions for preparing required reagents. (WB)

Outlines a procedure where chromatographic separation can be easily done and provides an introduction to column chromatography. (CS)

Describes various procedures applicable to secondary school science classes, including: (1) constructing a centripetal accelerometer; (2) demonstrating weightlessness with a small scale apparatus employing a catapult; (3) teaching hexadecimal counting by using the fingers; (4) demonstrating oscillation and resonance in tuned circuits. (CS)

Describes an undergraduate laboratory experiment using viscosity to follow the progress of the contractile process in muscles. This simple, short experiment illustrates the action of ATP as the source of energy in the contractile process and the catalytic effect of calcium ions as a control in the energy producing process. (CS)

Relates how Charles Martin Hall discovered the method of making pure aluminum metal in 1886. Retraces the events and steps that led to the process of aluminum purification. Includes diagrams of the apparatus used in the investigations. (ML)