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Peer reviewedScience Teacher, 1975
Presents abstracts of innovative activities of students in grades 7 through 12. Projects include community surveys, student or teacher initiated home/school experiments, scientist-supervised research by high school students, community and school service projects. (EB)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Instruction
Peer reviewedLipparelli, Michael A. – Science Teacher, 1973
Describes a simple and inexpensive apparatus which can be easily constructed and which provides a highly visible example of an apparently reversible reaction for undergraduates. (DF)
Descriptors: College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), General Science, Instruction
Peer reviewedEisler, Sanford M. – Science Teacher, 1973
An unusual science program which centers around a vivarium and is based on the notion that students learn science by doing it, not just talking about it. (DF)
Descriptors: Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Science Activities, Science Education
Peer reviewedArrigoni, Edward – Science Teacher, 1975
Describes five experiments that are done with eggs, including one on osmosis, and an experiment on gyroscopics. (BR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, General Science, Instruction, Physical Sciences
Peer reviewedBerta, David C. – Science Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: Curriculum, Environment, Instruction, Physical Sciences
Peer reviewedGoodman, Harvey – Science Teacher, 1975
Gives guidelines for initiating science projects and encourages students to enter them in science fairs to instill confidence in their accomplishments. (LS)
Descriptors: Exhibits, Instruction, Science Activities, Science Education
Peer reviewedGriffin, Nancy C. – Science Teacher, 1979
Describes how involving the students' bodies in the study of certain scientific principles, such as center of gravity, pendulums, and volume by water displacement have resulted in building up their interest and increased their motivation toward learning science. (GA)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Instruction, Motivation, Physical Sciences
Peer reviewedSnyder, P. B. – Science Teacher, 1977
Describes activities for secondary earth science and biology classes in collecting, preparing, mounting, and manipulating microfossils. (SL)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth Science, Geology
Peer reviewedScience Teacher, 1978
Discusses the study of house plants as a biology class activity. (SL)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedScience Teacher, 1977
Described is a method of utilizing nomographs to increase student interest in mathematical computations, an experiment dealing with freezing water which students can perform at home, and a technique for interdisciplinary lesson planning. (SL)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedHynek, J. Allen – Science Teacher, 1974
The article urges teachers to keep an open mind concerning UFO's and to develop this open-mindedness in students as well as critical thinking. Includes a bibliography of readings on UFO's. (BR)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary School Science, General Science, Instruction
Peer reviewedToubes, Joe; Hoff, Darrel – Science Teacher, 1974
Describes how to collect micrometeorites and suggests a number of related activities such as determining the number of meteors entering the atmosphere and determining the composition of the micrometeorites. (BR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Meteorology
Peer reviewedMarson, Ron – Science Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Instruction, Physical Sciences, Science Activities
Peer reviewedMoncure, Helen; Hoff, Darrel – Science Teacher, 1975
Describes a technique utilizing analyses of photographs to study planetary motion. (CP)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Instruction, Photography, Physics
Peer reviewedLamb, William G.; Bartholomew, Rolland B. – Science Teacher, 1975
Enumerates five reasons for using science fiction as an aid in teaching science. Also included is a source list of materials that can be utilized. (BR)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, General Science, Instruction, Instructional Materials
