Suggests a safety program for electricity and electronics courses of industrial arts or trade and technical education. (GR)

Indicates that academe must emphasize professional responsibility for chemical health and safety and engender a similar concern in students. Suggests this may be accomplished both by informing students and by helping them make reasoned decisions concerning their exposure to these hazards. (Author/JN)

Delineated are simple procedures by which evaluations can be performed of the concentrations of contaminants in chemical laboratories. (BB)

Information is given on the basic chemistry of fire and on the characteristics of flammable liquids. (BB)

Discusses increasing class size due to increased pressure on school budgets. Reviews class size in other countries. Presents the disadvantages of crowded and small classes and the difficulties of supervision in large science classes. (ASK)

Recommends some measures to take to ensure that demonstrations are carried out safely. Includes a sample checklist to be completed before and after demonstrations. (DDR)

Provides safety guidelines for hands-on projects or model building activities. (KHR)

Explains how to maintain biosafety in high school level biotechnology and microbiology courses. Focuses on laboratory skills, biohazard containment, and defense perimeters. (YDS)

Presents the script of a skit designed to engage beginning students in a contest to identify and list the most safety violations they observe during the skit. Includes a list of 37 safe laboratory practices. (MKR)

Describes a paternity simulation experiment with two situations. Uses ABO blood group analysis and horizontal agarose electrophoresis to identify the biological fathers. (YDS)

Includes "Welding's Wave of the Future" (Gary Mitikin); "Welding Safety" (Mike Pankratz); "Help Wanted--Only Qualified Welders Need Apply" (Robert J. Teuscher); and "Career Directions." (JOW)

Synthesis of research on safety in agricultural education laboratories found most research focused on agricultural mechanics. Labs appeared to be potentially hazardous places, and teachers have inadequate knowledge of safety laws and ways to provide a safe working environment. (SK)