Described are several techniques and pieces of equipment developed by the Police Scientific Department Branch in its application of physics to police problems. Topics discussed include fingerprints, documents, and photographs. (Author/DS)

Provides information and examples for controlling contrast in photographs. (HOD)

Describes the viewing sessions and the holograms of a holographic road show. The traveling exhibits, believed to stimulate interest in physics, include a wide variety of holograms and demonstrate several physical principles. (GA)

Choosing a career in a craft area is a difficult one. Only a few are able to make a living exclusively on the creation of their crafts. Suggests ways for successfully selling craft products. Also lists specialties in craft areas, since to become expert in a craft means to specialize. (Author/RK)

Suggests ways in which photo-features can be used in high school publications. (KS)

Describes how 3rd grade students' photographs were used to assess the influence of hands-on science instruction within an urban classroom. The photos and individual interviews were used to assess: (1) what the students perceived was included and involved with science; (2) how the students connected their school science experiences to their daily…

Offers advice to photojournalists for using the camera to sensitively portray news events. Suggest ways to avoid negative stereotypes, and for using photography to truthfully illustrate factual situations. (LS)

Explores the advantages and disadvantages of using color microforms. The types of color film are described, and problems of fading and the cost effectiveness of using color are discussed. (6 references) (MES)

Describes the use of electronic photography (still video photography) digitized directly into computer layouts for student publications. (SR)

Offers four brief stories on redesigning "The Columbus Dispatch" newsroom, what changes technology caused, what high school teachers should teach photographers, and what skills are needed in packaging the news. (SR)

Describes how one teacher of photography has adapted to the 90-minute lessons of her Missouri high school's block scheduling. Focuses on dividing up lecture time, separating the class into groups, and making each student responsible for his/her performance in the class. (SR)

Describes several lessons learned during a photographer's internship. Discusses the reality of shooting day in and day out on deadline and helps photojournalists learn more about what the working environment is like. Notes the uniqueness of an internship and how it provides critiques, mentors, equipment knowledge, and tighter editing. (SC)

Looks at some of the important stepping stones in the evolution of medical illustration from the anatomists and artists of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, through the introduction of the camera obscura in the eighteenth century, and on to the advent of photography. (Author/MM)

Good quality scientific teaching depends on the ability of researchers to translate laboratory experiments into high school and undergraduate classes, bridging the advanced and basic science with common knowledge. A fast-growing field in biomedical sciences is oxidative stress, which has been associated to several diseases, including cancer and…