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Young, Matt – Physics Teacher, 1989
Discusses the nature, resolution, focal length, and angle of a pinhole camera. Describes the development and some applications of the camera. Nineteen references are listed. (YP)
Descriptors: Light, Optics, Physics, Science Equipment
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. – 2002
NASA CONNECT is an annual series of free integrated mathematics, science, and technology instructional distance learning programs for students in grades 5-8. This video presents the World Space Congress 2002, the meeting of the decade for space professionals. Topics discussed range from the discovery of distant planets to medical advancements,…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Science Education

Schamp, Homer W., Jr. – Science Teacher, 1989
Describes the historic development of the periodic table from the four-element theory to the Lavoisier's table. Presents a table listing the old and new names of chemicals and the Lavoisier's table of elements. Lists two references. (YP)
Descriptors: Chemical Nomenclature, Chemistry, Science History, Science Materials

Manzelli, Paolo; Eaton, John – Environmentalist, 1985
Offers a model of scientific thought based on the multidisciplinary integration of the sciences. Stresses the importance of constructions/deconstructions of meanings, codifications/decodifications of symbols, and structurations/destructurations of conceptual operations in the development of scientific thought and in the modification of human…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Epistemology, Global Approach, Interdisciplinary Approach

Stinner, Arthur – Science Education, 1989
Discussed are two contrasting views about the nature of scientific thinking including Pearson's and Collingwood's. The contexts of questions, methods, problems, experiments, and history are described as contexts of inquiry. The physical thoughts of scientists from pre-Aristotelian times to the present are outlined in relation to contexts of…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Physics, Problem Solving, Science History
Burke, James; And Others – 1985
The impact of science on society is examined in this publication's coverage of a series of public lectures that commemorated the 25th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Edited versions of four speeches are presented which address the impact of science on society from the time of humanity's first significant…
Descriptors: Change, Computers, Futures (of Society), Inventions

Crenshaw, Neil – American Biology Teacher, 1979
An approach is suggested for teaching science history through inquiry training. A series of investigations are given for illustrating to students the manner in which organisms are grouped taxonomically. (SA)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Classification, Inquiry, Models

Kolb, Doris – Journal of Chemical Education, 1979
Catalysis is defined and discussed as the process relates to science history, chemical reactions, enzymes, industry, catalytic reactors, and catalyst preparation. (SA)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Educational Resources, Laboratory Techniques
The Nature of Science. A Personal View of Science and How It Has Shaped the Way We Think and Behave.
Aicken, Frederick – 1984
Designed to provide a broader and more encompassing approach to science studies, this book contains perspectives on science and its impact on culture. It consists of a series of discrete essays which focus on the interaction of science with religion, philosophy, and lifestyle. Each essay begins with a series of quotations and questions which are…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Philosophy, Science and Society

Evans, W. A. B. – Physics Education, 1987
Celebrates the 300th anniversary of "Principia Mathematica" written by Sir Isaac Newton. Reviews Newton's life and the circumstances which relate to "Principia." Relates the contributions of other scientists of Newton's time. Discusses Newton's life after the publication of "Principia." (CW)
Descriptors: Authors, Books, College Science, Foreign Countries

Dolby, R. G. A. – Physics Education, 1987
Discusses how the reputation of "Principia" was created and maintained. Indicates the difficulties of identifying a single unambiguous meaning for the text. Shows that knowledge of Sir Isaac Newton makes little difference to understanding the later impact of the work. (CW)
Descriptors: Books, College Science, Foreign Countries, High Schools

Ryder, L. H. – Physics Education, 1987
Discusses the history of scientific thought in terms of the theories of inertia and absolute space, relativity and gravitation. Describes how Sir Isaac Newton used the work of earlier scholars in his theories and how Albert Einstein used Newton's theories in his. (CW)
Descriptors: Books, College Science, Foreign Countries, Gravity (Physics)

Dresden, Max – Physics Teacher, 1992
Discusses the early recognition of chaos as seen in Poincar's work solving dynamical problems. Proposes five examples from which an inventory of the manifestation of chaos can be inferred. Discusses some instructional consequences of the development of ideas of chaos. (MDH)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Energy, Functions (Mathematics), High Schools
McGee, David; And Others – 1989
This guide provides an introduction to the major issues and literature of science in society. The book is divided into four parts: (1) "The Nature of Science"; (2) "The Nature of Technology"; (3) "Humans in the Environment"; and (4) "Current Issues in Science." The first part covers a history of science technology are covered in the second. In the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Literacy, Computers, Energy

Drazin, Philip – Physics Education, 1987
Outlines the contents of Volume II of "Principia" by Sir Isaac Newton. Reviews the contributions of subsequent scientists to the physics of fluid dynamics. Discusses the treatment of fluid mechanics in physics curricula. Highlights a few of the problems of modern research in fluid dynamics. Shows that problems still remain. (CW)
Descriptors: Books, College Science, Fluid Mechanics, Foreign Countries