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Peer reviewedMoldavan, Carla – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Proposes the use of humor and the personalization of word problems by inserting students' names in the problem statement as methods of gaining students' attention. Illustrates their use in a mixture problem and the Tower of Hanoi problem. (MDH)
Descriptors: Attention, Beginning Teachers, Humor, Manipulative Materials
Peer reviewedWeiss, Thomas F.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1992
Describes a software library developed to teach biophysics and physiology undergraduates that includes software on (1) the Hodgkin-Huxley model for excitation of action potentials in electrically excitable cells; (2) a random-walk model of diffusion; (3) single voltage-gated ion channels; (4) steady-state chemically mediated transport; and (5)…
Descriptors: Biophysics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Download full textCalifornia Univ., Berkeley. Lawrence Hall of Science. – 1982
The activities in this guide are designed for students in grades 4-10 and are intended to stimulate thinking about scientific and engineering careers, develop logical reasoning and problem-solving skills, promote positive attitudes toward mathematics, increase interest and knowledge about scientific work, strengthen spatial visualization skills,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Exploration, Engineering, Estimation (Mathematics)
