Describes a two-hour laboratory course entitled "Chemical Periodicity offered first semester of the freshman year. Three cation groups, one anion group, and a final unkown salt are qualitatively analyzed. Course fosters scientific thinking in experimentation by encouraging student-initiated schemes of analyses rather than "cookbook schemes. (RR)

Discusses the offering of a one-week "fun" lab course designed for students to further their professional competence, offer intellectual enrichment, advance their avocational interests, or provide personal enjoyment. (CC)

Describes a physics laboratory course which operates without written instructions and with no required experiments. Course is based upon one- or two-week topics in mechanics, heat, electromagnetism and optics with a student-designed experiment in modern physics as an extended project. (DF)

An introductory course is designed with relevance for directly instilling into the students a sense of the unity and coherence of chemical ideas. The sequence also has the flavor'' of a research project. (DF)

Describes an introductory course in geology for nonscience majors that involves students in laboratory exercises related to rock classification. (GS)

A description is given of an investigative chemistry laboratory course suitable for elementary education, business administration, and other nonscience majors. Emphasis is on analyzing various commercial products for effectiveness. (DF)

Describes the study of electronics as a terminal course in electromagnetism. A lecture-laboratory approach is used with a strong emphasis on practical experience. Outlines the major topics of the lecture program and describes the activities used in the laboratory. (GS)

Describes an approach to teaching engineering design that involves analyzing, designing, building, and testing a simple structure. Explains the procedures for the various activities and discusses how the design concept can be incorporated into other courses. (ML)

Usually the textbook descriptions of analytical methods fall short of making comparisons among several methods employed for analysis. Emphasis should be placed on making decisions about using a particular method on the basis of its merits. Listed are experiments that could be used for instruction. (PS)