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Brown, R. D. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Presents various ideas on the origin of life including very early ideas, Oparin's view, and an alternative view related to carbonaceous chondrites. Outlines one currently tenable hypothesis in the formation of the solar system and explains the method involved in detecting polyatomic molecules in dark nebulae. (GS)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution
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De Laeter, J. R. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Presents a theory about the origin of the elements and the evolution of the stars. Relates the nucleosynthesis of nuclides to stellar evolution. (GS)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Chemistry, Evolution, Nuclear Physics
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Campbell, N. A.; Gipps, J. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Explains the distribution of air pollutants as related to such meteorological conditions as temperature inversions, ground inversion, and wind velocity. Uses a power station to illustrate the effect of some of the meteorological conditions mentioned. (GS)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Meteorology
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Tait, A., Ed. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Botany, Laboratory Equipment, Plant Propagation, Science Education
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Hill, D. M. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Presents data on the readability of periodicals and textbooks commonly used by students studying school agriculture. (GS)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Instructional Materials, Readability, Science Education
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De Laeter, John R. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1976
Discusses the concept of time in relation to the age of the chemical elements and the age of the universe. (MLH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Earth Science, Higher Education
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Forlin, Peter – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1995
Provides a framework that incorporates the diverse elements of risk management in science education into a systematic process and is adaptable to changing circumstances. Appendix contains risk management checklist for management, laboratory and storage, extreme biological and chemical hazards, protective equipment, waste disposal, electrical…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Laboratory Safety, Models, Risk Management
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Wyatt, Bryon; Cockman, Brett – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1994
Descriptors: Chemistry, Manufacturing, Science Education, Science Equipment
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Wyatt, Bryon – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1994
Describes the development of casts that replicate fossil finds to help teach human evolution. (MKR)
Descriptors: Biology, Evolution, Science Education, Science Instruction
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Turley, Michael – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1994
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Electric Circuits, Physics, Science Education
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Pascoe, Robert; Shepherd, Ron – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1974
Reported, in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner, is information concerning student ratings of trial versions of Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) units. (PEB)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Pendlebury, J. N. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1973
Describes how the continuous variation method may be used in senior chemistry classes at the secondary level. This technique allows for the detection of the one or more reactions that may occur in a system over a wide range of composition. (JR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Laboratory Techniques
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Tait, A., Ed. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments
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Schodde, P.; Ed. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1976
Reviews 17 books and curriculum materials of interest to secondary science teachers. Topics include plant science, pollution, fishes, science investigations, general zoology, neurobiology, electronics, and the environment. (MLH)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Book Reviews, Books, Instructional Materials