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Peer reviewedMickey, Charles D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1981
Reviews information on solar radiation as an energy source. Discusses these topics: the key photovoltaic material; the bank theory of solids; conductors, semiconductors, and insulators; impurity semiconductors; solid-state photovoltaic cell operation; limitations on solar cell efficiency; silicon solar cells; cadmium sulfide/copper (I) sulfide…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Energy, Higher Education
McGrath, Susan – 1986
This book shows how physics relates to daily life. Chapters included are: (1) "Physics of Fun" (dealing with the concepts of friction, Bernoulli's principle, lift, buoyancy, adhesion, cohesion, surface tension, gas expansion, waves, light, mirror images, and solar cells); (2) "Physics of Nature" (illustrating the concepts of inertia, static…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Museums
Peer reviewedCocanour, Barbara; Bruce, Alease S. – Science and Children, 1986
Offers suggestions for activities that demonstrate the principles of osmosis. Explains how decalcified chicken eggs can be used to give students practice with measurement, experimental procedures, and science principles. (ML)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Science Activities
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
