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Technology Infusion Strategy: Beginning with a Pilot Project is the Key.
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Ball, John – Science Teacher, 1996
Presents an effective way to start a technological revolution in schools by beginning with a single exciting project that incorporates new technologies and then letting interest in the project prompt others to action. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Pilot Projects, Science Activities, Science Interests
Highway Ecology.
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Virtue, Damaris H. – Science Teacher, 1989
Describes teaching ecology by using highway travel. Provides an outline for the travel observation checklist. Discusses some practical information for using the activity. (YP)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Ecology, Field Studies, Observation
Encouraging Student Biological Research.
Frame, Kathy, Ed.; Hays, Rachel, Ed.; Mack, Alison, Ed. – 2000
This publication encourages student involvement in biological research through student research with the cooperation of teachers and scientists. The contents of the book are divided into two sections. The first section introduces students to research investigations and includes: (1) "How the Investigations Are Set Up and the Rationale Behind…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Cooperation, Evaluation Methods
Biological Competitions and Biological Olympiads as a Means of Developing Students' Interest in Biology.
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Stazinski, Wieslaw – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Describes biological competitions at the high school level in Poland. Argues that they can be used to enhance and maintain students' interest in the subject. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Competition, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Project Week at Yeovil.
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Gadd, K. F. – Education in Chemistry, 1979
This article describes an approach to science teaching in which secondary school students and faculty members lived and worked together for a week at Yeovil College, concentrating on science project work. The projects investigated during this time are briefly described. (GA)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Holography, Laboratories
It Was a Dark and Stormy Chemistry Class...
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Barra, Paul A. – Science Teacher, 1988
Describes a science fiction writing project for ninth-grade physical science classes. Provides some examples of science fiction stories written by the students. Selects grammar, punctuation, science content, sentence structure, and originality as the criteria of grading. (YP)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Grade 9, Physical Sciences, Science Activities
Tin Can Rally.
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Roueche, Bill; Roueche, Charis – Science Teacher, 1988
Introduced is a project for constructing a can device for a race. Discussed are some applications for teaching physical science. A diagram of a can device is included. (YP)
Descriptors: Games, Junior High Schools, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Procedures
Practical Experiences of Links between a Hospital Physics Department and Local Schools.
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Clayton, C. B. – Physics Education, 1989
Discussed are links between hospitals and local schools. Some aspects of the links, such as a medical physics convention, collaboration with teachers, work experience for students, and experimental projects are described. (YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Medical Services, School Business Relationship
Self-Initiated Science Projects.
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Hoehn, Robert G. – Science Activities, 1988
Explains miniprojects in high school science courses. Shows the project idea table and five examples with explanations. Discusses the experience and some positive results for students. (YP)
Descriptors: Biology, Demonstrations (Educational), High Schools, Physical Sciences