Ten elements and techniques which can be used very effectively in a college level political science course are animation and enthusiasm; costumes; skits; motion; humor; perks; personality and mood changes; voices, puppets, and imitations; the personalization of material; and state of mind. (RM)

Computer simulation was used to analyze techniques of performing the flip long jump. (MM)

Shows that, through the use of a digital computer, pen movements may provide information for the investigation of motor control in the self-paced movements involved in handwriting. Describes the apparatus used, indicates the kinds of information that may be obtained, and discusses practical applications, including applications for instruction. (GT)

Investigates whether five-week-old infants' attention to a schematic face would increase as the velocity of its oscillating eye dots increases. Twenty-four infants served as subjects. (MP)

Five-month-old infants were habituated to three types of visually presented rigid motion, with duration of fixation as the dependent measure. After reaching a criterion of habituation, a fourth rigid motion (not habituated) and a deformation were presented. (Author/SS)

The authors describe an inexpensive, portable instrument for measuring gross body directional movement time under conditions simulating closed and open skill environments. (MB)

Three studies examined whether and when preschool children are willing to attribute internal and immanent causes to motion. Found that preschool children were more likely to attribute immanent cause to motion in animals than in artifacts and more likely to attribute human cause to motion in artifacts than in animals. (MDM)

Constructing model roller coasters is a great way for students to explore concepts related to energy and motion. Describes making a model roller coaster with 4th grade students. Students learn about different forms of energy and answer their own questions about roller coasters. (NB)

Describes the construction and use of a machine to demonstrate centripetal force. Includes a lab activity for use with the machine. (DDR)

Two experiments tested infants' sensitivity to properties of point-light displays of a walker and a runner that were equivalent regarding the phasing of limb movements. Found that 3-, but not 5-month-olds, discriminated these displays. When the symmetrical phase-patterning of the runner display was perturbed by advancing two of its limbs by 25…

Preferences for moving versus static bars were assessed in 8-, 16-, and 20-week-old infants. Findings revealed that at both 16 and 20 weeks, preferences were affected only by the velocity of the bar's movement. This effect persisted at 20 weeks even when static reference features were added to the display. (RH)

Discusses Rudolf Laban's analysis of human movement and applies it to working with and assessing exceptional children. (JOW)

Argues that "persistence of vision" myth (the succession of still images perceived as continuous motion) has a place in the history of film scholarship but can no longer be given currency in film theory. Suggests replacement of the concept of the passive viewer implied by the myth by an enlightened understanding of how viewers actually…