Presents three activities using pearl onion bulbs to illustrate plant growth and plant propagation under various conditions. (WRM)

Describes events that occur during an eclipse. Finds that the solar eclipse provides a tremendous opportunity for teaching about the earth and beyond in content. (Author/CCM)

Describes the ongoing curriculum development efforts of the Consortium for the Application of Space Data in Education (CASDE), an evolving consortium of educators, engineers, scientists, and other professionals dedicated to providing the educational community with vast amounts of NASA imagery, tools, and interdisciplinary learning activities via…

Describes how to build your own drop tower. Notes that these demonstrations are part of a portable and compact demonstration kit that fits entirely into a trunk, television and all. (CCM)

Presents detailed instructions and teaching tips for demonstrating resonance and the resulting fracture in a wine glass. (WRM)

Describes a simple shopping game that provides an active and entertaining way for middle school students to appreciate what is meant by chemical formulae. (WRM)

Presents an activity that involves dropping spherical party balloons onto a sonic motion sensor to show that the force associated with the air resistance is proportional to both the square of the velocity and the cross-sectional area of the balloon. (Author/WRM)

Shows how latent variable growth modeling can be utilized to examine change in students' attitudes toward science over the middle and high school years. Reports that students' attitudes toward science generally decline during the middle and high school years. Defines the factors that affect student attitudes as teacher encouragement, peer…

Details laboratory procedures that enable students to understand the concept of how differences in water potential drive the movement of water within a plant in response to transpiration. Students compare transpiration rates for upper and lower surfaces of leaves. (DDR)

Recounts the history of science education in Brunei Darussalam and describes a government project that emphasizes the role of science and technology for future generations. Brunei Era of Science and Technology by the year 2001 (BEST 2001) is a comprehensive and coordinated plan to enhance appreciation of science and technology. (DDR)

Speculates on the place of computers and defining the student-computer relationship within the context of biology education. Discusses the value of computer simulations. (DDR)

Presents ways to incorporate discussion of the lives of famous scientists into the classroom. Suggests a monthly focus on a different scientist with students researching each subject and using the information in a poster or timeline project toward the end of the year. (DDR)

Explores school factors associated with inclusive science instruction and evaluates the classroom achievement of students with disabilities with respect to nondisabled students in the same class. Contains 38 references. (DDR)

Describes a project in which teachers concentrate on providing hands-on learning and work with students to build a nature center. Students participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of the project. (DDR)

Presents a series of activities conducted in an outdoor environmental classroom. Activities focus on a sensory scavenger hunt, microhabitat, and gourmet ants. Explains how expectations and teacher attitudes should adjust in order to teach in a different type of classroom. (DDR)