Completion of a unit on heat energy motivated students to devise their own solar collectors, parabolic solar cookers, and designs for a solar home. Using their solar projects, the students tests hypotheses they might have had concerning heating capacities, insulation values, or energy conversions. (MA)

Students spent two months designing and building model solar homes. During this time, they learned about science, geology, architecture, landscaping, and interior decorating. This article describes and illustrates their work. (MA)

Presents a lesson plan to teach the student to be able to recognize the basic anatomy of a fish and show how one can determine the environment in which the fish lives. (BB)

Described are a method of cultivating Euglena, a method for presenting and solving mole equations, and a design of a simple solar collector. (SL)

Provides a variety of science activities structured around the germination and growth of oak trees from acorns. (CP)

Sample problems concerning energy consumption and conservation with air conditioners, electric ranges, refrigerators and televisions are provided. The energy efficiency ratio (EER) is also discussed. (CP)

Describes geological field trip credit courses presented at Weber State College. (SL)

Describes a secondary level science program which allows teachers and students to conduct productive research in geology, hydrology, space science, and oceanology. (SL)

Discusses ideas for using newspaper articles to teach relevance and practical applications of earth science topics. (SL)

Discusses the study of the local community by elementary students by having local people visit the class. (SL)

Reports on apparatus for generating Lissajous figures, projecting Poisson's spots, photographing diffraction patterns, electric heating, and projecting moving longitudinal waves on an oscilloscope. (SL)

Presents a computer game which assists in learning the classification of igneous rocks and a simulation program which illustrates some aspects of igneous textures. (SL)

Reviews a fictitious case study used as a values-clarifying teaching strategy for students of human genetics and bioethics. (SL)

Reports an experimental procedure for a course in physical organic chemistry to illustrate correlation between structure and reactivity. (SL)

Describes two procedures for the conversion of eugenol to vanillin