Presented is advice on how to set up and maintain a saltwater aquarium, and a discussion on everything from algae growth to constructing an underground filter to hatch brine shrimp. Information on which tropical and temperate animals are appropriate for marine aquaria and how to collect them is also included. (Author/SB)

Presented are basic concepts of chemistry necessary for operators who manage drinking water treatment plants and wastewater facilities. It includes discussions of chemical terms and concepts, laboratory procedures for basic analyses of interest to operators, and discussions of appropriate chemical calculations. Exercises are included and answer…

The results of a survey of elementary school teachers in North Dakota are reported, in a search for answers to two questions: (1) What manipulative materials are currently being used for mathematics instruction, and to what extent; and (2) Who is using them? A brief review of previous research indicated that the use of manipulative materials is…

Reported is a study of the effects of audio-tutorial chemistry instruction to determine if: (1) students will respond to post-course questionnaire items consistently within a category; (2) responses to items concerning equipment would be consistent within a category; and (3) attitudes towards educational materials would be consistent within a…

This module is intended to provide an understanding of the principles related to heat transfer. The objectives are designed to enable the learner to select and install a device for measuring the temperature of a power transistor, determine power ratings, measure the transient response for a power level and its final equilibrium temperature. Other…

Intended to strengthen the Information and Systems Sciences Program of Stockton State College, this 5-year developmental plan for 1980-1984 defines specific goals in three areas: (1) curriculum and faculty, (2) laboratory and equipment, and (3) faculty professional development. Recommendations are designed to bring about a stable faculty and a…

A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO (1) IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT (NDEA) FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES IN 1963-65, (2) IDENTIFY REASONS FOR CONTINUATION OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SUCH PROJECTS, (3) IDENTIFY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO OR HINDERING THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECTS, AND (4) MAKE…

Compared was the relative effectiveness of a new college level general biology course utilizing an audio-tutorial (A-T) laboratory with a traditional lecture course without a laboratory. Five biology classes (two traditional and three A-T) with 720 students at Kansas State Teachers College comprised the population. Seventy students, 35 male and 35…

THIS "FACT SHEET" IS A DESCRIPTION OF A PROJECT FINANCED BY THE ASIA FOUNDATION AND THE SOGANG JESUIT COLLEGE IN SEOUL, KOREA, IN 1966. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TECHNIQUES AT SOGANG COLLEGE WHICH MAY LATER BE APPLIED TO BROADCAST INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION IN KOREA. DESCRIBED ARE THE FOLLOWING--(1)…

THE APPARENT DISAPPOINTMENT AND SLACKENING OF ENTHUSIASTIC INTEREST IN LANGUAGE LABORATORY INSTRUCTION IS MOST PROBABLY NOT DUE TO A FUNDAMENTAL LACK OF EFFECTIVENESS, BUT TO METHODOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS YET TO BE SOLVED. MOST IMPORTANT, THE RESTRICTIVE DEPENDENCE OF LABORATORY MATERIAL ON CLASSROOM LESSONS MUST BE ABANDONED. ONLY…

A laboratory manual containing 14 exercises for students taking intermediate-level courses on US public opinion and voting behavior. The first 2 studies deal with survey research methods and the use of data processing equipment. The remaining 12 are substantive exercises in the analysis of political survey data. The purpose of these assignments is…

The bulletin was prepared as a general guide to encourage the use of safe practices in science laboratories in Florida schools. The guide begins with an outline of recommended emergency procedures. Chapter I discusses the importance of safety in the science program. Chapter II discusses handling and storage of equipment, and designing laboratory…

This publication provides twelve model spacecraft construction plans for use by secondary school teachers in industrial arts classes. These models were adopted and developed from plans supplied by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and are representative selections from the many spacecraft used in space exploration programs. Some…

Guidelines for designing and planning learning stations for pupils at the elementary grade level include suggestions on how to develop a station that will be successful in meeting the learners' needs. Instructions for the use of tapes at a station and matching pupils with stations are given, as are guidelines on classroom arrangement and record…

This document is an instructional module package prepared in objective form for use by an instructor familiar with the azide modification of the Winkler dissolved oxygen test and the electronic dissolved oxygen meter test procedures for determining the dissolved oxygen and the biochemical oxygen demand of a wastewater sample. Included are…