A method is described for preparing large gelatine-embedded soil sections for ecological studies. Sampling methods reduce structural disturbance of the samples to a minimum and include freezing the samples in the field to kill soil invertebrates in their natural microhabitats. Projects are suggested for upper secondary school students. (Author/BB)

An experimental system, suitable for secondary schools, uses Chlorella vulgaris to demonstrate the effects of mercury and cadmium. Very low concentrations of mercury or cadmium decrease growth, whereas lead or arsenic have little effect. Further experiments show additive interactions between mercury and cadmium and antagonistic interactions…

Urges the use of the immediate environment of the school to serve as a focus and a medium to help plan activities and experiments in the different subject areas of science, and in the area of environment. (GA)

Describes several activities that can be done with laboratory mice to study the physiological role of oxytocin. Diagrams included. (MA)

Explains some of the ways in which dried yeast has been used in sixth-form work to illustrate some points and principles relevant to a high school biology course. (Author/GA)

Describes an experiment that has been introduced in the organic chemistry laboratory program at Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It illustrates microbial reaction and its role in the synthesis of vitamin C. (HM)

Presents a biochemistry experiment for college students that illustrates the purification of an enzyme. (HM)

Describes the procedure, the circuitry, and the calibration required to convert a voltmeter into a pH meter for use in the physics laboratory. (GA)

Describes two demonstration experiments for the chemistry laboratory: (1) Thermodynamic vs kinetic control and (2) Acid-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Starch. (MA)

Shows how administrators at a community college were convinced of the importance of purchasing computerized phototypesetting equipment for use in training journalism students. (GW)

The article encourages the use of the language lab and gives creative suggestions for student activities under teacher direction. (NCR)

A computer program which simulates an interstellar gas and dust cloud has been used to study Kirchhoff's laws of spectral analysis in introductory astronomy courses. The model parameters can be varied to stimulate various effects observed in actual clouds. Students are given exercises to use the program in a manner similar to a lab experiment.…

Explains the inertia ball demonstration qualitatively. For the advanced level the demonstration is treated as a forced harmonic oscillator and the results verified analytically. Computer-generated graphs show that with a rapid pull, the upper cord may break, or the upper and lower cords may break simultaneously. (Author/GA)

Describes the construction of a direct-reading inertial balance that works on the same principle as that used by astronauts in space when weightless. It is used to help demonstrate and measure inertial mass. (GA)

It is suggested that the work of Kammerer provides suitable material, in the form of case studies on which to base discussions of Lamarckism versus Darwinism. A set of structured problems is described as an example of possible problem-solving exercises, and further experiments to extend Kammerer's work are outlined. (Author/MA)