This teacher's guide contains supplemental activities to go along with the NOVA television program on PBS. Activities include: (1) "Last Flight of Bomber 31"; (2) "Ancient Creature of the Deep"; (3) "Battle of the X-Planes"; (4) "Mountain of Ice"; (5) "Lost Treasures of Tibet"; and (6)…

Scientific literacy is far more than knowing a list of terms and definitions. Scientific literacy is the ability to do processes related to a specific scientific field and knowing, at minimum, basic problem solving. This paper discusses what students need to know in the different science and mathematics fields and describes the teacher's role in…

Understanding students' challenges about using microcomputer based laboratories (MBLs) would provide important data in understanding the appropriateness of using MBLs in high school chemistry laboratories. Identifying students' concerns about this technology will in part help educators identify the obstacles to science learning when using this…

A collaborative project in liberal arts chemistry, involving faculty in chemistry and science education, is described. The project includes various components: an introductory test (DAST) to examine students' perceptions of scientists, a group library research exercise, oral and written presentation of the results of the library research, a…

This book contains volume 2 of 2 and describes safety guidelines for academic chemistry laboratories to prevent accidents for college and university students. Contents include: (1) "Organizing for Accident Prevention"; (2) "Personal Protective Equipment"; (3) "Labeling"; (4) "Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)"; (5) "Preparing for Medical…

This book contains volume 1 of 2 and describes safety guidelines for academic chemistry laboratories to prevent accidents for college and university students. Contents include: (1) "Your Responsibility for Accident Prevention"; (2) "Guide to Chemical Hazards"; (3) "Recommended Laboratory Techniques"; and (4) "Safety Equipment and Emergency…

In any teaching situation, it is always possible to identify those students who generally seem to have a positive attitude towards what they are doing, and those who seem less positive. Students' attitudes seem to feature prominently in many teachers' and lecturers' concerns about the effectiveness of their teaching. Students' attitudes are an…

Discusses the results of a study which indicate that teachers' grading practices affect enrollment in science subjects. The study suggests that the elimination of disparities between grading in the sciences (especially physics and chemistry) and in other subjects will often yield substantial gains in science enrollment. (JR)

Summarizes experience of an analytical chemist in the form of a dialogue, including educational background, teaching-learning practices, research activities, academic contributions, opinion about government support of research studies, and future prospects of the field. (CC)

Describes the scientific use of a board game to train the three-dimensional observation ability and to illustrate the concept of space symmetry. Included are four methods of interpreting results in terms of crystallographic lattices. (CC)

Discusses the objectives, main sections, and rationale underlying the final report of the Subcommittee on Chemistry for the Nonscientist. (CC)

Discusses the conflicting evidence and points of view presented by scientists involved in research on the nature of memory. The research of one group supports a chemical basis for memory, while the other group presents evidence supporting an electro-physiological basis. (JR)

Discusses a student's experience with a research project on the synthesis and reactions of an organo-platinum complex with an organo-Group IV linkage, including the advantages and disadvantages of such a degree by thesis course. (CC)

Discusses the advantages of implementing student projects at the secondary level, including a description of possible pupils' gains in project work. Included is a summary of procedures necessary for a teacher to prepare for projects. (CC)

Summarizes the results obtained from two questionnaires sent by the study group of the British Committee on Chemical Education which was set up to look at the problems of students' computational inability. included are four positive recommendations on textbook preparation, examination techniques, and inservice teacher training. (CC)