This booklet, one of a series developed by the Frederick County Board of Education, Frederick, Maryland, provides an instruction module for an individualized or flexible approach to secondary science teaching. Subjects and activities in this series of booklets are designed to supplement a basic curriculum or to form a total curriculum, and relate…

This booklet is part of an American Astronomical Society curriculum project designed to provide teaching materials to teachers of secondary school chemistry, physics, and earth science. A Basic Topics section discusses atomic structure, emphasizing states of matter at high temperature and spectroscopic analysis of light from the stars. A section…

The 1973 study by the Women Chemists Committee is updated for the 1974-75 academic year. Only professors, associate professors, and assistant professors are included, since lecturers, instructors, and others are not considered full-time appointees or permanent positions. Unfortunately, in following the fate of young women Ph.D.'s, it seems that…

Outlines an experimental procedure in which an iodine radioisotope is used to determine molar combining ratios of lead and silver with the iodine. Tables and graphs show the definitive results that should be attainable. (CP)

Describes a computer program that teaches the concept of spatial distributions of atoms in a molecule and another program that simulates the kinetic progress of a chemical reaction. (MLH)

Describes a laboratory experiment in which the students prepare an antichap lipstick from basic ingredients and demonstrate solubility relationships between these ingredients and water. (MLH)

Discusses recent concerns over the lack of student interest in chemistry, citing both a survey of a group of London high schools and a publication concerning research conducted in the United Kingdom and the United States about students' attitudes toward science. (MLH)

Describes an analog computer which serves as a visual aid that calculates the amounts of all substances in an equilibrium mixture as well as during the reaction. (MLH)

Describes two experimental procedures and the reactions suitable for teaching the principle that catalysts do not affect the position of equilibrium. (GS)

Describes the Training in Education for Assistants in Chemistry (TEACH) project, designed to produce materials in several media for improving the teaching of chemistry teaching assistants. (MLH)

Survey shows that 300 full-time academic appointments, 85 percent of which are tenure-track, will be made in 1976-77 in chemistry departments granting advanced degrees. (MLH)

The electrode is a lead dioxide-silver plated wire. Construction of the electrode is simple, straightforward, and provides valuable laboratory experience. (Author/BB)

Discusses how the teacher can deal with difficulties pupils of varying ages have in understanding certain chemical ideas. The article does not support using a Piagetian model for science courses in secondary schools. It suggests that Ausubel's learning theory is of much more use to the practicing teacher. (HM)

Explains using the linear combination of bonding orbitals methods; why two different diagrams are used to represent the molecules when the properties of homonuclear diatomic molecules are being discussed. (GA)

Describes how a high school chemistry teacher runs his classes to prepare students for college. Discusses the examinations routine, the grading system, the laboratory reports, the homework assignments, and the extent of parent participation. (GA)