This document includes the strategies being used by the state of Maryland to reach five goals and six essential outcomes regarding science education for their students. Also included is a discussion of seven recommendations made by committee members and reviewers of this effort to improve the quality and use of science laboratories in Maryland.…

This manual provides practical advice on the appropriation, conservation, and documentation of a marine biological reference collection, in response to needs expressed by Mediterranean Arab countries. A reference collection is defined as a working museum containing a series of specimens with which biologists are able to compare their own material.…

Presents cautionary information to science teachers concerning the use of benzene and of Plutonium 239 radioactive sources. (PEB)

Detailed discussions are presented dealing with the selection and design of fume hoods for science laboratories. Areas covered include--(1) air flow design, (2) materials properties, (3) location in the laboratory, (4) testing and adjustment, (5) exhaust systems, and (6) hazards of fume discharges. (JT)

Recommendations are made to ensure that academic laboratories are safe and meet safety standards, instruction and information in laboratory safety are widely available, and that students, teachers, and academic research chemists give high priority to safety and health in their laboratories. (author/BB)

Describes the operating characteristics and cost of chart recorders available in Great Britain. (SL)

The design of the Sherman Fairchild Center for the Life Sciences at Columbia University emphasizes the lightness necessitated by the building's placement on an existing five-story podium structure. (Author/MLF)

Provides some suggestions for improving the quality of science education. (RK)

Described is an acid-leaching facility at Macquarie University in Australia for teaching paleontology. The facility is used for teaching both undergraduate and graduate students and for research by staff and graduate students. Drawings of the facility are included and courses are described. (Author/RH)

Offers a simple model for estimating vapor concentrations in instructional laboratories. Three methods are described for measuring ventilation rates, and the results of measurements in six laboratories are presented. The model should provide a simple screening tool for evaluating worst-case personal exposures. (JN)

Discusses possible reasons for the variations in current biochemistry laboratories (including staff expertise, equipment limitations, no laboratory textbook with modern experiments, and diverse student backgrounds). Also proposes a more uniform coverage of subject areas and techniques by providing a sample course format. (JN)

Discusses the design philosophies of four different scientific workstations. Each workstation uses a different approach and addresses different needs. The intent is to provide material that, in conjunction with part I, can provide scientists with an ability to critically evaluate the numerous commercially available scientific workstations. (JN)

Relates two experiments in a physics lab that contain percentage errors. (HOD)