Children's abilities to search for missing objects in real-life environments were investigated in two studies using 20 children aged 2-6 years. (Author/MP)

Presents a method for teaching about climate in introductory physical geography and earth science classes. A classification scheme consists of four basic types: instability, inversion, subsidence, and frontal; four seasonal hybrids based on combinations of the basic types; and three topographic variants: highlands, rainshadows, and coasts. (KC)

Assessed age differences in spatial representation on a task involving sequentially encountered landmarks along an environmental route. Second graders, fifth graders, and college students were asked to make rank order distance comparisons of landmarks from viewing a sequence of slides of a walk through a commercial neighborhood. (Author/SS)

Discusses noneconomic factors limiting the total power that can be extracted from the wind. These factors are examined with a macroscopic approach. Some general conclusions are also reached regarding the sites that would have to be utilized and the usable wind energy potentials. (HM)

Investigates Mercury concentration in ocean water in the Gulf Stream. A correlation was found between variations in mercury and silicate, suggesting a common link in their marine geochemistry. (HM)

Muses on the possible location of a women's university--its connection with the community, not in the traditional "community relations" model but in the obliteration of boundaries between university and community. States that the necessity of specificity requires that women's voices be listened to. (PA)

Discusses sense of place, hierarchy of movement, and symbolic identity as three primary elements that influence the physical beauty of a campus and which should be addressed in campus planning. (EV)

Offers ten suggestions for schools and universities to help maintain a healthy indoor environment: proper flooring, sanitary washrooms, consistent maintenance, indoor air quality, preventing mold, daylighting, good acoustics, avoiding volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ergonomic furniture, and well-maintained roofs. (EV)

An architect and educational facilities consultant talks about the roles of architect and user in a building process, suggesting how educators can make best use of partnerships with architects. (EV)

Classified 61 children in day care, 13 to 24 months of age, into one of four social orientation groups, based upon frequency of contact with adults and peers relative to the total sample. Groups were compared with respect to behaviors in child care, adult responses, and child care history. (NH)

Describes the physical site and situation of Alcatraz Island. Discusses how the Indian occupiers of Alcatraz created a symbolic "place" by reconstructing the island's physical appearance, environmental character, social structure, and personal and collective meaning. Examines the role of placemaking in the island education of occupiers'…

Reviews two projects studying the nature of mental representations of space induced entirely by language. The first project investigates perspective in descriptions of large-scale (e.g., convention center, town) space. The second project investigates mental representations of objects located immediately around the body. (37 references) (KRN)

This module provides information on materials destruction (through corrosion, oxidation, and degradation) and failure. A design brief includes objective, student challenge, resources, student outcomes, and quiz. (SK)

Maintains that individuals rely on various elements to structure activities that reflect various intersections between thinking and feeling. Intersections arise because events are social processes that require interweaving of scripts, roles, physical setting, audience characteristics, and other features derived from dramatic metaphors. (Author/BB)

Two easy student activities that demonstrate physical weathering by expansion are described. The first demonstrates ice wedging and the second root wedging. A list of the needed materials, procedure, and observations are included. (KR)