Explains a technique to create animated films for aid in the instruction of relativistic mechanics through the use of a computer. (CP)

Utilizes the computer for analysis of the indices of refraction of several liquids in the PSSC refraction lab. (CP)

Details a method of taking short interval photography with inexpensive equipment. (CP)

Provides students with an experience in drawing conclusions from experimental data. Large scale scattering experiment is used. (CP)

Stresses the importance of effective visual aids in physics instructions and the creation of motion pictures through animation. (CP)

A secondary geology class used Eratosthenes' method for measuring the circumference of the earth by comparing their measurements of the shadow of a vertical rod to the measurements made by another person contacted by ham radio. (MLH)

Summarized from a 1972 survey are instructional materials used in more than 1,000 British special education schools. (CL)

Describes an experiment in which the rate of reaction can be followed using a colorimeter and data can be used to determine order of reaction, rate constant, and energy of activation. (GS)

Two instruments are described which were designed to provide beginning students with the tools for determining sun-time and the altitude of the sun. Both can be constructed by the student. A simple-to-construct scale is included. Activities are suggested to use with the instruments. (Author/EB)

Describes how to teach metrication in the classroom and home without spending a lot of money. The study should be on-going and not a unit of instruction on metrics. (Author/EB)

Teachers and administrators are encouraged to re-evaluate the instructional program as it relates to the teaching of measurement. Strongly suggests that the primary grades are where an intuitive feeling for units of measurement will take root. (Author/EB)

Describes an exploratory activity leading preschool children to become acquainted with the concept of time. (Author/EB)