Current and post World War II scientific research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (New Mexico) is discussed. The operation of the laboratory, the Los Alamos consultant program, and continuation education, and continuing education activities at the laboratory are also discussed. (JN)

Briefly describes different designs for college chemistry laboratories to help mobility handicapped students working in them. (SK)

Presents specific techniques for lectures and demonstrations in acoustics for deaf students. (SK)

Provides methods for making instruments and supplies accessible to the visually impaired student in the chemistry laboratory and classroom. (CS)

Analyzed are university instructor behaviors in introductory and advanced level laboratories of botany, chemistry, geology, physics and zoology. Science Laboratory Interaction Categories--Teacher (SLIC) was used to assess 15 individual categories of teacher behaviors in the areas of questioning, giving directions, transmitting information,…

The results of using laboratory instruction as part of the total biology program in the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study are reported. (Author/SA)

The goal was to gain information concerning the appropriateness of each of 70 selected laboratory teaching competencies for inclusion in science teacher education programs and the extent to which students had developed such competencies. Approximately 85 percent of the competency items were viewed as appropriate for beginning science teachers. (MP)

Presents an overview of the university fleet, its purpose, relationship to the rest of the United States oceanographic research fleet, history, cost factors, and other information. (DC)

Two computer-oriented chemistry laboratory simulations are described. The material focuses on acid-base titration and an ideal gas simulation. (MP)

Explored were the effects on student attitudes of autotutorial laboratory instruction in a lower-division life sciences course designed for nonbiology majors at Skyline College, San Bruno, California. Positive results indicate the effectiveness of this mode of instruction in enhancing attitudes of students towards their learning and this…

Safety education in the science classroom is discussed, including the beginning of safe management, attitudes toward safety education, laboratory assistants, chemical and health regulation, safety aids, and a case study of a high school science laboratory. Suggestions for safety codes for science teachers, student behavior, and laboratory…

Reviews the purposes of laboratory instruction as they were perceived in the literature from 1865 to the present. The paper is divided into three sections based upon the main influences on chemistry instruction: the university community, economic conditions, and technological development. Future trends in science education are also discussed. (CS)

This article describes an introductory physics laboratory program which teaches three skills: (1) the ability to make estimates and order-of-magnitude calculations, and to use these to check experimental work, (2) the ability to use qualitative and quantitative statistics, and (3) the ability to describe an experiment in one's own words.…

Described are Charles W. Eliot's contributions to science education and academia. Eliot's achievements include changing college admission standards and support for laboratory courses in physics, chemistry, biology, and geography. (DS)

Describes a method for constructing undergravel filters made from common materials to provide suitable habitats for a diversity of aquatic organisms. (CS)