Outlines the aims of practical work by students through investigations and projects. Provides a list of sources found useful as experimental guides, ideas for projects, and background information for A level Nuffield physics. (GS)

Describes a reaction rate experiment in which the manipulative skills needed are minimal and the measure of reaction rate is direct and understandable. (Author/GS)

Describes an undergraduate physical chemistry experiment in which an azeotropic mixture is studied using the vapor pressures of the components as functions of temperature and the azeotropic composition and temperature at one pressure. Discusses in detail the mathematical treatment of obtained thermodynamic data. (MLH)

Describes a theory concerning the formation of soap films which enables this technique to be applied to problems requiring the minimization of the surface area between fixed boundaries. (Author/CP)

Describes an undergraduate physical chemistry experiment in which the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of sucrose is used to determine the catalytic coefficient of the hydronium ion, the catalyst in this reaction. (MLH)

Prefaced by an interpretation of American preschool studies, a semihistorical approach is used in presenting findings from preschool experiments from the West Riding Educational Priority Area project in England, with a purpose being to suggest some alternatives and to sketch a framework for explaining the conflicting results. (ND)

Analyzes the effects of age, sex and family composition on students' preferences for the sex and birth order of their offspring. (LS)

Discusses difficulties encountered in the determination of the thermal conductivity of a gas. Provides analyses of one particular set of data. (CP)

Details construction of an inexpensive electronic auditory device in which the resistance in parallel with the device is inversely proportional to the frequency of sound produced. (CP)

Describes an activity involving a transparent water filled box and a plane mirror in which the refraction of light rays is demonstrated. (CP)

Describes an undergraduate biochemistry experiment that utilizes gel electrophoresis of a crude extract and the partially purified gel filtrate. (MLH)

Describes an exercise that teaches Mendelian inheritance using human traits which students find exciting and relevant. (LS)

Describes an experiment, using a soap bubble raft, intended to provide insight into the orderly packing of spherical objects and the properties of metallic crystals. Also describes a solubility product experiment which uses barium hydroxide. (MLH)

The use of atomic absorption techniques to determine heavy metals in trace amounts is demonstrated by analyzing a solution of human hair digested in nitric acid. (MLH)

Describes qualitative and quantitative experiments using ion exchange columns; after introductory exercises the students determine the total ion concentration in sea water and blood plasma. (MLH)