Summarizes 10 cases of lawsuits against science teachers, with the courts' decisions. Cases involved hazardous laboratory experiments, faulty power equipment, and the use of nonlaboratory rooms for science experiments. Recommendations are made regarding safety guidelines for middle and secondary school science classrooms. (CS)

Details the use of measuring instruments, computer terminals, and other high technology laboratory aids for the visually handicapped chemistry student. Use of these aids at East Carolina University is also described. (CS)

Two demonstrations are described: (1) a sunset effect using a gooseneck lamp and 20 sheets of paper and (2) the preparation and determination of structural features of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by infrared spectroscopy. (SK)

Describes a method to allow direct observation of a chick embryo development from three days to about 17 days of incubation, by culturing the entire embryo in a petri dish. (DS)

Provides examples of several classroom activities utilizing the American horseshoe crab (Limulus Polyphemus), including raising fertilized eggs, fertilizing eggs in vitro, and testing water samples. Includes background information on the natural history, life cycle, and breeding habits of this animal. (DS)

This paper outlines a procedure for compiling a Natural Resources Inventory to be used in college-level environmental education classes. Topics for lectures, laboratory projects, materials and equipment lists, and alternative information sources are included. (AM)

Four means of altering fat levels in laboratory mice, contrasting invasive injection techniques with non-invasive dietary and behavioral means, are described. Relates these investigations concerning obesity to the practicality of using animal models as an approach in searching for physiological knowledge about human beings. (CS)

Examines the objectives of remedial science instruction and provides a comparison of remedial and general biology courses in terms of hours of instruction, course credits, text assignments, tests, and laboratory exercises. Describes a biology-at-home course, which provides a laboratory kit, course syllabus, and study guide. (JP)

Discussed are several suggestions for the maintenance of a science self-paced classroom. Topics include the use of computers for student self-assessment, teachers and students roles in the self-paced classroom, and laboratory setup and packaging in the self-paced science laboratory. (Author/DS)

Provides justification for the maintenance of a university elementary school. Emphasizes the school's function as a laboratory of applied psychology and its scientific aim. Discusses the contrasting educational approaches associated with contemporary and previous psychological theory. Analyzes three stages of a child's growth to link psychological…

Discusses simplified experiments in which sinusoidal signals are detected when a laser beam is sent into a photodiode. (HM)

Describes different ways plastic containers can be recycled for use in the science classroom. Uses of clear, opaque, and translucent plastic products in the science classroom are described. (DS)

An experiment is presented on the formulation of a negative photoresist. It is intended for use as a fifteen minute classroom demonstration for undergraduate general chemistry students. (SA)

Advocates individualizing remedial writing courses at the college level and describes three programs that emphasize individual placement, focus on student writing rather than on workbook materials, and offer peer tutoring. (MKM)

Describes a management system for seventh and eighth grades that includes a language arts classroom and reading laboratory rotation schedule and that emphasizes cognitive and affective goals. (MKM)