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Biology of the common starfish as a source of study in the high school biology classroom and laboratory
(1963-08)
Nature of Study: Many high school biology teachers find it necessary to use supplementary materials in presenting the starfish biology to the students. This report deals with such items as: the anatomy and physiology of ...
Avagadro's hypothesis and its development
(1959-08)
Scope of Study: The development of Avagadro's hypothesis from the time of its introduction has several important aspects. The first deals with its introduction and the events that led to its acceptance. The second deals ...
Secondary school teacher resource materials for a unit on drugs
(1958-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Increase in the use of drugs has been phenomenal, yet popular knowledge concerning those drugs has enlarged very little. This is true even though experts agree that there are potential dangers ...
Planning and using a classroom library
(1957-05)
Does ability grouping create undesirable aspects for the slow learner?
(1964-08)
Scope of Study: This report is an attempt by the author to check some of the literature to see if ability grouping actually creates undesirable aspects for the slow learner. The author is interested in the slow learner ...
Motivating science students by acknowledging the uncertainty of certainties
(1958-05)
Scope of Study: In the days of Aristotle, science was considered to be nearly synonymous with philosophy; indeed the philosophers were the only ones who indulged in any form of science besides those who practiced the black ...
Effects of rabbits and rodents on natural vegetation in the United States
(1963-08)
Scope and Method of Study: A search of available literature was made to discover the effects on natural vegetation of as many species of rabbits and rodents as possible. Each genus is treated separately (with the exception ...
Place of physics in secondary education
(1958-05)
Scope of Study: During the last few years there has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of present-day teaching of physics in the American secondary school. The traditional physics course has been subjected ...