Explains an experiment on density using various types of plastics with different densities. (YDS)

Describes differences in modes of thinking between natural sciences and engineering practitioners and presents a study investigating the differences in how engineering and chemistry faculty approach problem solving. (YDS)

Uses story telling approach in chemistry education and describes general guidelines for using stories in the classroom. (YDS)

Describes how to incorporate scientific biographies or autobiographies into a college level organic chemistry course to increase student learning. Includes 28 references. (YDS)

Implements writing into a history of physical chemistry course and uses both oral discussions and writing to motivate student involvement. (YDS)

Implements writing into chemistry education and introduces a writing project in which students were assessed for the laboratory section of the course using report papers. (YDS)

Introduces a chemistry course developed at Northeastern University and discusses the improvements to increase the quality of education offered to graduate students. (Contains 20 references.) (YDS)

Introduces an undergraduate level problem-based analytical chemistry laboratory course integrated with an environmental law course. Aims to develop an understanding among students on the use of environmental indicators for environmental evaluation. (Contains 30 references.) (YDS)

Describes an activity comparing incandescent bulbs and LEDs powered by dc and ac voltage sources to illustrate properties of matter and the interactions of energy and matter. Includes both instructor information and student activity sheet. (Author/YDS)

Investigates the effects of the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) format on student's achievement, thinking abilities and motivation. Focuses on distribution equilibrium and assesses student understanding by studying metacognitive and practical factors. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/YDS)

Uses the World Wide Web to provide an active learning environment with rapid and accurate homework feedback which is also an effective tool to foster critical thinking skills. Allows students to submit a second chance homework following feedback to a previously wrongly answered question. (YDS)

Explains the advantages of using the World Wide Web as an educational tool and describes the Natural Science Pages project which is a teaching module involving Internet access and Web use and aiming to improve student achievement. (Contains 13 references.) (YDS)

Describes how to evaluate available web sites in the field of chemistry for use in high school classes. Presents a list of criteria to analyze the effectiveness of the educational web sites. (YDS)

Points out the importance of doctoral programs in personal and professional development. Presents a list of institutions with doctoral programs in chemical education. (YDS)

Recommends integrating different applications to serve the need for students to know the relevancy of the course of their future. Uses different and unrelated phenomena to teach equilibria. Introduces six phenomena; (1) Killer Lakes of Cameroon, (2) Chicken Breath, (3) The Permian Ocean, (4) Snow Line, (5) Hard-Water Boiler Scale, and (6)…