Suggests using a bicycle road rally in the teaching of kinematics and presents a list of suggestions for running the rally. Suggests a ski trip and instruction in the physics of skiing to create student awareness of physics relevance. (GS)

Describes the construction of a calorimeter to be used in an experiment which consists of measuring the rate at which ground level solar radiation raises the temperature of the metal in the calorimeter. (GS)

Presents a quiz for evaluating student understanding of wave interference utilizing two prong tuning forks. (GS)

Explores the wave-particle nature of light by raising and answering the following question: "Can particle theory satisfactorily explain the experimental facts for light refraction?" (GS)

Explains a method of exploiting recent interest in automobile safety to demonstrate, qualitatively, concepts of momentum and energy. (GS)

Describes a technique for the projection of triple point demonstrations using apparatus constructed out of Lucite and an overhead projector. (GS)

Advocates that readers reflect upon the state of the National Science Foundation (NSF) pre-college program and send their opinions on program responsiveness to national needs, NSF long-term goals, policy-making improvement, and congressional action regarding long- and short-range funding decisions to their congressman. (GS)

Presents a summary and comparison of various views on the concepts of mass and weight. Includes a consideration of gravitational force in an inertial system and apparent gravitational force on a rotating earth. Discusses the units and methods for measuring mass and weight. (GS)

Advocates the creation of swimming pool oscillations as part of a general investigation of mechanical oscillations. Presents the equations, procedure for deriving the slosh modes, and methods of period estimation for exciting swimming pool oscillations. (GS)

Discusses the possibility of creating elements with an atomic number of around 114. Describes the underlying physics responsible for the limited extent of the periodic table and enumerates problems that must be overcome in creating a superheavy nucleus. (GS)