The written lab report--a concise and accurate accounting of an experiment, including a summary of the procedure, presentation of the results, reasoned analysis, and thoughtful explanation--is essential to the scientific endeavor and a key expression and product of inquiry. Generally, however, students and teachers dislike these reports, the…

Many students probably take pictures daily. Whether snapshots of their friends at a Justin Bieber concert or of their latest skateboard trick, these images document changes in a student's life. Digital cameras can do more, however, than record memories to post on Facebook. They can also help students examine changes in their environment. This…

Reports highlights of the retiring NSTA president's term of office, including projects, publications, meetings, curricula, and professional affiliations. (MA)

Students and teachers in Wyoming were surveyed concerning the social attitudes that a science teacher should possess. The 18-item form used is available for replication. (DF)

Provides historical description of how the universe began and includes its present status, with implications for the future. (DF)

Recent manned and unmanned space probes have detected hydrogen geocorona and airglow emission bands on the night side of the earth, formed by interplanetary materials. (DF)

The Mariner 9 mission has shown that surface changes, thought previously to be a by-product of some form of life, are intimately connected to strong Martian winds which scour the surface. Close-up photographs of the two moons dispel the notion that they are artificial satellites. (DF)

Objects and energy sources are detected whose existence was only hinted at a few years ago. The X-Ray sky has a large number of sources along the Milky Way, most of which lie within 30 degrees of the galactic center, plus a number of faint sources associated with external galaxies. (DF)

The space shuttle, which will be developed for space transportation in the 1980's, will make space flight simple, less time consuming, and less expensive. (DF)

An experimental space station having three-man crews which will live and work there for periods up to 56 days is designed to provide data needed for long-duration space flight and future spacecraft design. This project will answer many scientific and medical questions. (DF)

Inconsistencies have arisen between earth-bound observations and data collected from space probes. These inconsistencies center on the moon's structure, temperature, magnetization, composition, and origin. (DF)

A biography of Copernicus emphasizing his argument for a heliocentric model of the solar system is presented. (DF)

A course concerning goals for science and society was developed in an independent day school with small classes and student freedom in selecting classes. A dozen topics were covered, based on general and specific objectives. (DF)

Discusses the development of a course designed to interest the average high school student. It is socially oriented in its approach to science and has been employed, in both the United States and Israel, for nonscience students. (DF)