Favorite demonstrations for college science : an NSTA Press journals collection /
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Arlington, Va. :
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[2004]
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Table of Contents:
- Discipline cross-reference guide
- Safety guidelines for conducting demonstrations
- SciLinks
- The rules of research : keeping your favorite demonstrations safe / Brian R. Shmaefsky (December 2002/January 2003)
- A bright idea : reinforcing logico-deductive reasoning / Jan Benjamin and Brian R. Shmaefsky (September/October 2003)
- Using fluorescent dyes to demonstrate solution-mixing techniques : how to bring sample-preparation skills up to speed / Brian R. Shmaefsky and Mary Jo Smith (December 1993/January 1994)
- Seasonal size variations of Martian polar caps : an interdisciplinary approach to planetary studies / D. Blane Baker, Robert Sproles, and Glenn Good (October 2000)
- The brine shrimp as a model organism for biology : anthropods useful in demonstrating properties of organisms / Kimberly Boman and Brian R. Shmaefsky (March/April 1997)
- Demonstrating an interactive genetic drift exercise : examining the processes of random mating and selection / Ashley J.R. Carter (March/April 2002)
- Microbe wars : a demonstration of microbial antagonism--a vivid example of microorganism interaction / Marty Fox (September/October 1997)
- Floating spinach disks : an uplifting demonstration of photosynthesis / Marty Fox, John J. Gaynor, and Judith Shillcock (December 1998/January 1999)
- Differential weathering : a delicious demonstration / Mark Francek (October 2002)
- An interactive, fiery model of genetic complementation : shedding light on a conceptually difficult biological topic / Kathryn Hajek Zuehlke (September/October 1999)
- Chemical evolution as a body-language demonstration : a geological timescale using real people / Douglas Hayward (March/April 1993)
- Electrophoresis for under five dollars : how to do it, cheap and easy / Vincent J. Lumetta and Michael J. Doktycz (March/April 1994)
- Demonstrating the "greenhouse effect" : illustrating variations on an atmospheric phenomenon / David P. Martin (December 1995/January 1996)
- Illustrating heterochrony and heterotopy : two developmental patterns in the evolution of organismal form / Terry O'Brien (October 2001)
- A vivid demonstration of fall leaf color changes : assessing the environmental factors that affect plant metabolism / Brian R. Shmaefsky, Timothy D. Shmaefsky, and Kathleen M. Shmaefsky (September/October 1998)
- An interactive classroom method to demonstrate DNA structure : teaching polymerization by real-life participation / Sharon L. Weldon and Marjorie A. Jones (September/October 1994)
- Chemistry at work : generating electricity using single displacement reactions / Barbara A. Burke (December 1996/January 1997)
- Simple "Jack-in-the-box" demonstrations for physical science courses : five easy demos / Theodor C.H. Cole (November 1993)
- An eye-opening demonstration--the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide : enhancing a chemistry lecture with a common eye-care product / Brendan R. Flynn (December 1994/January 1995)
- The ammonia lava lamp : a colorful demonstration of diffusion / Marty Fox, John J. Gaynor, and Judith Shillcock (February 1996)
- Stopping a siphon action by reduction of atmospheric pressure : demonstrating physics with a simply constructed apparatus / Robert M. Graham (September/October 1995)
- The Remsen demonstration : "nitric acid acts upon copper"--a colorful slice of chemistry's history / Myra Hauben and Geoff Rayner-Canham (March/April 1996)
- The Johnson DC electric motor recipe : a new twist to the mystery of the electric motor / Douglas C. Johnson (May 1997)
- Sulfuric acid : king of chemicals--history, chemistry, and some demonstrations of H₂SO₄ / George B. Kauffman and Scott D. Pennington (May 1993)
- A colorful demonstration of Le Châtelier's Principle : observing the effect of stress on a solution containing iron (III) and thiocyanate ions / Arthur M. Last and Peter W. Slade (November 1997)
- From lodestone to neodymium : demonstrating Lenz's Law--an innovative approach to teaching magnetic properties / James H. Larson (November 1994)
- Visualizing chemical reactions with the pop-it bead model : modeling the dynamic nature of chemical equilibrium (part one of two parts) / John Luoma and Susan Yochum (March/April 1995)
- Demonstrating chemical processes with the transfer-tube model : modeling the dynamic nature of chemical equilibrium (part two of two parts) / John Luoma and Susan Yochum (May 1995)
- Does black paint radiate heat better than white paint? : demonstrating differences in emission of infrared radiation / David P. Martin and Randy D. Russell (February 1995)
- Demonstrating allotropic modifications of sulfur : re-creating Io's volcanic surface / Jillian L. McCarty and Veljko Dragojlovic (December 2001/January 2002)
- Demonstrating a thermodynamics fountain : heating up the classroom with an energy transfer exercise / Miodrag Micic and Roger M. LeBlanc (May 2002)
- The conductivity of solutions : laying the foundation of modern chemical thought / Geoff Rayner-Canham (September/October 1993)
- La fiesta radioactiva : distinguishing alpha, beta, and gamma emissions from orange-glazed dinnerware / Ruth N. Russo (March/April 1999)
- Demonstrating the principles of column chromatography : an easy introduction to a useful analytic technique / Brian R. Shmaefsky, David Barnes, and Chris Martin (November 1995)
- The roles of different mobile phases in liquid chromatography : a moving demonstration of chemical interactions / Brian R. Shmaefsky, Timothy D. Shmaefsky, and Kathleen M. Shmaefsky (February 2001)
- A limiting reactant demonstration : making a stoichiometric concept visible for beginning students / Janet Z. Tarino (September/October 1996).