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Idea Bank: Fruits and Soft Drinks in the Lab
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank discusses an exercise that adds excitement and depth to the typical acid-base lab by using fruits and soft…
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Safer Science: Student Tests for Safer Labs
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses the use of safety tests to help students demonstrate their proficiency in lab safety.
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Safer Science: Avoid Overcrowding Your Lab
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses occupancy load requirements for a safer learning and working environment.
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Scope on Safety: Don't Bench Lab Safety
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses guidelines for purchasing lab benches.
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Scope on Safety: Eating in the Lab: A Recipe for Disaster
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the rules associated with eating in the science laboratory.
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Safer Science: Eyewash Stations and Showers in the Lab
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This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses having engineering controls in place.
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Scope on Safety: OSHA's Newest Lab Resources
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses OSHA's new publication Laboratory Safety Guidance.
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Blowing Bubbles: An Interdisciplinary Science and Mathematics Lab
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Are you looking for an inexpensive, hands-on way to introduce the nature of molecules, surface tension, light waves, and color? How about blowing bubbles? Allowing middle school students to explore abstract mathematics…
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The Green Room: Environmental Science Lab Reports
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue discusses the importance of keeping clear, concise, and informative lab reports.
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Effectiveness of a Lab Manual Delivered on CD-ROM
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Although electronic instructional media are becoming increasingly prevalent in science classrooms, their worth remains unproven. We assessed student perceptions and performance using CD-ROM delivery of lab materials and…