A place for sharing the ideas, resources, and strategies from the Science Demonstrations Course of Dr. Joseph Schmuckler of Temple University

 

Some of the handouts are in the Adobe Acrobat format (pdf). You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print these.

Handouts

Resources

Topics we discussed:

 

Compendium of Demonstration-related Research from 1918 to 2001

 

Syllabus for the Course

New Jersey Science Teachers Association

 How does the Galileo thermometer work? (click here)

Cover Sheet for Assignments

Into the Office of Dr. Schmuckler

Hypothesis, Theory, or Law?

100 years ago in Chemistry and Physics - an example (pdf)

Suggested Magazines and Books

Why do Leaves Change Color?

Staging Effective Demonstrations

The American Chemical Society Web Site: Chemistry.org

Tom Lehrer's Periodic Chart Song

Light Box Directions

The National Science Teachers Association: The NSTA

WebElements

Famous Scientists Sketches

Lightboxes: Curtis Roberts & Tom Smith

Bakelite: A Revolutionary Early Plastic

Nearing Zero: Free Science Cartoons

Arsmachina - Antique Instruments

 

Chemistry and Biology Animations

Electrolysis Virtual Lab

 

Safetygrams from Air Products

 
 

 

 

Due to copyright consideration we include only sample of Dr. Schmuckler's handouts. See Dr. Schmuckler for other details.