D. Materials for Laboratory and Demonstrations

Abstract

In this article, Mr. Brown surveys recommended equipment and materials needs for teaching general science, biology, chemistry, and physics, as recommended by several state and national groups. He analyzes the costs of these recommendations and tries to establish a conclusion about the typical cost of "average" instruction in high-school science in so far as equipment and materials for laboratory work and class room demonstrations are concerned. Because of the diversity of needs throughout the nation, the writer declines to make specific suggestions as to what materials should be acquired, but he refers the reader to several such recommendations. In concluding the article, Mr. Brown also discusses the cost of equipment and materials for teaching a course in integrated physical science and for conducting a program of elementary-school science.