Waldorf Science Newsletter

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 1, #1, Fall 1994

Acoustics in Grade 6
Teaching About Alcohol in Grade 8 Chemistry
The Chemistry Curriculum: The Debate over Teacher Demonstration vs. Student Experimentation
Spiritual Aspects of 20th Century Science
Overview of Waldorf Science Curriculum
Characteristics of the Major Sugars
Goethe's Meditation on Granite. Experiments: Physics/Mechanics for Grade 7 or 8; Geometry
Physiology, Grade 7 or 8; Physics/Optics, Grade 6
Physics/Acoustics. Grade 6; Metals; Lab Report for Chemistry, Grade 9; Physiology, Grade 9 Lab exercise
Grade 9 Lab Report, Chemistry
Physiology Lab Exercise
Lab Report, Chemistry Grade 9
Cultural Geography

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 1, #2, Spring 1995

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The Characteristics of Drugs
Eratosthenes Revived
The Golden Number
Educational Guidelines for a Chemical Formula Language
The Properties of Acids and Bases
Walter Lebendörfer on Chemistry
What is Home?
Waldorf Environmental Curriculum
Experiments: Grade 11, Phosphorous
Grade 10, Salts
The Black Box
Shadows in a Mirror
The Bentham Top
Making Simple Chromotropes
Making a Electrical Switch
The World's Simplest Electrical Motor
Convection in a Tank

Waldorf Science Newsletter, volume 2, #3, Fall 1995

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Grade 12 Physics by von Mackensen
Biology Teaching in the 11th Grade
Euclid's Algorithm
The Logos and Goethean Observation
Nature Education
Aristotle's Taste Spectrum
Experiments: Rainbows for 7th and/or 12th Grade
Making a Density Column Algebra
Computer Science

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 2 #4, Spring 1996

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Current Research
Strange Theories
Science Education and Wonder
The Human Earth
Steiner's Counterspace Examined
The Cow
Language and the Book of Nature
Experiment: Colored-Flame Flash Paper

Waldorf Science Newsletter. Volume 3 #5, Fall 1996

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First lessons in Astronomy
Steps in the Development of Thinking (Power of Judgment)
Computer Science and Computers in the Waldorf School
Technology
Computers in Education
Some Characteristics of the Computer
Computers and Consciousness

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 3 #6, Spring 1997

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Space and Counter Space
New Eyes for Plants
Experiments of Academia dell Cement
Physics and Chemistry in the Grades
Goethean Science Credits
Chemistry Workshop
Table of Important Salts
Goethe's Scientific Imagination
To Infinity and Back in Class 11
PI and Trigonometry
Science in the Waldorf Kindergarten
A Note on Pascal's Triangle
Experiments

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 4 #7, Fall 1997

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The Pyramids
Cell Cosmology in Grade 10
Einstein's Question
What is the Goethean Science?
Prototype Waldorf Computer Course
The Earth's Interior
A River Watch Project
Thoughts about Science Curriculum Standards
Comments on the Building of a Waldorf School
Experiments:Chladni Plate Construction
Hydraulics Construction,
Raising Heavy Weights by Water Pressure,
Lightning Observation

Waldorf Science Newsletter Volume 4, #8, Spring 1998

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Towards Holistic Biology
How DNA Computers Work
Solar System Facts
Tendril Perversion
What is Goethean Science?
Human Movement and the Nervous System
What is Science?
What is Meant by Teaching the Children to Breathe?
Experiment: Measuring Reaction Time

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 5, #9, Fall 1998

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Book Review: Quest for Meaning by L. Francis Edmunds
Understanding Blood and Hemoglobin
Science Literacy - Are We Below Average?
Song of the Rain, a poem by Howard Schrager
Cognitive Channels, the Learning Cycle and Middle School Students
Suggestions for a Grade 8 Physics Block
Introduction of Advanced Arithmetical Operations for a 7th Grade Waldorf Class
Experiments: Grade 10 Chemistry,
Decomposition of Salts by Fire.

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 5, # 10, Spring 1999 Geology and Minerology issue

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 5, # 10, Spring 1999
Geology and Mineralogy issue

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Reading the Rocks
Why the Arts Are Important to Science
The Three Groups of Rocks
Introduction to Geology
The Rock Cycle
Mineralogy for Grade 6
Metals and Minerals
Precious Stones - Their Meaning for Earth
Human Being and Cosmos
Experiments: Growing Crystals; Salt Crystal Symmetry; Worksheet for students to research, prepare, and present

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 6, #11 , Fall 1999 Chemistry issue

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 6, #11 , Fall 1999
Chemistry issue

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A Chemistry of Process
Sponges and Sinks and Rags, Where Microbes Lurk and How to Rout Them
How to Read Science
Experiences and Suggestions for Chemistry Teaching in Waldorf Schools
In Search of a Consensus, About Chemistry Lessons at Waldorf Schools
Experimentation as an Art
Biographies - Dmitri Mendeleev, Joseph Priestly, Marie Curie; Destructive Distillation
Experiments: Crystallization of Epsom Salts
Investigating the Enzyme Urease
Bunsen Burner

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Vol 6 #12, Spring 2000

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Light and Darkness in 6th Grade Physics
The Relation of "Optical Elevation" to Binocular Vision
Description of Curves in Connection with elevation Phenomenon
Water Treatment at the Toronto Waldorf School
A Lime Kiln That can be Assembled and Disassembled
Experiment: Optical Lifting

Waldorf Science Newsletter Vol.7 #13, Fall 2000

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Thoughts on Returning to an "Education Towards Freedom" - The View from Both Sides of a Waldorf Education
Pedagogical Motives for the Third 7-Year Period
Social Education through Mathematics Lessons
A Vision for Waldorf Education - A Personal Appreciation of the Works of Bindel and von Baravalle
Our Approach to Math Doesn't Add Up
Arithmetic and Mathematics Themes in a Waldorf School: The International Waldorf Mathematics Curriculum

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Vol. 7 #14, Spring 2001

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Physiology, Update on Taste
Pictorial Earthquake
Experiments: Boiling with Snow
Towards a Waldorf High School Science Curriculum for the 21st Century
Experiments: The Thermal Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate
Crystal Reveals Unexpected Beginnings
Cosmic Ray Studies on SkisExperiment: Lentz's Law Demonstrations (11th grade physics)
Mystery Motor Demystified

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 8, #15, Autumn 2001

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Book Reviews
The Wonders of Waldorf Chemistry
The Riddle of America
Rudolf Steiner's Observations on Adolescence
Arbic Science
Arabic Mathematics: Forgotten Brilliance?
Making Natural Dyes
Exploring the Qualities of Iron
Characteristics of the Major Sugars
Fundamental Approach of the Mackensen Conference
Formic Acid and Oxalic Acid
World of Wonder
Hydraulic Rams
What the Water Spider Taught Me
Index of Past Issues

Waldorf Science Newsletter Volume 8, # 16, Spring 2002

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Inside the Gulf of Maine
How do Atomistic Models Act on the Understanding of Nature in the Young Person?
The House of Arithmetic
Origami Mathematics
Understanding Parabolic Reflectors Through Paper Folding
Notes from the Classroom: Sixth Grade Acoustics
Tricks With Mirrors
Crystal Radio Lab
Electronic Radio
Oscillation and Waves
The Capacitor

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 9, #17, Fall 2002

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The Twelve Year Old and Orpheus - Some Thoughts on the Curriculum of Music
Report: An Anthroposophical Initiative for Outdoor Education
Towards a Sensible Kind of Chemistry (part 1)
Exploratory Experimentation: Goethe, Land and Faraday
Faraday's Synthetic Investigation of Solenoids
Faraday's Analytic Investigation of Induction
Geometric Addition Table: A Curious Configuration
Ladybugs
Fireflies

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 9, #18, Spring 2003

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Mysteries of the Social Encounter
Spirit in Evolution
From Aldebarra to Copenhagen
Research: The Decrease of the Senses and the Evolution of the fast Brain
Towards a Sensible Kind of Chemistry (part 2)
Professors Vie With Web for Class's Attention
The Teenage Edge, an excerpt
11th Grade Physics/Electronics Block: Oscillator Coil Demonstration Using an Ultra-Low Frequency LC "Tank" Circuit
Experiments:
Thermodynamics Heat and the First Law: Convection, Two Chimney Convection Box, Convection Tube
Thermodynamics: The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Dropping Lead Shot, Change of State, Vapor Pressure
Thermal Property of Matter Solid Expansion, Break the Cast Iron Rod, Ball and Ring, Bimetal Strip.

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 10, #19, Fall 2003

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Books of Note
The Beaver
Nature in the Human Being by Walter Liebendorfer
Astronomy for the Middle School by John Trevillion
Child Development and the Teaching of Science by David Mitchell
Bibliography for Middle School
What is Phenomenology? by Michael D'Aleo
The Design of Human and Animal bodies by Peter De Boer
The Brain and Finger Dexterity by Hella Kraus-Zimmer
Observations of a Neurophysiologist by Matti Bergstrom

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 10, #20, 2004

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Books of Note
A Number Story for the Six Table
Novel Entries for a Trig Table
An Introduction to the Sine and Tangent
Toss Out the Toss-up: Bias in Heads or Tails
Humor
Song of the Rain, a poem
Refrigeration in Physics, Heat Studies
The Poetry of Astronomy
The Xtant Project - Build Your own Sextant
Highlights from Recent Science Teaching Periodicals
Websites of Interest

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 11, #21, Spring 2005

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How does Sense-Nerve System Activity relate to Conscious Experience? by S.M. Elsas M.D.
Acoustics in 6th Grade
Fun Facts of Physiology
About Formative Forces in Vertebrates and Human Beings by Dick van Romunde
Global Perspective
Point to Consider in Science Teaching
Deconstructing Black Box Aspects of a Computerized Physics Lab by William P. O'Brien Jr

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Vol. 12, #22, Fall 2005

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A compilation of articles for Waldorf teachers
Preserving a Snowflake
Environment, Morphology, and Physical Principles for Waldorf High School Teachers and Students (Part 1 of 2)
Homemade Audio Speaker for Grade 8
Mathematics and Natural Science, A Reflection from the Viewpoint of Pedagogy and the History of Ideas
Animal Sight
Kepler's Model of the Universe
Teaching Sensible Science
An Optics Demonstration for Grade Seven Chemistry Challenge for Grade Eight
On Being an Insect
Surveys and Mapping - An Attempt to Integrate New and Emerging Technology into Class 10 Curriculum

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 13, #23, 2006

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Books of Interest
Advice on Teaching 8th Grade Meteorology
An Explanation of the Phenomenological Approach for Parents of Middle School Children
Astronomy (Hubble Space Telescope Photographs)
Environment, Morphology, and Physical Principles for Waldorf High School Teachers and Students (part 2)
Sensible Science Workshop
How Parachute Spiders Invade a New Territory
Pluto Is No Longer a Planet
Computer Curricula in U.S. Waldorf Schools
Experiments:8th Grade Optics Demonstration or Puzzler; Making Nylon in the Laboratory

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 14, #24, 2008

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Robotics
Seventh Grade Fresco Project
A Pinhole Camera Project for the Seventh Grade
Other Projects for Elementary Physics Classes
The Aurora Borealis
Phenomenological Science Equipment
The Karma of Calculus—Involving Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz
Award Winning Photos of Nature and Animals

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 15, #25, 2009

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*Doing Phenomenology in Science Education
The Western Screech Owl
Turtles use Earth’s Magnetic Field
The Largest Bug in the World
Tree Talk; the Phenomenon of Colored Shadows
Analemma
Photos from Hubble
A Progression through the Mechanics Curriculum of 7th Grade Physics
*Note: The first article on phenomenology is restricted by copyright laws— the journal from which we purchased the rights does not allow it to be transmitted electronically, however, it is available from AWSNA Publications in its entirety.

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 1, #1, Fall 1994

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 1, #2, Spring 1995

Waldorf Science Newsletter, volume 2, #3, Fall 1995

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 2 #4, Spring 1996

Waldorf Science Newsletter. Volume 3 #5, Fall 1996

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 3 #6, Spring 1997

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 4 #7, Fall 1997

Waldorf Science Newsletter Volume 4, #8, Spring 1998

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 5, #9, Fall 1998

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 5, # 10, Spring 1999Geology and Mineralogy issue

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 6, #11 , Fall 1999 Chemistry issue

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Vol 6 #12, Spring 2000

Waldorf Science Newsletter Vol.7 #13, Fall 2000

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Vol. 7 #14, Spring 2001

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 8, #15, Autumn 2001

Waldorf Science Newsletter Volume 8, # 16, Spring 2002

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 9, #17, Fall 2002

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 9, #18, Spring 2003

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 10, #19, Fall 2003

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 10, #20, 2004

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 11, #21, Spring 2005

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Vol. 12, #22, Fall 2005

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 13, #23, 2006

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 14, #24, 2008

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 15, #25, 2009

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 5, # 10, Spring 1999
Geology and Mineralogy issue

Waldorf Science Newsletter, Volume 6, #11 , Fall 1999
Chemistry issue