References

Bohren, C.F. (1987). Clouds in a Glass of Beer . Wiley: New York.

Bohren, C.F. (1991). What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks ? Wiley: New York.

Brasell, H., 1987, The effect of real-time laboratory graphing on learning graphic representations of distance and velocity: Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v. 24, p. 385-395.
This article provides research on the effectiveness of using demonstrations for student learning.

O'Brien, T. 1991. The Science and Art of Science Demonstrations. J. Chem Ed., v. 68: p. 933-936.

Sokoloff, D. R., and Thornton, R. K., 1997, Using Interactive Lecture Demonstrations to Create an Active Learning Environment (more info) , Phys. Teacher, v. 35, 340.

The American Chemical Society and the University of Wisconsin Press have published excellent books on chemical demonstrations (c.f., Summerlin, L. R., C. L. Bogford, and J. B. Ealy. 1987. Chemical Demonstrations: A Sourcebook for Teachers, Volume 2. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society).

Physics demonstrations have been published by the American Association of Physics Teachers:

• Freier, G. D., and F. J. Anderson. 1981. A Demonstration Handbook for Physics (2nd ed.). College Park, Md.: American Association of Physics Teachers.
• Berry, D. A. 1987. A Potpourri of Physics Teaching Ideas. College Park, Md.: American Association of Physics Teachers.

Resources

Dr. Jeff Barker of SUNY Binghamton has developed a series of demonstrations of geophysical principles (more info) for an introductory geology class. Topics include seismic waves, density, rheology, and Earth's magnetic field.