By James Biehle
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October 1st, 2010
An extremely important article on school science lab safety is Dr. Kenneth Roy’s “Safer Science” column in the October 2010 issue of The Science Teacher entitled: “‘Chemicals of Interest’ and More.” The column discusses a list of 330 chemicals, some of which are common to school science labs, which are of concern to the [...]
By James Biehle
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September 24th, 2010
[ December 10, 2010; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. December 11, 2010; 8:00 am to 9:00 am. ] James Biehle will present Science Facilities 101 – “So You Want New Science Facilities” and Science Facilities 102 – “The Architects Have Started Without Me: What Do I Do Now?” at the NSTA Baltimore Area Conference on Friday and Saturday, December 10 and 11, 2010. Science Facilities 101 begins [...]
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By James Biehle
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September 24th, 2010
[ October 28, 2010; 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] James Biehle will present Science Facililties 101 – “So You Want New Science Facilities” and Science Facilities 102 – “The Architects Have Started Without Me: What Do I Do Now?” at the NSTA Kansas City Area Conference on Thursday, October 28, 2010. Science Facilities 101 begins at 12:30 PM in Room 2503A, followed by Science [...]
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By James Biehle
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December 2nd, 2008
Master Plan
ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Manchester, MO
Scope: Needs Analysis, programming and conceptual design of additions and renovations to K-8 school.
Master plan for school and church facilities showing first floor layouts of existing and new spaces.
Science Lab Renovation
ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH, Manchester, MO
Scope: Renovation of classroom into seventh and eighth grade science teaching space.
Campus Master Plan
ST. JOSEPH’S [...]
Posted in Architecture, Projects | Also tagged design, education, master plan, missouri, needs analysis, primary, school, science, science building design, science building planning, science facilities, science facilities design, science facilities planning, science facility design, science facility planning, science lab design, science lab planning |
By James Biehle
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November 26th, 2008
Renovation of existing gymnasium to provide middle school science lab/classroom designed for inquiry-based learning.
Posted in Architecture, Features, Projects | Also tagged design, education, planning, science, science building design, science building planning, science facilities, science facilities design, science facilities planning, science facility design, science facility planning, science lab design, science lab planning, st alban roe |
By James Biehle
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May 9th, 2007
Programming, planning and design of 25,400 SF renovation and additions to independent school science building for middle and upper school science.
Posted in Architecture, Features, Projects | Also tagged collaboration, colorado, design, education, planning, renovation, school, science, science building design, science building planning, science facilities, science facilities design, science facilities planning, science facility design, science facility planning, science lab design, science lab planning, secondary |
By James Biehle
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August 1st, 2002
In the early 1990′s many middle and high schools
Typical Tech Lab
began converting their industrial arts shops into “tech labs” in which the power tools, sawdust and grease of the vocational programs were replaced by computers, student work stations, and canned technology courseware. This was based on the rationalization that, since America is moving from an [...]
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By James Biehle
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January 1st, 2000
A significant portion of the middle school science curriculum should be inquiry based, and the facilities provided to serve this curriculum must support this approach.
Posted in Architecture, Articles | Also tagged classroom, flexibility, furniture, planning, science, science building design, science building planning, science facilities, science facilities design, science facilities planning, science facility design, science facility planning, science lab design, science lab planning |
Designing Science Facilities for the New Science Standards – key concepts in improving today’s K-12 teaching spaces.
