On Wed. March 27, 1996 Michael Yochaovsky wrote: >Let me introduce myself.I am studiyng to the second degree at >the university of Israel Ben Gurion. I study a course about the >interactive tights between subjects. >I need help in seeking for the material to the theme >"interactive tights between psychology and chemistry in >sphere of plastic materials".Are you dealing with it at all? >Who is dealing with it ? What news do you know about it ? >Can anybody suggest a way to explain any model or >phenomenon of plastic`s chemistry on the level that every >high-school student would understand and which has >connection to any psychologycal effects. > Would you please name the theme when transferring >information: > MICHAEL-psychology. > My e-mail [log in to unmask] > Thanks for help. Sincerelly yours, Michael Yukhnovetsky. I interpret this query to mean that Mr. Yochaovsky's interests lie in the educational models of teaching high-school level students about the basic chemistry of plastics. This sounds like a candidate for MATERIALS-L. ;-) How about it James Martin? Actually, POLYMER-L, if there is such a List, is probably more appropriate for this query. I would recommend the Craft Council Series on "Science For Conservators, Vol. I" Which gives a very cogent explanation on the science and chemistry of the materials which objects are made from - anyone who has taken basic chemistry in high-school can comprehend this text. (I assume that the series is still in print as I see it listed in the UKIC publications bulletins from time-to-time). Otherwise, perhaps there is someone in a science center who has done a wonderful exhibition on the chemistry of plastics. I leave the part about, "...the connection to psychologycal effects..." to my colleagues on Museum-L whom commune with plastics on a more spiritual level! Cheers! Dave David Harvey Conservator of Metals & Arms Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776 USA voice: 804-220-7039 e-mail: [log in to unmask]