Limonene - A natural insecticide - Journal of Chemical Education

Sep 1, 1986 - Secondary students are often eager to pursue independent research projects but it may be a challenge to find an appropriate one. This au...
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Limonene-A Natural Insecticide Joseph H. Beatty Roseburg High School. Roseburg. OR 97470 "We wouldlike to workon aresearch project. Do you know of any neat ones?" This common question presents what is often the most difficult part of a research project for high school students: the selection of a suitable tooic. A goud resenrvh prnldem for high schuul ~ t u d e n t smust be one that will challenre them without beina o\.erl\.difficult. It should he real research, rather than trite d d i c a t i o n of somethine from a lab manual. In addition, the problem must he safe and fall within a very limited budge