On March 7, 1996, about 1355 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 152, N5531M, was substantially damaged after the nose landing gear collapsed during a landing at North Las Vegas, Nevada. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was to perform a series of touch-and-go landings on runway 07. The student pilot stated that she was coming in from the practice area for the first touch-and-go landing. She stated that the winds were calm and during the flare the airplane bounced. After several bounces the nose gear collapsed. According to the operator, the flight instructor did not follow the training curriculum with the student. The student had not been given instruction regarding recovery from difficulties in the landing phase of flight.