Provides excerpts from a Teacher's Guide that accompanies an aviation coloring book for children. (MLH)

Describes the removal of venom glands of a poisonous snake by a herpetologist so the snake may be safely handled in a classroom. (BR)

Gives background material concerning solid waste pollution and describes 31 activities for students. Includes a list of films and references to be used, identified by grade-level use. (BR)

Describes a demonstration for elementary school children which shows how sewage removes oxygen from water, killing life forms. (BR)

Describes how to construct an inexpensive microscope that uses a drop of water rather than a glass bead for a lens. (BR)

Science teaching practices at the Long Island School for the Gifted emphasize hands-on experiments where children do the work and the teacher assists learning. This approach bypasses the reading/writing barrier that prevents some children from learning science. Many science experiments are described, including a first-grade lesson on using…

This digest discusses the inclusion of "sustainability" concept in environmental education. Topics included are: (1) definiton of sustainability; (2) inclusion of the concept in the curriculum using interdisciplinary approaches; and (3) a list of instructional materials containing the concept at the elementary, secondary, and college…

This science column includes background information, discussion questions, science activities, writing activities, and a bibliography on a different topic each month. The titles of the five installments included in this compilation are: (1) "Chameleons and Other Quick-Change Artists"; (2) "Niagara Falls and Other Super…

The term weather is commonly used to refer to the condition of the atmosphere as it affects people's activities on the earth's surface. Four weather elements are considered in this unit: clouds, precipitation, temperature, and wind. This publication details the materials, objectives, supplemental materials, background information for the eight…

The 10 lessons presented in this guide are designed to: create an awareness of the present energy situation and its relation to various aspects of transportation systems; provide knowledge of energy resources, choices, and alternative actions; develop critical thinking skills about energy and individual roles in the energy management process;…

Describes the use of a puzzle to reinforce knowledge of how things grow and outlines the use of the house cricket as an alternative to the locust or cockroach in school biology. (Author/GS)

Advocates the use of manipulative and observational science activities as the basis for children's experience stories that can be used as material for reading and language arts programs. (CP)