Describes appearance, longevity, and changes in each step of the mealworm life cycle. Guidelines for starting a classroom colony are given with housing and care instructions. Suggested observations, activities, and questions for students are included. (DH)

Provides (1) information on how dinosaurs lived and were adapted to survive; (2) activities on this topic; and (3) ready-to-copy student materials. Each activity includes an objective, list of materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and instructional strategies. (JN)

Presents lists of materials needed and procedures to build a collection of dinosaurs using different sized boxes, build life-sized dinosaur bones using paper-mache and chicken wire, make paper dinosaur stickers, and make dinosaur pop-up cards. These arts/crafts activities can be used to complement activities in science and other subjects. (JN)

Presents an overview of a long-term unit centering on observations of biological change. Explains the purpose, procedures, and activities of long-term projects as: watching a plot of land; seeing how a baby grows, and witnessing kitten birth and growth. Suggests additional activities which address the concept of continuity. (ML)

Provides background information on the earthworm. Reviews basic anatomical, behavioral, and reproductive facts. Offers suggestions for procuring, maintaining, and breeding colonies for classroom use. (ML)

Discusses strategies and activities used to introduce chemistry topics to kindergarten children. These topics include atoms, acids and bases, and molecules and gases. (JN)

Discusses the behavior, housing, care, diet, and feeding of painted turtles. Also suggests several classroom activities and provides guidelines related to long-term captivity and human disease prevention. (DH)

Discusses the experiences and activities of a six-person team of science educators during their six-week stay in Thailand. Also considers the cultural adjustment, sightseeing excursions, teacher education in Thailand, travel preparations, and other topics. (JN)

Provides: (1) background information on trees, focusing on the parts of trees and how they differ from other plants; (2) eight activities; and (3) ready-to-copy pages dealing with tree identification and tree rings. Activities include objective(s), recommended age level(s), subject area(s), list of materials needed, and procedures. (JN)

Andy S. W. Sae shows how to stimulate interest in science by using a chemical magic show for teaching at the pre-high school level. Richard D. Barnes describes Kinderchem, a visiting science program for the elementary classroom. (JN)

Provides suggestions for teaching spatial relationships to preschool through primary age children, indicating that they need considerable firsthand experience to understand such relationships among objects. Several activities for teaching "opposites" and relative position are recommended, including the use of classroom puppets as vehicles for…

Presents science activities to help elementary children learn about water resources and home water conservation. A reproducible worksheet is included. (SJL)

Various activities using magnifying glasses are suggested to help young children understand the concept "bigger" and the implication of change involved when viewing different objects under magnifying glasses. (SK)

The author outlines the inquiry approach to elementary science teaching, cites its advantages and disadvantages, provides sample lesson objectives and student evaluation methods, and lists sources of further information on this method of science teaching. (SJL)

Presents four science lessons based on food preparation: building an electric hot dog cooker; examining a microwave oven; discovering why popcorn pops; and making soda pop. (SJL)