Article describes how inservice instruction can make a field trip for primary grades a good learning experience for teachers and students. (BR)

Suggestions for providing science experiences for children in kindergarten and grades one and two are given in this first part of the Victorian Education Department (Australia) guide to the elementary school science curriculum. (See SE 012 720 and SE 012 721 for additional guides to this curriculum.) The suggestions are illustrated by brief case…

Suggestions for methods of teaching the science material included in grades three and four of the elementary school curriculum of the Education Department of Victoria are illustrated by descriptions of successful teaching episodes, particularly when science activities have served as an introduction to written expression, applied number, and social…

Describes a pilot project designed to stimulate parental interest in the science education of their primary school children. (Author/SL)

In addition to complete texts or summaries of a number of papers considering the scope and relevance of "environmental studies" to the secondary and elementary school programs in Victoria (Australia), many teaching techniques are described. Techniques for measuring carrying capacity of roadways, examining published air pollution data,…

Examples of reports from children in grades 4-6 of Education Department of Victoria schools are used to illustrate the suggestions made for teaching the topics included in the science course. Emphasis is given to methods of inter-relating science and other activities, including social studies, mathematics, writing and history. Teachers are…

Outlines what is currently known about Australian dinosaurs, where dinosaur fossils are found, and a field trip to look for dinosaurs. (ASK)

Describes an environmental education curriculum for Aboriginies of the Arnhem Land Reserve which takes into account the needs of the students, the local environment and the resources of the local community. (BR)

Discusses the plight of primary level science in Australian schools and examines possible solutions to the difficulties. (SL)

The article advocates the use of content topics, and by the use of appropriate enquiry process skills, the development of broad concepts which will encourage children to consider their attitudes in a broad range of issues and the part they can play in decisions about them. (Author/RE)

Suggests possible solutions to the problem of establishing universal science curricula in elementary and secondary schools in Australia. (MLH)

Discusses the role of teachers in environmental education. Presents two simulations on water pollution in order to explore pollution of the environment and investigate the life and ecology of a native bird or investigate predator/prey relationships. (ASK)

Presented is an overview of the content of some of the science courses taught in the schools of Victoria, Australia, in order to emphasize the relationships between these courses and the structure of knowledge. (PEB)

This report presents data collected in a teacher survey concerning the Primary Science Syllabus used in the primary schools of Queensland, Australia. Data were gathered by a single questionnaire from 259 primary science teachers randomly selected from the Brisbane South Education Region. The instrument was divided into two parts. Part I consisted…