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Peer reviewedMcGrath, Diane, Ed. – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Reviewed is a computer software package entitled "Audubon Wildlife Adventures: Grizzly Bears" for Apple II and IBM microcomputers. Included are availability, hardware requirements, cost, and a description of the program. The murder-mystery flavor of the program is stressed in this program that focuses on illegal hunting and game…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Download full textHelgeson, Stanley L. – 1987
Problem solving has long been a concern of science educators, with many asserting that problem solving should be both the overriding method and valued outcome of science instruction in American schools. This information bulletin synthesizes studies that deal with the relationships between the teaching of problem solving and secondary school…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Ochs, V. Daniel, Ed. – 1981
The theme of the eighth yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) involves the improvement of instructional practices in science at the middle school level. An initial chapter provides an operational definition of the middle school. Five chapters follow which provide information on various sources of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Inservice Teacher Education, Middle Schools, Preservice Teacher Education
Malone, Mark R., Comp. – 1987
Mounting research evidence has shown that an activity centered approach to elementary and middle school science education can be quite effective. This sourcebook, developed for teachers by teachers, presents many activity oriented science lessons that could be done in any elementary or middle school classroom with minimal additional experience.…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, Elementary School Science
Blosser, Patricia E. – 1990
Girls and boys start off equal in mathematics and science performance and interest in school. They appear to do equally well in both subjects in elementary school. Once courses become optional in secondary school, the down hill spiral in enrollment of female students in mathematics and physical science begins, accompanied by decreases in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Helgeson, Stanley L.; And Others – 1990
This document contains 36 programs and/or material listings that were nominated by at least three persons and for which there was evidence of the quality of the program or materials. Reviewers looked for positive evaluation data on the impact of the materials on students, or other information that assessed the quality of the program or materials,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biology, Chemistry, College Science
