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Markle, Sandra – Instructor, 1987
This science unit focuses on measuring skills using students' own sneakers and the unit of measure. Two activities with differing levels of difficulty are presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Activities, Measurement
Fallon, Michael – Instructor, 1993
Guidelines help elementary educators understand what they will be teaching in science programs, how they will assess student learning, and how they will be trained. Science programs should develop scientific literacy via hands-on, collaborative, inquiry-oriented lessons centered on processes used by real scientists in their everyday work. (SM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Class Activities, Educational Change, Elementary School Science
National Audubon Society, Washington, DC. – 1988
This program introduces the young computer players to the world of the grizzly bear, the largest land carnivore in North America. Through a series of four interactive stories, players learn of the bear's habits and human activities that have brought it close to extinction. Playing the part of a park ranger, a research biologist or a natural…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1986
The specific content areas and objectives from which the Alberta, Canada, Grade 3 Science Achievement Test questions were derived are outlined in this bulletin. The document contains: (1) curriculum summary (providing a general listing of the process skills, psychomotor skills, attitudes, and subject matter covered at the grade 3 level); (2) a…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries
See, John – Computing Teacher, 1992
Suggests 10 no-cost, or low-cost, criteria to be considered by school administrators and curriculum coordinators when educational technology plans, involving the use of calculators, computers, television, video, and research equipment, are in the developmental stage. (JJK)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1986
Designed to serve as a preliminary guide for curriculum development and science instruction in South Carolina, this booklet identifies basic skill objectives in science for grades one through eight. Categories of South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) for science include: (1) science concepts; (2) science process skills; (3)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Junior High Schools
Keller, Thomas E. – 1989
A hands-on approach to science is highly desirable because an inquiry approach to science greatly promotes learning. However when students and teachers manipulate glassware, chemical, and other materials, accidents will happen. Because of this, risk management and safety procedures become an important, integral part of the science curriculum. This…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Biology, Chemistry, Elementary School Science
