Discusses the role of the science teacher in drug education. A glossary of drug-related terms is appended. (CP)

This form is used as a measurement of student's on-task activities. It indicates the incorporation of science skills into each individual student's repertoire and provides a record of the activity to assure parents, board members, and teachers that learning is taking place in the classroom. (PR)

Consumer chemistry projects using houseplant fertilizers are described. Background information on fertilizer elements and different brands are discussed. The procedures for the activities (reading fertilizer labels, calculating the cost of various fertilizers, and calculating the amount of nitrogen in solution) are included. (KR)

Describes activities for the elementary school classroom to increase observational accuracy of children. (CP)

Describes the unusual atmosphere of a college-level classroom for prospective science teachers. The professor captures the interest of the many school children who visit the room which contains a variety of live and preserved specimens. The idea is described as the room approach to teaching science. (EB)

Provides a detailed explanation of the metric system as well as the historical basis for its development and cites the advantages of using the system over the one presently in use. (BR)

Examines environmental problems associated with the use of pesticides, and suggests thirty learning activities designed to give elementary school children a better understanding of the problem of pesticide pollution. (JR)

Discusses the use of shadows to explain such scientific phenomena as umbra and penumbra, eclipses, day and night, seasons, and length of day. Indicates that shadow plays can serve to help the students in understanding more about light. (CC)

Describes a series of optical illustions designed to explore the nature and behavior of light, the mechanics and optical principles of eyes, and the brain's learned ability to interpret what we see. (BR)

Reviews the ecological dangers of certain types of detergents, and the action taken by government agencies and detergent manufacturers to alleviate the problem. Describes classroom activities and instructional procedures designed to illustrate detergent characteristics and the effects of detergent pollution. (MLH)

Based on the numerous ways physical constants are used daily. A knowledge of the meaning of a constant is deemed necessary. Various studies done by elementary school children are presented. (EB)

Reports the results of a study of four different instructional methods used in teaching earth science at the sixth grade level. The objective of the study was to compare the effectiveness of the didactic approach with the process-managerial, the self-directed, and the motivated self-directed learning methods. (JR)

Discusses ways in which children can learn by measuring a variety of common objects. (JR)