A school science specialist has animals to loan to elementary school teachers. (CP)

Activities are listed for a field trip study of a fresh water pond. (SJL)

How happy are you about teaching science? Building on similar work from the Leverhulme Primary Project and the Primary Horizons, the authors pursued this question with 303 head teachers, science coordinators, and class teachers across England in a recent questionnaire survey. The findings point to very real progress being made in many areas of…

Describes how beekeeping became a class project and the educational benefits of the project. Also describes how to prepare a group to maintain its own hive and suggests resource materials. (BR)

Presents directions for an activity designed to illustrate the function of plant nutrients. (PEB)

The physiology of the human body is one of eight subject areas covered in the K-6 Science Program of the Bethlehem Area School District. This manual is a teacher's guide to activities for each grade level. "Awareness of Senses" is treated in Kindergarten, "Body Growth and Development" in grade 1, "The Senses and Their…

A 35-item multiple choice test was used before and after instruction of 452 grade six students in a unit introducing human biology. The material was taught by six linear programmed lessons, six 20-minute television lessons, by traditional classroom methods, or combinations of these. Traditional classroom teaching produced significantly higher…

In this National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) publication, the advantages of having living things in the classroom are discussed. Also given is a brief description of the facilities and environments required for various common mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and plants. (CP)

Describes care and feeding of Anoles (chameleons), including suggested classroom activities. (BB)