Provides directives for the assembly of a skin sensitivity tester that can be used to examine the skin's function of feeling. Procedures for this experiment are reviewed and a chart for recording the data is also included. (ML)

Relates how a classroom can support and house a mini-museum of natural science. Describes the various types of exhibits and the range of activities that can be developed from them. Explains student involvement in exhibit design and use. (ML)

Discusses various plant parts used as food (including seeds, roots, stems, and leaves), emphasizing the origin of plant materials bought in the supermarket. Also discusses several concepts of nutrition, menu planning, and the relationship between food and energy from the sun. (JM)

Described are activities involving interpreting tracks in snow to determine under what conditions the tracks were made and what made the tracks. (SL)

Examines the role of science in the curricula of British schools at the primary, middle and secondary levels and draws attention to certain problem areas. (JR)

Describes how to establish a colony of isopods (pill bugs) and suggests how these organisms may be used in teaching elementary school science. (JR)

Describes methods of developing and using cultures of microoganisms suitable for use in elementary school science classes. Emphasis is placed upon the characteristics and culturing of amoeba, paramecia, euglena, rotifers, and algae. (JR)

Describes a cooperative science program between an elementary and a secondary school in which high school students introduce topics and present demonstrations in biology to students in the elementary school. (JR)

Discusses the procedures that should be observed in constructing a dichotomous key. The keying exercise described was used as a laboratory activity in a biology course for elementary education majors, however it could be used in other courses. (JR)

Questions the conclusions drawn in the article by Billeh and Pella (EJ 023 200), and suggests that there are real differences between the attainment of concepts by Jordanian and American students. (AL)

Contains statements by five biologists and science educators to the California State Department of Education committee considering the adoption standards for science textbooks with regard to the clause requiring inclusion of creationist viewpoints of species origins. (AL)

Describes techniques for introducing studies of the soil in the early primary grades or in preschool classes. Includes suggestions for observation of soil samples, field trips to examine various soils in situ, and establishing a small garden. (AL)