A teacher professional development program for in-service elementary school science teachers, the Rice Elementary Model Science Lab (REMSL), was developed for urban school districts serving predominately high-poverty, high-minority students. Teachers with diverse skills and science capacities came together in Professional Learning Communities, one…

It would appear that the only true homogeneous classroom is one occupied by one teacher and guiding one child.'' A teacher can, however, modify instruction to provide for individual differences. (Author/RH)

Described is research undertaken to determine the nature of existing undergraduate programs for preparing elementary teachers to teach science. College faculty members and administrators, undergraduate students, recent graduates, and elementary school administrators and supervisors were interviewed. In addition to interview data collected, the…

Describes a teaching method employed to teach sex education using the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) unit, "Males and Females" and presents two prerequisites needed for a teacher to handle this unit successfully. (GS)

Field trips are useful learning experiences if planned properly. Every area offers some places where meaningful learning can take place. (PS)

This elementary school science project involves making a car out of pegboard, spools, rubber bands, and dowel. (BB)

Ideas for elementary school teachers are proposed. Demonstration experiments include thermal conductivity of gases, wetting power of detergents, external pressure effects on boiling point of water, frequency-wavelength relations, density of hot and cold water. Other useful tips are given for protecting wall charts and making descriptive labels.…

Teacher's variety of questions during discovery lessons can foster learning. (DF)