This workbook contains 47 activities and exercises which reinforce lesson topics found in the grade 3 science textbook. These lesson topics, presented in nine sections in the textbook, focus on such areas as: (1) solar energy, electricity, and light; (2) solar system, planets, earth motions, and phases of the moon; (3) gravity, rocks, and erosion;…

This instructional packet is one of 14 school environmental education programs developed for use in the classroom and at the Dahlem Environmental Education Center (DEEC) of the Jackson Community College (Michigan). Provided in the packet are pre-trip activities, field trip activities, and post-trip activities which focus on various geological…

Elaborates on Mauritz Johnson's definition of curriculum as "a structured series of intended learning outcomes" and relates this to teaching science in a permissive classroom climate. (PEB)

Provides, and discusses, five possible answers to the question: Why consider language difficulties in science? (PEB)

Reported is one part of a comprehensive research project studying the effects of two contrasting teaching strategies (teacher-structured learning in science vs. student-structured learning in science) on certain aspects of the behavior of students in grades 1-5 and grades 10-11. Focus was on the role of the teacher in an activity-centered…

Criteria, with examples, for good science materials for elementary school libraries. (LS)

A seventh-grade botany project involving experiments with beans is described. (DT)

The major objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the perceptual preferences of elementary school children and their performance on pictorial model-based tests of selected science concepts. Perceptual preferences for size and shape did not significantly influence performance. Preference for color did appear to be…

Discusses the value of elementary science in promoting both cognitive and affective growth in children. (JR)

Reports the results of a study designed to test the importance of manipulative experiences with science materials in the attainment of science process skills for kindergarten and third grade students. (JR)

Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) is a reality-oriented approach to teaching emphasizing activities in which students define and solve their own problems. Examples of problems and activities found in schools using USMES guides are presented as well as a brief history of the project. (JP)

Describes an activity in an elementary science methods course in which preservice teachers use a simulation exercise to select a specific elementary science curriculum program. (JR)

From the Cuyahoga River to the halls of Congress, environmental education is coming into its own as a force for educational reform and environmental conservation. (Editor/JR)