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Stavrides, Marie K. – Science and Children, 1978
Discusses the use of the computer as a learning aid in the elementary school. Explains how children are introduced to the use of the computer and taught computer programing. (GA)
Descriptors: Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Elementary Education
South Carolina Educational Television Network Columbia. – 1987
A consolidated, updated edition of the microcomputer software South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) correlation books that have been published by the Office of Instructional Technology since May 1984, this book serves as a reference to available software programs which address BSAP objectives for grades 1-8 in all three BSAP…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education

Watson, James; Watson, Nancy – Science and Children, 1987
Provides specific directions and guidelines for the computer program "YOU Program ME." Explains how this introductory hands-on activity can teach the concept of programming and can introduce the BASIC language. Background information and student activity sheets are included. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Activities

Fuller, Kenneth – Science and Children, 1986
Offers an approach for teaching a unit on classification that combines various software programs with traditional science teaching methods. Provides procedural directives for the activities and explains the objectives of each exercise. (ML)
Descriptors: Biology, Classification, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware

Journal of Biological Education, 1984
Presents a list of published (or soon to be published) computer assisted instructional programs for biology. The programs vary considerably in terms of intended age/ability level, complexity and depth, and in content. No attempt is made to judge the quality of items in the list. (JN)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware

Schlenker, Richard M.; Yoshida, Sarah J. – Science Activities, 1990
Activities designed around packaged items such as toothpicks are used to teach students to identify variables, gather and analyze data, use statistics, and draw conclusions based on evidence. A computer database used to keep track of data is described. Curriculum extensions in writing, math, and art are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Analysis, Databases, Elementary Education

McLeod, Richard; Hunter, Beverly – Science and Children, 1987
Explains how databases can be used to enrich and complement the science curriculum. Provides examples of applications of databases to science activities and experiments. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Technology
Kepler, Lynne – Instructor, 1994
Presents activities for a springtime Space Day that can teach students about astronauts, gravity, and motion. Activities include creating a paper bag spacecraft to study liftoff and having students simulate gravity's effects by walking in various manners and recording pulse rates. A list of resources is included. (SM)
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Fuller, Kenneth – Science and Children, 1986
Offers a way of teaching quantitative thinking through a software program called, "Hot Dog Stand." This simulation provides students with practice in planning expenses, in computing problems, and in dealing with a situation in which outcomes depend on random events. Also includes suggestions for computer use during non-scheduled time. (ML)
Descriptors: Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Wulfson, Stephen E., Ed. – Science and Children, 1994
Reviews the following computer programs: "Restless Earth" (National Geographic Society); "Science Cap 2.0" (DEMCO); "My Own Stories (MECDC); Wild Science Arcade (Binary Zoo); "Out and About" (Optical Data); "Botanical Gardens" (Sunburst); "BodyScope" (MECC); and "Mineral, Where and Why?" (Arizona Board of Regents). (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Earth Science
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1988
This document advances the premise that the scientific method to identify cause-effect relationships is undoubtedly the single most important factor in the geometric expansion of scientific advances evidenced thus far during the 20th century. To understand these advances and to make educated decisions concerning them, the citizenry must be…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Welker, James D. – Science Teacher, 1985
The preformatted programs of authoring systems are much easier for teacher use in writing computer assisted instruction for the classroom. Advantages, disadvantages, applications, prices, and publishers are provided for six systems (Blocks, CAIware, Eureka, Mentor Master, PILOT, and ZES). (DH)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary School Science

McGrath, Diane, Ed. – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Reviewed are two computer software programs for Apple II computers on weather for upper elementary and middle school grades. "Weather" introduces the major factors (temperature, humidity, wind, and air pressure) affecting weather. "How Weather Works" uses simulation and auto-tutorial formats on sun, wind, fronts, clouds, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary School Science

Mokros, Janice R.; Tinker, Robert F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports the results of an in-depth examination of middle school children's graphing skills and misconceptions. Also discusses a study in which students learned graphing skills through microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL). (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Phillips, Eva; And Others – 1987
Descriptions of 13 software programs suitable for use with kindergarten students include curriculum area, title, producer, hardware requirements, program description, teaching objective, and competencies. Prerequisites and introductory, developmental, follow-up, and evaluation activities are also provided for seven instructional sequences designed…
Descriptors: Art Education, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy