Shelve the textbooks the next time you conduct a study of magnetism and pull the concepts together with plenty of well-plotted discovery activities. Discusses a number of stimulating scientific experiments utilizing the magnet. (Author/RK)

Illustrated and described is a convection box for classroom use to stimulate concept development in elementary school children. Other equipment and apparatus that may be used in open-ended science activites are listed. (CS)

Previous research of classroom teaching and learning revealed that students have critical misconceptions about how plants get their food and that these misconceptions remain unchanged despite instruction using activities in the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIIS) unit on producers. Because the experimental sequence described in SCIIS is…

The article advocates the use of content topics, and by the use of appropriate enquiry process skills, the development of broad concepts which will encourage children to consider their attitudes in a broad range of issues and the part they can play in decisions about them. (Author/RE)

A description of teacher-made shoe box kits covering science concepts in grades four to eight. (CM)

Provides a series of learning center activities which demonstrate concepts about air. (CP)

Describes ways in which: (1) paintings, (2) crayon rubbings, and (3) clay modeling can be used to demonstrate science concepts. (CP)

Discusses children's conceptions of dynamics, comparing them to those of scientists and examining how they are acquired. Also discusses alternative aims of teaching dynamics at the elementary and junior high school levels, providing instructional strategies to achieve these aims. (JN)

Provides examples of science activities in which children use their senses in manipulating objects and ideas. Suggests that these and other activities be extended to help children deepen their understanding of scientific concepts. (JN)

Science is everywhere in a young child's world. Relate concepts to reality and see the joy of discovery. (Editor)

Demonstrations are presented in which children can be introduced to evidence of specific concepts enabling them to participate in such a way that any conceptual conflicts that might arise in this learning situation can be gradually reduced. (EB)

Described is an approach for teaching the concept of mass to elementary students. A method for making simple balances and weight sets is also given. (MR)

During the last 10 years, cognitive science researchers have produced research findings that have great potential for increasing students' understanding of science. However, commercial publishers continue to produce textbooks and teacher's guides in traditional ways. This project developed a prototype unit which used an alternative approach to…

This articles attempts to stimulate otherwise reluctant school teachers to involve aerospace education in their content repertoire. Suggestions are made to aid the teacher in getting started with aerospace education. (MDR)

Presents a collection of ideas of activities using puppetry in helping young children learn elementary science concepts. (SA)