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Murphy, Tony P.; Mancini-Samuelson, Gina J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2012
A collaborative of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and education faculty developed a STEM certificate aimed at elementary education majors. A four-phase process model was used to create and evaluate courses. The certificate is comprised of three interdisciplinary, team-taught, lab-based courses: Environmental Biology,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Education Majors, STEM Education, Competency Based Teacher Education

Melander, Kathleen M.; Walker, Nora M. – Education, 1984
Describes the development and rationale of a hands-on, process-oriented elementary science curriculum that emphasizes decision making, problem solving, current issues, and the human element in science and technology. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education

Barrow, Lloyd H. – Science Activities, 1982
Describes problem-solving activities in the Unified Sciences and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) and Elementary Science Study (ESS) programs. Indicates that these curricula serve as excellent sources of activities to develop and improve their students' problem-solving skills. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Problem Solving, Science Activities

Zeitler, William R. – Science and Children, 1980
Discusses the ELEMENTARY SCIENCE program for grades K-6, describing concepts that the program emphasizes and materials used for each grade level. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Curriculum

Haller, Hans-Dieter – European Journal of Science Education, 1980
Described is the elementary science curriculum "Children and Their Natural Environment" developed by the working group for Educational Research at the University of Gottingen. Objectives are listed as attempting to integrate a particular teaching concept with the scientific way of looking at problems and an attempt to understand teaching…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Program Descriptions
Lyon, Tom – American Education, 1983
Details the Fairfax County, Virginia elementary science program, a key feature of which is the use of self-contained kits and instructional materials. Shows how the curriculum has improved students' achievement tests scores and is beginning to be adapted for mathematics, computer, and music education. (SK)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Schmiess, Elmer – Insights, 1983
Skills needed for problem-solving are discussed. Examples of defining problems, questioning, observing, classifying, predicting, and confirming are provided. An overview of the Elementary Science Study (ESS) program, including a list of ESS units (grouped by subject matter), is also provided. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Problem Solving, Process Education

Coble, Charles R.; Rice, Dale R. – School Science and Mathematics, 1980
Described is a series of two-day Elementary Science Awareness Conferences, funded by the National Science Foundation for science supervisors and general elementary supervisors in North Carolina. The goals for these conferences are discussed. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inservice Teacher Education

Science and Children, 1988
Reports on the development of science curricula projects. Lists features that can be applied to programs developed at the local level. Includes programs from the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Educational Development Center, and Technical Education Research Centers. (RT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials, Process Education

Shymansky, James A.; And Others – Science and Children, 1982
Highlights a quantitative synthesis of research studies on Elementary Science Study, Science Curriculum Improvement Study, and Science A Process Approach, focusing on student performance/achievement, attitudes, process skills, and basic skills. Suggests that activities and instructional strategies from the programs be incorporated into existing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Haan, Norma – 1968
This report presents the results of an investigation of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program and the effects of the Materials Objects unit on first-grade students and teachers. The contents of the report include purposes and limitations of the study, discussion of the instruments, observers, reliability of the Q sort, the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Davison, David M.; Miller, Kenneth W.; Metheny, Dixie L. – 1999
This booklet examines some of the ways in which integration of science and mathematics might be viewed and achieved in the elementary curriculum. Several existing programs that exemplify the integration of science and mathematics are reviewed. Programs include Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science (AIMS), Great Explorations in Math and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Holistic Approach, Integrated Activities

Bredderman, Ted – Science and Children, 1982
Provides evidence indicating that activity-based science programs substantially improve performance in science process/creativity; modestly increase performance on tests of logic, perception, language development, science content, and mathematics; modestly improve attitude toward science and science class; and have pronounced benefits for…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Performance Factors

Kazanjian, Wendy C. – Science and Children, 1982
Describes Project COLD (Climate, Ocean, Land, Discovery) a scientific study of the Polar Regions, a collection of 35 modules used within the framework of existing subjects: oceanography, biology, geology, meterology, geography, social science. Includes a partial list of topics and one activity (geodesic dome) from a module. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Climate, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Dorling, Geoffrey – Physics Education, 1988
Overviews the "Nuffield Coordinated Sciences" program. Discusses the aim, coordination of content, presentation, and the writing timetable. (YP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries
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