Discusses the use of Windows on Science, a laser disc-based video program used by elementary schools for science curriculum. Results of a teacher survey (which is appended) indicate that teachers felt the program was ineffective used as the sole curriculum but was a useful supplement to discovery-based, hands-on activities. Teacher training is…

The two goals of this program were to increase the number of classroom teachers using the lab and to increase the amount of time that the science lab was used. The solution strategy chosen was a combination of peer tutoring, orientation presentations, small group discovery experiments and activities, and individual science experiment stations. The…