The authors conducted a test to determine whether they could incorporate a discovery box into a preschool setting was successful. It stimulated the students' natural inquiry processes while promoting understanding of healthy foods and allowing for practice of fine-motor skills. It was easily incorporated into the curriculum and classroom space.…

Reports on teacher candidates' interviews of children to learn about students' everyday science understandings. Concludes that teachers must go through a process of asking, leading, interacting, and guiding in order to facilitate student learning. (MM)

Describes a project for preservice and inservice teachers enrolled in an elementary school science methods course. Purpose of the project is to study children's concepts of science and to develop understanding of cognitive development. Interview techniques are based on Piagetian methods. Studies are critiqued on a group basis. (JM)