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Peer reviewedPowers, Joyce – Science and Children, 1974
Provides some suggestions for using children's fiction as an extension of the study of ecology. Ten picture books and seven fiction titles are provided and briefly described. (PEB)
Descriptors: Books, Ecology, Elementary School Students, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedHofman, Helenmarie – Science and Children, 1973
Discusses the importance of the tactile sense in the learning process of young children. Describes a program in which children are able to handle natural history objects provided by a museum. (JR)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials, Museums
Peer reviewedWilson, Evelyn H. – Science and Children, 1971
Describes a one-month summer program at Rutgers University for 23 inservice inner city elementary school teachers from ten New Jersey school systems. Program objectives include development of a model for sciences and mathematics education in urban environments; teacher experience with developing instructional materials; and trial use of the model…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Inner City, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedLang, Thomas B. – Science and Children, 1990
Described are projects of the National Sciences Resource Center (NSRC) which are aimed at the improvement of elementary school science instruction. Plans and goals of the project are listed. The Science and Technology for Children project is highlighted. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedCarlson, Robert V.; Camp, Martha G. – Science and Children, 1973
Describes an elementary school summer program designed to allow children to develop their fullest potentials for logical thinking and structuring their own knowledge. In particular, the activities of the science center are discussed. (JR)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials, Program Descriptions, Science Activities
