Describes the six-year elementary-school life science program of SCIS designed to develop the ecosystem concept. Includes these major units: Organisms, Life Cycles, Populations, Environments, Communities, and Ecosystems. (AL)

Describes the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) program from the point of view of its possible contribution to environmental education for elementary school children. Ecological examples are used in the description. (AL)

A school science specialist has animals to loan to elementary school teachers. (CP)

Provides synoptic lesson plans, and detailed lists of resources, for a unit in primate behavior taught to students in grades 4-6. Comparisons with man are made wherever possible. (AL)

This guide is designed primarily to familiarize teachers with the types of programs available through the Fernback Science Center. Instructional programs involving the use of the Fernbank Forest are outlined. Programs for secondary students include Plant Taxonomy, Field Ecology, Winter Taxonomy of Plants, and Climax Forest Succession. Elementary…

Describes a cooperative science program between an elementary and a secondary school in which high school students introduce topics and present demonstrations in biology to students in the elementary school. (JR)

Describes an environmental education curriculum for Aboriginies of the Arnhem Land Reserve which takes into account the needs of the students, the local environment and the resources of the local community. (BR)

Describes the educational advantages and disadvantages of a program in which high school biology students volunteer to present biology demonstrations in neighboring elementary schools. (AL)

This sourcebook provides direction for the elementary school teacher in working with Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) materials. It focuses on providing insight into the underlying rationale for these materials and on providing suggestions for the implementation of the program in the classroom. Part One provides a brief overview of the…

Reviewed are teacher and student materials for Searching for Structure, an activity-oriented, process approach, science program for upper elementary and middle school students. The program's science content relates to matter, energy, interdependence of living things and environment, genetic and environmental effects on living things, and the…

PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SCIENCE COURSES ARE DESCRIBED IN THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. TEACHERS ATTENDED INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT WERE PLANNED AND CONDUCTED BY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND BY TEACHERS WHO HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TEACHING THE NEW…