Presents a simple exercise for students to do in the kitchen at home to determine the latent heat of vaporization of water using typical household materials. Designed to stress understanding by sacrificing precision for simplicity. (JRH)

Presents a science activity on making paper airplanes in which the basic laws of physics are introduced. Provides procedures to make paper airplanes with illustrations. (Author/KHR)

Presents suggestions for parents who wish to continue their children's science education at home. (JRH)

Explains how the "three D's" of ecology; diatoms, density, and diversity; can be used to generate student enthusiasm and spur investigations that can be conducted during student's own time. (PR)

Suggests seven take-home experiments geared toward the topic of energy that can be utilized in large, general-education physics classes that do not include laboratory sessions. An appendix provides details for the experiment to measure the heat of fusion of water. (MDH)

It is often stated that science does not have a central place in the elementary school curriculum, unlike other subjects such as reading, writing, and arithmetic. In response to this concern, a project in Indiana is underway to develop a variety of approaches which integrate new materials, methods, and modes of teaching into the elementary school…

Many educators feel that elementary school science programs should concentrate on phenomena and concepts that are literally tangible. This document serves as the teaching manual which accompanies the Capsela modular system of manipulative and motorized models. The experiments in the manual are intended to provide a structured approach to using the…