This instructional packet is one of 14 school environmental education programs developed for use in the classroom and at the Dahlem Environmental Education Center (DEEC) of the Jackson Community College (Michigan). Provided in the packet are pre-trip activities, field trip activities, and post-trip activities which focus on preparations for winter…

This publication contains a collection of student-produced activities about wildlife. Children's views of the varying life forms that they encountered in field walks to a marsh are expressed through the games, puzzles, stories, and pictures that they created. Samples of the students' work are organized into separate topic areas. These include: (1)…

Reports the results of a study designed to determine the influence of five stages of instruction on the prospective teachers' ability to construct programmed science activities for fourth grade students. (Author/JR)

From a special 8-part series, describing the individual summer experiences of 79 typical elementary teachers.

School science textbooks and reference books used in New Zealand were examined to investigate the types and number of roles assigned to males and females and the place of men and women in the world as implied in science textbooks. Data recorded included the number of different types of roles and activities assigned to each sex, number of times…

The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary school teachers' (N=236) attributional styles in relation to two indicators of their science teaching performance: teaching method and allocation of time. The following research questions were addressed: (1) How do teachers attribute the causes of success or failure in their science teaching;…

This K-12 science curriculum guide includes the following: (1) a philosophy statement; (2) related district educational goals; (3) components and major objectives; (4) scope and sequence; (5) instructional objectives; (6) guidelines for the evaluation of student performance; (7) instructional units; (8) curriculum guide evaluation forms; and (9) a…

Presented is a collection of thoroughly-tested discrepant events designed for use in science classes. These events have been organized into 17 chapters grouped into four sections: Environment (5 chapters), Energy (7 chapters), Forces and Motion on Earth and in Space (3 chapters), and Living Things (2 chapters). The following information is…

This publication developed by the New York State Education Department with the cooperation of the University of the State of New York, is a curriculum guide for elementary science (grade 4-6). This guide is organized around 6 large subject areas: (1) Living things; (2) Our growing bodies; (3) Air, water and weather; (4) The earth and its…

THIS PUBLICATION IS A GUIDE TO EDUCATORS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO COMBAT DRUG ABUSE. IT IS DESIGNED AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE, NOT A PLAN FOR TEACHING. MAJOR AREAS INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENT ARE (1) A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, (2) DRUGS OF ABUSE AND THEIR EFFECTS, (3) THE DRUG ABUSER AND METHODS OF THERAPY, (4) EDUCATION APPROACHES, AND…

THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES SIMPLE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES TO AID TEACHERS AND PUPILS IN DEVELOPING NATURE STUDY PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY IN SITUATIONS WHERE EQUIPMENT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE. ALTHOUGH IT IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, SOME OF THE IDEAS CAN BE USED BY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE TEACHING AIDS SUGGESTED ARE…

THIS BOOK FURNISHES CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY (SCIS) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. IT IS PRIMARILY DIRECTED AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, BUT IT WOULD BE PERTINENT TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN NEW TRENDS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTION. THE ACCOUNT…

PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN LESS DEVELOPED AREAS OF THE WORLD ARE PRESENTED IN A SERIES OF PAPERS FROM A 1963 UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION EMPHASIZES MANPOWER PROJECTION AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES, PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AS THEY RELATE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE…

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCIENCE COURSE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE REVIEWED. INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEWS WAS OBTAINED FROM PROJECT NEWSLETTERS, TEXT MATERIALS, ARTICLES ABOUT THE PROJECTS, AND CONVENTION REPORTS. PROJECT RESUMES INCLUDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES, MAJOR THEMES, OBJECTIVES, UNIQUE FEATURES, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF…

Reported are three studies of attitudes towards and effects of science education field trips. In the first study, 425 fifth and sixth graders participated in outdoor science activities in one of three types of settings. Results indicated that more learning took place when the number of available examples of concepts to be learned and setting…