This article describes how students learn and experience the excitement of science by actively participating in the MarsLink Space Mission, an educational component of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Mars Missions. This Mission has been made possible by Space Explorers, Inc., in collaboration with NASA. In the…

Described in considerable detail are numerous studies that can be carried out by using a vacant lot to teach outdoor education in an urban setting. (PEB)

Described is a technique used with preservice elementary education students whereby they engage in a mini-research project in science. (PEB)

Describes a program for field study and methods for solving the problem of limitations in equipment. (PEB)

Provides an overview of the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) project. This program has as its rationale the idea that a basic understanding of ecosystems, populations, communities, food chains, and interactions of organisms with the environment is essential in making intelligent decisions about the environment. (PEB)

Describes the construction of a model suitable for demonstrating the principles of refrigeration in secondary science classes. (JR)

Describes two experiments in physics, using the same inexpensive apparatus, that may be performed as projects by high ability secondary science students. (JR)

This circular tells how and where to collect insects; how to kill, preserve, and display them; and what equipment is needed. In addition, descriptions and illustrations of all twenty-eight orders of insects are given. This booklet is written mainly for 4-H Club members and high school students but will be useful to anyone who wishes to collect and…

This publication is designed to provide interested teachers with teaching activities for all grade levels and subject areas that can be used to help students learn about water resources. For each activity, the purpose, level, subject, and concept are given. Activities are organized by grade level. Most of these water related learning activities…

This syllabus gives detailed information on monitoring water quality for teachers and students. It tells how to select a sample site; how to measure physical characteristics such as temperature, turbidity, and stream velocity; how to measure chemical parameters such as alkalinity, dissolved oxygen levels, phosphate levels, and ammonia nitrogen…

This document is a collection of six energy education activities for junior high school science. Its purpose is to help promote knowledge about energy, provide laboratory experiences, provoke inquiry, and relate energy to society through the science curriculum. The six activities are designed to take one to three class periods. Two of the…

Describes a project in which students study plant life and the relationship of plants to one another in a meter quadrant. Information to be collected is edaphic data which is then graphed and interpretations made. (BR)