This teachers' guide was written in an effort to get elementary school students to "turn on" to nature and to develop positive attitudes toward the environment. The materials are divided into three sections. Section one consists of activities revolving around the Environment, Wildlife, Man and the Environment. Concepts, objectives, needed…

Presented is a science activities in energy package which includes 16 activities relating to electrical energy. Activities are simple, concrete experiments for fourth, fifth and sixth grades which illustrate principles and problems relating to energy. Each activity is outlined in a single card which is introduced by a question. A teacher's…

Described are four demonstration/participation laboratories in which students analytically and experimentally evaluated various catheter-transducer blood pressure measurement systems. The activities were included in a graduate level course entitled "Theory and Techniques of Bioinstrumentation," taught by the Department of Electrical Engineering…

This minicourse was prepared for use with secondary physics students in the Dallas Independent School District. This is an introductory minicourse aimed at acquainting the student with the realm of physics so that the student can pursue further study by selecting those minicourses most relevant to his career needs and interests. The minicourse was…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the topic of electronics through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling behavioral…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the concept of light through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling behavioral…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the subject of radio receivers through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the subject of radioactivity and man through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives, (3) enabling…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, develops the subject of water and its effects on our lives through a series of sequential activities. A technical development of the subject is pursued with examples stressing practical aspects of the concepts. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral objectives,…

This instructional guide, intended for student use, provides an exposure of career opportunities in space exploration. The program is developed with use of astronomy and earth science topics, while stressing technical aspects. NASA materials are also used extensively. Included in the minicourse are: (1) the rationale, (2) terminal behavioral…

This report discusses out-of-school science activities and programs conducted throughout the world. The discussion is organized according to type of activity and includes science camps, training periods during school breaks, scientific and technical clubs, science congresses and meetings, science fairs, and mass media instruction. (MLH)

Presented is a description of a study done to assess an undergraduate science methods course. The subjects involved in the study were 82 elementary education majors at Louisiana State University. Students not in the course served as a comparison group. The treatment group participated in science activities selected from ESS, SCIS, and SAPA…

This month-by-month calendar of suggested sensory activities is intended to be part of the science curriculum in kindergarten and the primary grades. It takes advantage of the child's natural interest in examining the world around him. Lists of natural and man-made objects appropriate to each school month are divided according to the sense to…

Provided are the printed instructional materials for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) Unit Position and Motion. This unit is a continuation of the part of the teaching program centering on space-time relations. The principle new idea introduced in this unit is that of the reference frame, a systematic selection of reference objects…

Contained are instructional materials developed by the Science Project Related to Upgrading Conservation Education. The lesson plans given are intended to demonstrate the "indoor-outdoor-indoor" approach to teaching science conservation, with concentration on methods of inquiry and emphasis on processes of science. Four subject areas are…