Describes the procedures and results of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1966-67 Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program (ETFP) at the University of Minnesota. A questionnaire was administered to 497 elementary students of the 22 teachers who were participants in the ETFP. Data concerning the nature of class activities,…

Presents the procedures, results, and conclusions of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of Science: A Process Approach with pre-school age children. Subjects were 145 children whose ages ranged from 3 to 5 years. The analyses included an evaluation of pupil achievement, and a rational examination, by the teachers, of the…

Presents procedures, results, and conclusions of two studies designed to determine (a) whether any relationship exists between the amount and kind of information available to students and the kind of verbal behavior elicited in problem solution, and (b) if differential effects are created by visual as opposed to kinesthetic stimulus materials.…

Recommendations for arousing student curiosity with a science corner" containing interesting reference books and diverse materials. (CP)

Article describes class project which sharpens the students involvement with ecology and pollution by having them clean up the neighborhood. (MM)

Questions, activities, and methods which might aid in fostering creativity and other talents in an elementary school science context. (Author/CP)

The author poses problems and suggestions for possible solutions encountered in curriculum installation. (CP)

Provides instructions for building and using a model to demonstrate the function of household fuses in electrical circuits. (CP)