This teacher's guide is for an elementary school science unit designed for use with third grade (or older) children in the schools of the Trust Territory of Micronesia. Although there is a degree of similarity to curriculum materials developed for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study, this Micronesian unit does not purport to be an adaptation…

Reported is a study of questioning techniques used in inquiry training. Particular attention was focused on Suchman's method for teaching scientific inquiry and on his claim to confer on elementary school students some knowledge of, or competence in, inquiry. Suchman's eleven questioning categories were examined to establish the criteria for each.…

This study was an attempt to use a model or a theoretical construct and to find if that model related to an underlying construct teachers might have as they view science teaching decisions. Nine scenes from the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) film, "Don't Tell Me, I'll Find Out," were selected. Statements reflecting three…

This publication for methods instructors contains articles dealing with science education in elementary schools. Titles of articles appearing in this issue are: The Unit Box Approach, Let's Take Science Out of the Mouths of the Teacher and Put It into the Hands of the Child, Environmental Education and the Inservice Teacher, A Comparison of Two…

This evaluation report is concerned with Phase 3 of the Three Phase Primary Science (TPPS) course piloted in Papua, New Guinea, primary schools in 1969 and which was to be taught in all primary schools in 1973. Phase 1 is a series of activities; Phase 2, a series of simple experiments for the pupils. Phase 3 is a series of more formal experiments…

The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of an exemplary science program in grades six, seven, and eight in developing (1) pupil understanding of basic facts, concepts, and principles of science and (2) pupil understanding about scientists, the scientific enterprise, the methods and aims of science as compared to the traditional…

This final report of a project involving instructional television as part of elementary school science provides information relevant to the development of the science program based on a nine function model. These functions include the problem derivation and all the steps of research technique through implementation and recycling. The materials…

The focus of this booklet is on the mechanics of organizing and operating resident outdoor education programs; the guidelines presented are written mainly for elementary programs of one week's duration. Topics covered include a philosophy for outdoor educational experience; laying the groundwork; choosing a site; time of year; financing; resource…

Reported is an analysis of the meetings of three university-based curriculum development projects (one in art and two in science for elementary school students) as plans were made for first versions of curriculum and materials. A content analysis system of three phases was designed and judges were trained to apply the system to the transcribed…

The study presents a comparison of reading skills achievement among a group of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students who were taught in a contemporary elementary science program and a similar group taught by a textbook oriented approach. Two forms of "A Science Reading Test," developed during the study, were used to assess the student…

A description of needs and specifications for research and development activities in elementary school science are presented in this paper. Serving as a report from the Project on Prototypic Instructional Systems in Elementary Science, it considers the current and future needs of the child and the society of which he is a member. An overview of…

Described is an experimental program for elementary education and early childhood education at the University of Florida. The program is based on ten years of research and on four major assumptions: (1) learning is made personally meaningful and relevant, (2) learning is adjusted to the rate and needs of the individual, (3) there is a great deal…

Science educators from Plymouth State College and elementary teachers from New Hampshire's Supervisory Union 48 organized as a cooperative committee to develop a program: 1) to stimulate and assist New Hampshire school districts in modernizing their elementary school science programs by providing a model program for their observation,…

Biological principles related to the theme "photosynthesis and Energy Relationships" were specified, ordered according to Gagne's hierarchical learning theory, and their attainment by students in grades 5, 7, and 9 measured by a 100-item test developed for the purpose. Each succeeding grade level achieved significantly higher scores;…

This 15 page booklet describes the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES). Problems encountered in science education are stated and the rationale for the conceptual schemes approach is developed to solve these problems. The purpose, objectives, and concepts of the COPES program are defined. The five main conceptual schemes…