The implications of space science terminology and concepts for elementary science teaching are explored. Twenty-two concepts were identified which elementary and junior high school teachers were invited to introduce in their teaching. Booklets explaining the concepts were distributed together with report forms for teacher feedback. The numbers of…

Contained are instructional materials developed by the Science Project Related to Upgrading Conservation Education ("SPRUCE"). It is designed for use with the SPRUCE "Discovery Box" and contains twenty-one sets of investigations based on the twenty-one packets of specimens in the box; three sets are recommended for each of…

This manual was prepared for a teacher workshop in marine science. It includes information on when, where, and how to collect marine mollusks, and how to prepare a shell collection; a partial key to the classes, subclasses, and orders of the mollusca; notes on the ecology and physiology of marine bivalves and snails, and recipes for solutions…

The author describes a comprehensive science program for the elementary school. The program should include six components: (1) The story of the great generalizing constructs of science, such as the atom, the universe, the layers of the earth, and evolution--even though the students do not have the observational evidence to support the constructs;…

This unit of instruction for grades 4-6 is one of a series of curriculum units referred to as the Interdisciplinary Unit. Its purpose is to allow the individual teacher to expose the students to many experiences, ideas, and applications based on their environment (in this case, Kentucky). Each lesson is built on two basic concepts, each balancing…

Presented is a summary of findings and recommendations provided by the Harvard Study Committee under the auspices of the Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education. The study is mainly concerned with the four National Science Foundation (NSF) programs: Elementary Science Study, Science Curriculum Improvement Study, Science - A Process Approach,…

This bulletin includes general directions for assistant principals, science teachers, laboratory specialists, and pupils pertaining to science laboratory safety. A list of hazards and precautions is presented. Also included is a list of chemicals considered dangerous by the New York Fire Department. (DJH)

Contained in this publication are abstracts of the various contributed papers, speeches, concurrent sessions, science seminars, forums, and curbstone clinics of the 22nd annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association. Materials from the affiliated groups: Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS), Council for…

Reported is an investigation related to the lack of preparation of elementary school teachers in the use of the new elementary science curricula which employ inquiry. It was suggested that television instruction could bring inquiry-oriented science lessons to the selected 123 students and at the same time provide an example of teaching with…

Reported is an evaluation study of elementary school children's achievement of Science A Process Approach (SAPA) in grade four. A group test consisting of several tasks, providing immediate feedback on overall class performance was undertaken. The tasks focused on behaviors and provided for assessment of transfer of learning and ability to…

Reported is a study of the effect of participation in an inquiry activity compared to a reading activity on learning and retention. The subjects were (1) a group of 23 inservice teachers in a six-week summer class, and (2) a group of 31 inservice teachers in an eleven-week college term. The classes were each randomly assigned to two groups of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of practice on relevant components of selected operations on a child's ability to conserve substance and weight. A group of 108 children between the ages of five and seven was selected from one school and pretested for conservation of weight and substance. The 48 non-conservers were then…

Analyzed in this study was whether changes in teaching style, in a direction in keeping with the rationale of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS), would occur as a result of an inservice training and implementation program. Instruments used in the study included the Test on Understanding Science (TOUS) and the Scientific Attitude…

Reported is a variety of studies associated with the development of new elementary science programs in the Boulder Valley School District. Three approaches to elementary science were given field trials, one using textbooks based on a conceptual schemes approach, one based on the Elementary Science Study materials, and the other based on the…

The unit presented in this teacher's guide is the first of two developed for the fifth year in the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) curriculum. Attention is focused on energy transfers involved in the interaction of matter in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms. The chapters are presented in six parts which include activities for reviewing…