Provided are three units in anthropology and archaeology for use with sixth grade pupils. A major purpose of the units is to provide a framework of anthropological concepts which can be used to reconstruct an understanding of a primitive culture when confronting data inherent in that culture. The culture invariants from which the concepts used in…

This study initiated in 1950, tested two hypotheses: (1) that as elementary school children progress through school their concepts of terms and principles in science become more correct, and (2) that elementary school children in 1964 would be more correct in their concepts of scientific terms and principles than similar children were in 1950. An…

This publication is a revised edition of the teachers guide for teaching soil and water conservation in the elementary and junior high schools of Louisiana. The format of the guide includes a statement of concept, followed by discussion of the concept, suggested activities, and possible outcomes. There is a glossary of terms and a section that…

This project had as its objectives (1) the development of programs which would lead to the improvement of teaching science and mathematics K-8 in the state of Kansas, and (2) to test a dissemination model. One-hundred and ten principals and teachers attended seminars, lectures, and demonstrations and were involved in teaching elementary school…

This report contains 20 summary-descriptions of curriculum programs and materials selected by the Institute for possible inclusion in its synthesis and validation of a K-6 process-promoting curriculum. Each description includes information on the developer and publisher plus a list of references (mostly published descriptions and critiques).…

To introduce kindergarten-second grade children to the process of classification, a multimedia kit has been assembled. Mounted bird specimens, films, data cards, books, stickers and flash cards are provided. The classifying activities and the collecting of data from the bird mounts and films are all structured around games. Eight lesson plans are…

The following issues are examined in this monograph: (A) Should the scientific concepts that are introduced be restricted to those that are needed in describing the scientific facts the child will meet in the program or may concepts be introduced for their own sake or for the sake of demonstrating concept-development methods? (B) Should concepts…

Objectives for this module include the ability to: (1) describe properties of an object or event using all five of their senses; (2) construct statements that are observations and inferences. The population for which this instructional program has been found to be effective includes preservice and inservice elementary school teachers who teach…

Objectives for this module include the ability to: (1) order objects by comparing a property which the objects have in common (such as length, area, volume or mass), (2) describe objects (length, area, volume, mass, etc.) by comparing them quantitatively using either arbitrary units of comparison or standard units of comparison, and (3) describe…

This publication reviews tradebooks, textbooks, and reference works in the pure and applied sciences for students in the elementary schools, secondary schools, and in the first two years of college. Included are selected advanced and professional books useful for reference by students and faculty members. Evaluations and annotations of books…

This manual, prepared by the Science Project Related to Upgrading Conservation Education (Project S.P.R.U.C.E.), contains suggestions for introducing elementary school students to current environmental problems. Problems treated are population density, social pollution, visual pollution, air pollution, and water pollution. A background discussion…

This paper presents the theoretical basis for the model of individualization used in an elementary-school science program and describes the Individualized Science (IS) individualized-learning management system, which is an operational realization of the model. The science content and science learning goals of the curriculum reflect the authors'…

Eighty first-grade students, randomly selected from eight elementary schools, participated in this study. Four of the schools were located within the city and four in the rural area surrounding the city. The assessment instrument was the Organisms Evaluation Supplement, designed to evaluate students' attitudes in science, students' perception of…

Presented is a study of a science program for upper elementary and middle school children encouraging the development of logical thinking skills, describing variables, interpreting and criticizing experiments, and understanding experiment design. To provide a basis for the program, the students suggested projects to be done and developed…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Elementary Science Study (ESS) materials for developing creativity in children. Three hypotheses were formulated to the effect that children who receive ESS instruction will achieve higher scores on Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) Figural and Verbal, and on the investigator's…