Briefly reviews Piagetian theory of cognitive development and discusses how this theory supports such instructional strategies as individualized activities, inquiry learning, and problem solving. (MLH)

Suggests possible solutions to the problem of establishing universal science curricula in elementary and secondary schools in Australia. (MLH)

Evaluates the attitudes of elementary teachers towards science and science teaching. (SL)

Changes, reactions, deductions. Five simple experiments add new skills and excitement to science. (Editor)

A study of how science training of the teacher, type of school, and student age affects the science performance of children aged 5-11 showed that only student age significantly influenced student achievement. (MLH)

Included are instructions and diagrams for building weather instruments (wind vane, Celsius temperature scale, and anemometer) from simple tools and Tri-Wall, a triple-thick corrugated cardboard. Ordering sources for Tri-Wall are listed. Additional weather instruments that can be constructed are suggested. (CS)

Describes a study that was designed to determine effects of microteaching on the attitudes of inservice elementary teachers toward teaching science as a process. Immediate microteaching experience rather than curricular activities was determined to have a positive effect on attitude toward teaching process skills. (CS)

Describes a workshop for elementary science teachers which stresses elementary understanding of the science subject matter to enable teachers to discover methods of conveying understanding to their students. (SL)

Stresses that observation and information processing skills in young children may be enhanced by first hand contact with animals, freedom of time, and careful preparation by teachers for the experience. (CS)

Provides twelve instructional objectives useful in structuring a woodworking center for young children. Suggestions for field trips and further activities are included. (CS)

Describes the science advocate program in which a science advocate visits elementary classrooms with hands-on activities that make science exciting for students. Highlights advocate activities and benefits of the presence of the science advocate. (JRH)

Describes the Science Exchange Program that aims at increasing children's knowledge and use of the Internet and teaching them how commonplace items such as shells, rocks, and other natural materials differ throughout the world. Involves students from different countries connecting through the Internet. (JRH)

Discusses an orientation to the local environment as the lens through which to detect global change. Discusses how students can relate to a structure that includes the intertemporal, interspatial, intergenerational, and interspecies realities of place leading to a comprehensive view of biology. Discusses the existential tensions intrinsic to…

Describes an activity that engages students in the outdoors and provides them with the opportunity to stop and observe the world unedited for a few minutes. Involves students narrowing and then broadening the focus of their senses. (JRH)

Describes development of the National Science Education Standards in content, teaching, assessment, professional development, school and district programs, and the science education system. Considers the standards' distinctive features, including an expanded definition of science, grounded in inquiry; and an emphasis on all students understanding…