Presents three learning objectives from a six-week objective unit on aviation for primary level children. (MLH)

Describes a program to prepare inservice elementary school teachers in the subject matter and reasoning skills needed to teach science as a process of inquiry. Included is a procedure for introducing experience-oriented curricula into the schools. (Author/CP)

Describes the construction and use of this simple apparatus designed to illustrate the phases of the moon. (BB)

A major study sponsored by the National Science Foundation says most science education is characterized by traditional teaching of the contents of textbooks. (Author)

Describes a project for sixth-grade science class students designed to encourage them to save energy at home, and to calculate the savings on their monthly bill. (GA)

Examines the effect of relevant group instruction on various children's developmental stages regarding the conception of space. (Author/GA)

Compares the linguistic performance of the students in three grades exhibiting different levels of performance on five selected Piaget-type tasks, and identifies those tasks which differentiated significantly between the cognitive levels and the linguistic performance of the subjects. (Author/GA)

Presents the transformation in the models of science teaching from 1945 to the present; compares current science education in Japan with that in the United States. (Author/GA)

Discusses the water cycle on Earth and the water cycle on Mars. Explains Mars weather conditions and why there is no liquid water on Mars now. (GA)

Examines existing environmental influences of the home and school on traditional career choices of children. Explains that the use of learning centers and early introduction of career education activities will broaden the children's aspirations and encourage them, especially the girls, to pursue a career of their own choice. (GA)

A workshop exposed elementary teachers to activities from three contemporary elementary science programs. (MP)

A description of teacher-made shoe box kits covering science concepts in grades four to eight. (CM)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

Letters from science educators on a variety of topics are presented. (CP)

Suggests a series of science activities in botany for the elementary school classroom. Contains suggestions on the care and propagation of the coleus plant. (CP)