Discusses the importance of the tactile sense in the learning process of young children. Describes a program in which children are able to handle natural history objects provided by a museum. (JR)

Studied the effects of aptitude variables on learning from programed science material preceded by three differently structured advance organizers. Concluded that the structural properties could benefit low ability fourth-grade students in developing an adequate conceptual scheme for organizing material. (CC)

Studied the utilization and effectiveness of a televised science series in 54 first through fourth-grade classrooms, using multiple category systems to analyze the questioning behavior of studio and classroom teachers. Concluded that questioning behaviors of teachers with or without the teachers' manual was influenced by the TV broadcast. (CC)

A series of activities for preservice teachers has been designed to illustrate differences and similarities in new curricular developments. (RH)

Describes the teaching of geodesic-dome concepts to students in grades 3-5 through the trial use of Energetic and Synergetic Geometry as well as the undertaking of a workshop designed to prepare elementary and secondary school teachers to conduct further experiments. (CC)

Special problems may have to be faced by teachers when teaching American Indian children about population control, pollution control or similar concepts. These children come from a culture which already has an awareness of these problems and has practiced preventive measures. (PS)

Describes evaluative data obtained during the Colorado Elementary Science Project which used elementary teachers to provide inservice training for other teachers after intensive experience with one of the national elementary science projects. Makes recommendations for implementation and change of this diffusion model. (AL)

Describes a one-month summer program at Rutgers University for 23 inservice inner city elementary school teachers from ten New Jersey school systems. Program objectives include development of a model for sciences and mathematics education in urban environments; teacher experience with developing instructional materials; and trial use of the model…

Describes study to determine if children from high, middle, and low socioeconomic groups differed in understanding selected science concepts and in the methods they would suggest to find answers related to the concepts. Results reveal differences. Curriculum planning should take these differences into account. Thirteen references. (PR)