This autoinstructional unit deals with the study of botany with emphasis on a specific tree. It is suggested for use with lower-middle level achievers in the intermediate grades. No prerequisites are listed. The behavioral objectives are given. The script presented is accompanied by an objective sheet, a test, test answers and a vocabulary sheet.…

Reported is a study to determine whether or not teacher-interns were aided by a summer science course in reducing discrepancies between ideal and actual science classroom practices. The population consisted of eight fifth- and seven sixth-grade teachers and their students in the so-called New School and a similar population from nonmembers of the…

Reported is a study to determine whether selected variables characterizing disadvantaged pre-school children and teachers related to achievement in a Science - A Process Approach curriculum. Two groups of children were considered in this study. The primary instructional group of 466 Head Start children received instruction in Science - A Process…

Reported is a study to compare three methods of oral presentation of science activities to fourth grade Spanish-speaking children. The methods of oral presentation used were: (1) an entire English presentation; (2) an entire Spanish presentation; and (3) a bilingual presentation. The investigation was conducted in two elementary schools in a…

This study was designed to simulate some aspects of classroom verbal interaction and to investigate their cognitive effects on students, using cognitive theory as the theoretical rationale. Subject-determined verbalization of correct cues was crossed with external sources of verbalized correct cues in a multivariable design in which sex was…

Investigated are the influences of the university professor and the supervising teacher on the student teacher during and after the student teaching experience. The participants were 3 university professors who had taught the science methods course, 20 elementary education majors and 20 supervising teachers. A Q-Sort Deck of 65 brief statements of…

This curriculum guide lists concepts and objectives for water study units in grades 1-6 and for secondary classes. Geared especially for this particular environmental center is a collection of teacher guidelines with possible trips and activities. A listing of the center's materials is also included. This work was prepared under an ESEA Title III…

Because poor "reading ability" is very often a primary obstacle in the learning process, an attempt was made to determine if the first grade child develops some knowledge structure by means other than reading. Instruction in each of six first grade classrooms was in the form of 18 audio-tutorial lessons, each taped to last about 15 minutes and…

Presented are first-revision materials of the K-12 unified science program implemented in the public schools of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Detailed descriptions are given of the roles of students and teachers, purposes of bibliography, major concepts in unified science, processes of inquiry, scheme and model for scientific literacy, and…

This study focuses on two major factors which predict success in science teaching, knowledge of the subject matter and the teacher's "teaching personality." The purpose of this study was to identify these influential characteristics which affect concept acquisition, while determining their relationships with the major projected patterns of…

GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is in two parts--the background, philosophy, and instructional principles of science teaching, including a resource unit model, and the development by grade level of the various basic scientific concepts. The guide also includes information of…

GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Entire elementary curriculum, including language art, mathematics, the arts, social studies, science, physical education and health, foreign languages, home and family, and industrial arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The central part of the guide is divided into nine sections, one for each of the…

This pilot teaching unit is one of a series developed for use in elementary school science programs. This unit is designed to help children discover specific concepts which relate to sound, such as volume, pitch, and echo. The student activities employ important scientific processes, such as observation, communication, inference, classification,…

This pilot teaching unit is one of a series developed for use in elementary school science programs. This unit is designed to promote children's natural curiosity and to help those who show a reluctance to work with animals to overcome some of their fears. The student activities employ important scientific processes, such as observation,…

Seven articles concerning individualized science education are compiled in this publication which begins with a brief introduction to the concept of individual differences. Representative projects on both elementary and secondary school levels are included to illustrate different degrees of structure and styles of individualization. Discussions of…