Dispels the notion that exciting and imaginative science is the result of packaged curriculum materials or teaching methods. Instead, the necessity to follow students' inclinations and desires rather than rigid study guides is advocated. (CP)

This articles attempts to stimulate otherwise reluctant school teachers to involve aerospace education in their content repertoire. Suggestions are made to aid the teacher in getting started with aerospace education. (MDR)

A cooperative program using polytechnic institute students to aid in elementary classroom science teaching is described. (MR)

Discusses the possibilities of space providing occupations as a new frontier in the 1990's. (SL)

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

Describes activities which utilized a child's curiosity about his body to stimulate scientific interest. (SL)

Describes simple-to-construct instructional aids to be used in providing an intuitive approach to acceleration. Introductory mechanics involving velocity, distance and acceleration are discussed. (CP)

Reviews the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) Food Chain Game. (SL)

Reviews pertinent science education literature on comparative studies of individualized self-pared instruction with conventional teacher-centered, lecture-demonstration instruction. (CP)

Studies elementary school childrens' abilities in (1) measuring and constructing angles, and (2) interpreting and constructing linear graphs as a result of instructional formats. Partitioned into instructional treatments of (1) science, (2) science-mathematics, (3) mathematics, and (4) control were 161 fourth- and fifth-grade children. Mathematics…

Achievement scores of student teachers in the areas of science, humanities, and social studies on tests of five process skills are compared. Fifty-four subjects were assigned to treatment (auto-tutorial) and control (lecture-discussion) groups. Subjects experiencing auto-tutorial instruction were found to achieve significantly higher than those in…

This article describes a technique for fingerpainting that is similar to one used by law enforcement agencies. A list of easily obtained materials is included, along with related photographs. (MA)

Reviews techniques available for measuring student skills with the processes of science at the elementary and secondary levels. (SL)

Reviews possible directions in elementary school science education for the next few years. (SL)

Selection and care of octupuses as aquaria pets are discussed. Photographs of several species are included. (CP)