Summarizes a pilot project which investigated how elementary school children in Southeast Asia learn science and mathematics concepts at different cognitive levels using the modified clinical method and group task approach. Includes the Concept Learning Project's basis, goals, phases, methodology, activities, and a summary of the findings. (DS)

Summarizes impressions of primary science activities in the United Kingdom, including student assessment, curriculum materials development, teacher development and support, and school implementation of science at the primary level. (DS)

Operation Waste Watch is a seven-unit program for grades K-6 which addresses such topics as litter control, recycling, and resources recovery. It is designed to instill in students positive feelings about the environment. (DS)

Reports results of a study designed to determine how well several forms of adjunct questions establish encoding by visual imagery, and whether such coding enhances performance compared to questions designed to encourage verbal encoding alone. (CS)

Discusses methodology for several activities which use Alka Seltzer tablets as a source of carbon dioxide gas. (CS)

Describes the development and evaluation of a multidimensional measure of beliefs by an interdisciplinary research team and based on a framework of goals and objectives for nutrition education in grades K-12. (CS)

Methods for organizing and storing chemicals in teaching laboratories and preparation rooms are given, emphasizing storing and handling of flammable liquids. Two appendices are given: (1) flash points and autoignition temperatures of common flammable liquids; (2) content of a kit, with instructions, for cleaning up spills of flammable liquids. (JN)

Discusses various aspects of in-service training sessions in science for British elementary school teachers, including who attends and kinds of sessions they prefer. Stresses the need for head teachers and consultant teachers to take more in-service training. Recommends school-based in-service training for all staff members. (JN)

Guidelines are presented for selecting the kinds of animals to bring into the elementary classroom as pets. (SA)

Describes Indiana University's elementary science teacher preparation program. The program consists of three elements or streams: (1) content process stream, (2) the planning stream, and (3) practicing field experience stream. A Basic Science Skills course is the first course in the sequence followed by content courses, methods, and early…

Describes several elementary science learning experiences and activities concerning the concept of space. Activities described include tracing children's shadows at different times of day, moon observations, and planetarium activities. (DS)

Discusses in general terms the approaches necessary for effective dissemination and implementation of an educational program in a country and then relates these approaches to the cooperative relationship between the University of California at Berkeley and the Israel Science Teaching Center's MATAL and PELE Projects. (CS)

NSF assessed continuing and future needs of science education by (1) survey of national sample of teachers, principals, and other professionals, (2) a review of all studies on status of pre-college science, mathematics, and social sciences since 1955, and (3) case studies. Results show the situation not greatly different from that of 1950s.

This teacher's guide outlines the objectives, instructional procedures, student activities, and expected outcomes of an instructional unit on health, designed for the fifth and sixth grade students to create an awareness of the various factors that can affect the health conditions of individuals, especially aircraft pilots. (GA)

Identified are areas to be considered in designing flexible school science facilities, such as educational philosophy and objectives, major trends, and teaching methods; also specific area considerations of site selection, spatial relationships, media and computer usage, various environmental considerations, ventilation, furniture, storage, and…