As part of the "Educating Gifted and Talented Students" series, the booklet offers guidelines for teaching science to gifted and talented students. The first section titled "On Being Gifted and Talented" looks at the concept of excellence, normal distribution, and motivation; a model for the growth of intellect, skills, and giftedness; myths…

In this pamphlet on nursery school and kindergarten experiences, suggestions are made to enrich and vary activities in science and the creative arts. Included are instructions for making simple equipment for use in science and suggestions for curriculum-related activities which could extend or supplement regular nursery school and kindergarten…

These activity sheets, developed by personnel of the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Minnesota, were designed for youth group campers but may be used by other populations and individuals. Each activity sheet focuses on a separate topic: (1) Selecting Suitable Uses for Land, (2) Measuring the Steepness of Land, (3) Determining…

Thirteen "Learning Activities Packages" for junior high school students focus on earth science and life science. Individual packages can be used with some lecture and films. Each learning activity package lists behavioral objectives and concepts to be used. Lists of reading assignments and references, along with laboratory activities,…

Information on the solar eclipse of February 26, 1979, is presented, along with techniques for viewing eclipses. (BB)

Discusses how to make and fly boomerangs. (BB)

Describes an experiment illustrating a lesson in wave interference using bright colors in a soap film. Illustrations provided. (MA)

The author Herbert Zim says that young children are more scientists than they are anything else. The learning activities described here build on children's natural curiosity by giving them experience and practice in basic scientific skills, such as observing, investigating, experimenting, classifying, reasoning and inferring. (Author/RK)

First, the procedure to be followed when grinding glass by hand to produce a smoother surface and avoid scratches is described. Second, an experiment conducted to compare the efficiency of a traditional fireplace against the slotlike arrangement design of Cranberg is explained. (GA)

An explanation of the difference between the terms isosmotic and isotonic, and an experiment to demonstrate this difference are presented. (BB)

Described is the use of calculators in two experiments. In the first, students determine the relative atomic mass of magnesium. In the second, students use a calculator to determine a constant for gaseous concentrations of two reactants and the product at equilibrium. (AJ)

Discusses how, where, and when to capture indoor and outdoor insects for study: Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, Houseflies, Snowfleas, Stone Flies, Scorpian Flies, Crane Flies, Gypsy Moths, Tent Caterpillars, Bagworms, Praying Mantis, Oak Leaf Skeletonizers, Mourning Cloak Butterflies, Ladybird Beetles, Maple Leaf Cutters, Woolybears. Emphasizes…

Kite flying as a fun class project is proposed as a way of letting students apply what they've learned about air. A design for a kite made from a trash bag is provided, as are kite flying tips and resources. (MT)

Provides background information for teachers on mitochondrial DNA, pointing out that it may have once been a free-living organism. Includes a ready-to-duplicate exercise titled "Using Microchondrial DNA to Measure Evolutionary Distance." (JN)