The article outlines an activity for providing a hands-on opportunity for elementary and middle school science students to study the theory of the earth's crustal change over the past several hundred million years. The theory of continents drifting away from one super continent is presented with the supportive evidence that scientists have…

Describes school science activities in which students race model cars built from mousetraps, construct inventions using discarded junk, and compete in an egg dropping contest. (SL)

Presents a mini-environment project as a valuable teaching tool for presenting ecology. The procedures for setting up a mini-desert in the classroom are presented as a model. Basic components of the mini-environment project are also included. (HM)

Described is a mouse cage that can be built, at a cost of about $15, by intermediate-aged elementary students. (BB)

Describes several activities which can be used, by the teacher, as class demonstrations or projects to stimulate student interest in weather phenomena. (JR)

Presents year-long, elementary science projects that address the question of why daylight hours vary in length according to locality. Provides three instructional units designed to commence in September, including data collection activities for sunny days encouraging later classroom calculations; on-going graphing activities; and modeling…

Uses shoeboxes to set up science kits to supplement specific areas of the science curriculum. Each kit contains a set of material and instructions for a single activity. The activity is intended as an individualized experience that is related to a current topic of study or that reinforces a recent topic. Details for making six sample shoeboxes are…

Elementary school teachers need to evolve a science program which integrates the three theories of learning: namely, learning by conditioning, discovery, or equilibration. Opportunity for self-directed learning should be supplemented by introduction of new concepts. Science Curriculum Improvement Study materials are suggested as suitable examples…

Describes different features of Science - A Process Approach materials for elementary schools. A brief review about the success of the program is included. (PS)

Describes use of Science Curriculum Improvement Study materials for teaching environmental education in elementary schools. The units provide a sequential learning experience ranging from the Study of Organisms, Life Cycles, Populations, Environments, Communities to Ecosystems. Projects underway in the United States and Sweden for materials…

SCIS materials are modified for use with acoustically handicapped pupils. (CP)

Describes problem-solving activities in the Unified Sciences and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) and Elementary Science Study (ESS) programs. Indicates that these curricula serve as excellent sources of activities to develop and improve their students' problem-solving skills. (Author/JN)