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Peer reviewedZipko ,Stephen J. – Science Activities, 1972
Descriptors: Bacteriology, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Techniques
Peer reviewedLeyden, Michael B. – Science Activities, 1976
Suggested are activities that might stimulate cognitive thought in students and which can be performed both in school and at home. (EB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedConnelly, Jean – Science Activities, 1975
Describes a secondary project in which students must organize an expedition to settle the people of the Earth on a new planet. (MLH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Instructional Materials, Science Activities, Science Education
Peer reviewedDeBruin, Jerome E. – Science Activities, 1976
Described are research topics, activities, and experiences that were a major part of a two-week workshop sponsored as a starting point in the study of Bicentennial Science. (EB)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Learning Activities, Science Education, Science History
Peer reviewedDeBruin, Jerome E. – Science Activities, 1980
Sixteen different suggestions are given to parents for helping their children with science fair projects. Among the 16 suggestions included are contacting people who have expertise in science, helping the child obtain pertinent information, keeping a daily log of research activities. (DS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Extracurricular Activities, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedZipko, Stephen J. – Science Activities, 1993
Describes a project by secondary-level students of constructing a rain forest in a 14-by-14-by-8 meter space in a shopping mall. (PR)
Descriptors: Botany, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, High Schools
Peer reviewedCollins, Clarence – Science Activities, 1976
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Educational Media, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedHoehn, Robert G. – Science Activities, 1978
Describes procedures that can help students to make model geodes from eggshells, copper sulfate, and other crystalforming substances. (HM)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Geology, Instruction
Peer reviewedAlusik, John – Science Activities, 1975
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials, Meteorology, Science Activities
Peer reviewedOringer, Richard H. – Science Activities, 1985
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…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Geography, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedConsentino, Mary Jane – Science Activities, 1974
Discusses the educational values of participating in science fairs, and outlines the procedure used at Saint Ursula Academy, Toledo, to interest each biology student in an individual investigation. (JR)
Descriptors: Biology, Independent Study, Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
Peer reviewedWallingford, Claudia – Science Activities, 1977
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)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving, Science Activities
Peer reviewedGoffe, Stanley – Science Activities, 1973
Descriptors: Grade 7, Instructional Materials, Physical Sciences, Resource Materials
Peer reviewedDemske, Debra N. – Science Activities, 1978
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)
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedRillo, Thomas J. – Science Activities, 1974
Described in considerable detail are numerous studies that can be carried out by using a vacant lot to teach outdoor education in an urban setting. (PEB)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Field Studies, Outdoor Education
