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Mayer, Victor J. – 1993
National concerns about the quality and effectiveness of science teaching have resulted in several efforts directed at restructuring the United States' science curriculum. This digest discusses recent initiatives of the Earth Systems Education. Topics discussed include: (1) efforts to understand the planet Earth; (2) the Program for Leadership in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Votaw, Thom A. – 1986
There are ways in which elementary teachers in general and rural elementary teachers in particular can overcome inadequate science preparation and can upgrade the science program resources of their small schools. Parents and children should be involved in obtaining free and inexpensive science-related materials throughout the year. These can be…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Materials


