This handbook is a collection of printed materials that are available to students about the geology, weather, plants, animals and people of Alaska. Topics included are: (1) "Alaska History Line"; (2) "Geography of Alaska" (including maps, rivers, and islands); (3) "Geologic Time"; (4) "Geology" (including…

This unit contains 14 lessons on the properties of liquids for fifth graders. It describes materials, supplementary materials, use of process skill terminology, unit objectives, vocabulary, and background information for teachers. Lessons are: (1) "Heaping and Drops/Cohesion"; (2) "Beading of Liquid Columns/Cohesion"; (3)…

Commissioned for use during the design phase of the "Skills Essential to Learning" (SEL) video project, this concept paper makes a number of suggestions for facilitating effective scientific learning. These include: (1) establishing a positive climate for science learning in which the student can ask and pursue questions, change routes,…

A bibliography is presented of textbooks used in school levels 2-9 in four German-speaking countries--Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, and Switzerland. Because the textbook collection is intended to serve as material for research into the biases, prejudices, and national attitudes of these countries, the…

This reference book provides information on all types of materials for teaching and studying entomology. The first section contains: a list of books organized by subject and arranged alphabetically by author; lists of booklets, offprints, and pamphlets on various entomological topics; sources of equipment, live insects, and titles of laboratory…

Presented is a series of activity cards developed in order to help children explore mapping ideas in a variety of ways. Children work with concrete materials such as blocks, puzzles, checkerboards, and three-dimensional graphs. Concepts covered include scale, the usefulness of symbols, and relationships. The games can be used with individuals,…

Presented is an up-to-date, annotated listing of currently available free audiovisual and other science curriculum enrichment aids. Materials are classified into films; filmstrips and slides; tapes, scripts, and transcriptions; and printed materials. Each entry has a brief annotation and the source of the material is identified. In addition to…

THE ELEVENTH IN A SERIES OF 17 VOLUMES, THIS VOLUME PROVIDES THE SIXTH GRADE TEACHER WITH A GUIDE TO THE REORGANIZED SCIENCE CURRICULUM OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MATERIALS ARE INTENDED TO BE AUGMENTED AND REVISED AS THE NEED ARISES. THIS VOLUME, 6C, IS ONE OF THREE COMPRISING THE SIXTH GRADE SUPPLEMENT, AND CONTAINS THE SECTIONS ON…

THIS IS AN OUTLINE OF PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN DEVELOPING EXHIBITS SUITABLE AS AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES AND AS DEMONSTRATION DEVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMS. THE 27 TEACHING EXHIBITS WERE DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND CONCEPTS AND PERFORM EXPERIMENTS IN PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, AND BIOLOGY. SOME OF THE EXHIBITS EMPLOYED…

THIS TEACHER'S GUIDE IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE STUDY UNIT, "GROWING SEEDS," IN WHICH SUCH BASIC SCIENCE SKILLS AND PROCESSES AS MEASUREMENT, OBSERVATION, AND HYPOTHESIS FORMATION ARE INTRODUCED THROUGH STUDENT ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SEEDS, GERMINATION, AND SEEDLING GROWTH. THE MATERIALS WERE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN…

This is the third in the second series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are some 297 citations of selected documents related to instructional equipment and materials for teaching and learning science. The documents included…

Because a science class may contain students with greatly differing reading abilities, the science teacher must not only teach science concepts, but also design an instructional program which meets the needs of students at all reading levels. Such a program might be developed from the following ten ideas. Idea one, guided reading instruction, is a…

This minicourse was prepared for use with secondary physics students in the Dallas Independent School District and is one option in a physics program which provides for the selection of topics on the basis of student career needs and interests. This minicourse was aimed at providing students with a knowledge of the technical descriptions of music,…

This minicourse was prepared for use with secondary physics students in the Dallas Independent School District and is one option in a physics program which provides for the selection of topics on the basis of student career needs and interests. This minicourse was aimed at providing the student with the opportunity to compare scientific theory…

Presented is a detailed study of National Science Foundation programs in pre-college science education. The development of policies and operational procedures were traced over the past quarter of a century and their impact on management practice was analyzed. The report is presented in two parts: Volume 1, the findings and recommendations, and…