When describing activities in today's K-12 science classrooms, the word inquiry often causes some confusion. As a result, many of us find ourselves asking the same questions: How do we know when inquiry is authentic? What should happen in an inquiry-centered science classroom? What is the teacher's role in an inquiry-centered class and what is the…

The current rate of change suggests scholarly communications issues such as new publication models and technology to connect library and research tools is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. As models evolve, standards develop, and scientists evolve in their communication patterns, librarians will need to embrace transitional…

Science is a social process--one that involves particular ways of talking, reasoning, observing, analyzing, and writing, which often have meaning only when shared within the scientific community. Discussions are one of the best ways to help students learn to "talk science" and construct understanding in a social context. Since inquiry is an…

Following a brief discussion of science periodicals, there is a list of basic periodicals, both general and by grade level. (LS)

Children in elementary school can use old nylon stockings and wire hangers to make butterflies. (CK)

This research is part of a larger study of commercial reading programs used in Canada in grades 1-6. The specific purposes of the results reported here were to identify and quantify the assessment techniques suggested for the selections that contain scientific content, to show how the assessments differ by grade, to evaluate the nature and quality…

Suggests that an alternative mode of specifying illumination levels (studying individual tasks) be used to determine appropriate illumination standards. (Author/GS)

In order to write useful and effective science books for children, authors must consider accuracy, clarity of style, level of vocabulary, the authors' own experiences, the objectives of the book and of science. (LS)

Describes the making of artificial urine for laboratory experiments which supplies all the major properties of human urine. (MKR)

Describes a portable display system that when fully assembled provides 190 square feet of display area. (GS)