The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) policy statement on multiculturalism lists learning style as an important concern for science teachers. Several recent studies have considered the learning styles of minority children. Notable among them is the study of J. Hale (1986) that lists a number of characteristics of African-American children's learning styles. Young African-American children are perceived as successful in their homes, churches, and communities and only demonstrate a failure pattern after a few years in schools designed by the dominant culture. African-American children display culturally induced cognitions that should be considered in planning for their instruction. Four learning styles described by Hale and others are: (1) person centered; (2) affective; (3) expressive; and (4) movement oriented. Researchers are engaged in evaluating these learning styles in relation to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and they seem very promising for describing the learning styles of African-American children. Two tables provide instruction strategies for science based on characteristics of African-American children and seven additional tables summarize study information. (Contains 12 references.) (SLD)