This book gives elementary and middle school teachers a set of physical science activities to help teach major concepts in the study of matter. The activities were developed to lend themselves to a guided inquiry approach for use with grades 3-8. To be effective over such a wide grade range, activities are designed to cover basic concepts but have…

This document reviews the Pacific Region Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (PJSHS) program for 2003-2004 which is a 10-month, precollege student research program held in Japan. The theme is AtmosphereThe Other Ocean. The program includes a one-week symposium of student delegates who have completed research projects in the sciences or have…

Describes a course in microbiology offered as a high school science elective. The laboratory-oriented course has proved to be very popular and provides students with the basic techniques for handling equipment and working safely with bacteria. (JR)

Article is a demonstration lesson on Archimedes' Principle for Elementary school students. (GB)

Article probes the procedure for uncovering scientific and unscientific attitudes manifested by students. (Author/RK)

Relates results of a longitudinal study (1958-67) of 16,395 science majors, revealing what grade level (prior to 9th grade through college-6th year) science was chosen as their major interest, when final major was selected, and when highest degree aspiration was decided. Presents discussion of factors influencing students' choice of liberal arts…

Discusses the nature of curiosity in students and ways to stimulate it. Includes a checklist to help collect information about student curiosity levels and offers suggestions to develop a high degree of curiosity in students. Suggestions include using variety, novelty, change, and discrepant events. (Author/JN)

Operationalizes a psychological theory of productivity with data from a large sample of 13-year-old students administered eight items concerning voluntary science activities in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Discusses validity of model of the productivity theory and usefulness of secondary analyses of NAEP data. (Author/JN)

Discusses a few features, aspects, and tools of scientific creativity within the context of science education. Presented within Section II is an analysis of the nature of creativity in science. Guidelines and practical suggestions for the improvement of science education are given in Section III. (CS)

Describes the project of a fourth- and fifth-grade class in simulating a moon walk. Teams consisted of the astronauts, the life support team, the flight program team, the communications team, the scientific team, and the construction team. Their visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center is also described. (SA)

The evidence presented suggests that students in their first year of comprehensive school education in physics and biology did not display any increase in their interest in these subjects during the academic year. It is unknown how best to help girls towards a favorable interest in physical science. (Author/KC)

Shows how new books and television programs are helping scientific humanism infiltrate the educational system. (RL)

Provides suggestions for science teachers, reading teachers, and librarians on how to share their knowledge and come up with interesting books for science students to read. Includes an inventory to determine students' science interests, with an appropriate book suggested for each item. (MKM)

Lists ten characteristics for a suitable focus topic for open-ended science problems. Examples of appropriate focus statements in the areas of life, earth, and space science are included. Discusses options open to teacher and student in providing open-ended learning. (CS)