ERIC Number: ED050060
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1968
Pages: 144
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Basic Curriculum Guide--Science. Grades K-6.
Starr, John W., 3rd., Ed.
GRADES OR AGES: K-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is in two parts--the background, philosophy, and instructional principles of science teaching, including a resource unit model, and the development by grade level of the various basic scientific concepts. The guide also includes information of audio-visual materials, children's book lists, and vocabulary lists. The guide is mimeographed and spiral bound with a soft cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The objectives of the program are described in considerable detail in chapter 2, and additional objectives are included in the program for each grade. Specific activities for each grade are not listed, but cross-references are provided to the American Book Company and the Macmillan Book Company Science Series. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: A list of apparatus and equipment is included, also bibliographies for children and teachers, and a film list. STUDENT ASSESSMENT: Evaluation is discussed in part 1, under the following headings: teacher observation and judgment, ratings of children's work, descriptive evaluations, informal teacher-made tests, essay questions, and objective questions. (MBM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary School Science, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Kindergarten, Science Curriculum, Science Education
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Authoring Institution: Gary City Public School System, IN.
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