Provided are edited background papers prepared for a Meeting of Experts on the Incorporation of Science and Technology in the Primary School Curriculum. Papers are organized into four major sections. Section 1 is concerned with such topics as the rationale and objectives of science and technology in primary schools, selection of appropriate content, and organization for science at various levels. Primary science instruction in Brazil and France and implications of the relationship between science and fate control are also considered. Section 2 focuses on recent trends in the nature of curriculum programs and materials, primary school science in Sri Lanka, the Indonesian Development School Project in Science, and natural science in Bulgarian schools. Section 3 considers problems of implementing science programs, assessment and recordkeeping as part of teaching primary school science, and the supply of science equipment. A description of the New Zealand Learning in Science Project is also provided. Section 4 focuses on preparing teachers for primary school science, skills of primary school science teaching, and the training of science teacher educators in Africa. Each section begins with a short editorial introduction summarizing the papers which follow. A fifth section containing major recommendations of the meeting is also provided. (JN)