Suggested are a few topics or techniques which should not be presented in planetarium astronomy until appropriate levels of potential comprehension are reached. (EB)

A program for sixth graders to participate in a study of outer space utilizing individualized learning experiences and small group experiences. (EB)

A laboratory study is detailed utilizing the skills of hypothesizing, designing experiments, and controlling variables. (EB)

Presented is a study done with six children who received remediation in mathematics with emphasis on metric measurement. All had serious problems in arithmetic. Results proved encouraging. Two of the six children proceeded in the regular mathematics classroom. (EB)

A study done based on the premise that classroom groups can help students develop their intellectual thinking and potential, especially their skills in critical thinking. Students were paired according to similar I.Q. scores. (EB)

Several suggestions are given related to the use of student-collected rocks in gaining understandings basic to the later mastery of concepts and principles of geology. Ideas related to language development, classification schemes, observation skills are suggested. (EB)

Presents an extensive author and subject index. The subject index is categorized into Activities and Resource Information, Biology, Earth and Space Science, Measurement and Metric System, Professional Organization Activities, Physics and Chemistry, Curriculum and Science Education. (EB)

Reports that a study by the author indicates that activity-oriented science significantly improved children's attitudes towards science and school. 154 second, third, and fourth grade students from a lower socioeconomic school were administered questionnaires before and after implementation of activity-oriented science materials. Analysis of data…

Stresses that observation and information processing skills in young children may be enhanced by first hand contact with animals, freedom of time, and careful preparation by teachers for the experience. (CS)

Described are activities involving interpreting tracks in snow to determine under what conditions the tracks were made and what made the tracks. (SL)

Describes an outdoor science project for junior high students that deeply involves the observer with the natural environment he is observing. Lists teaching tactics that promote deep student awareness of the environment. Describes four introductory activities and an example of an investigation that might normally grow out of an introductory…

Describes an eighth grade rock exchange project in which small groups of students researched, then wrote letters to schools throughout the United States requesting samples of local rocks and minerals. Provides experience in use of the atlas and letter writing. (CS)

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)

Lists experiments and activities that will aid the young child in understanding the relationship between the position of a body in space and the directions of the force of gravity. (CS)