Describes cooperation with the Saint Louis Zoo to provide opportunities for elementary school students to learn about bones, how animals move, what they eat, and how much they grow. Uses biofacts which include bones, skulls, and other parts to make the laboratory a hands-on experience for students. (YDS)

Presents an interview protocol used to identify and evaluate students' conceptions of plants which is an invitation to participate in the third national study exploring elementary students' science conceptions. (YDS)

Describes a field trip experience for the Earth Odyssey project for elementary school students focusing on biodiversity. Introduces the concept of diversity, field work, species richness, and the connection between animals and their habitat. (YDS)

Describes the Kids In Nature (KIN) program which is a partnership between Sedgwick Reserve and the University of California-Santa Barbara's Museum of Systematics and Ecology (MSE). Involves low-performing high school and feeder elementary school students in the restoration of their own land with plants and animals. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Describes an activity on worms that investigates their anatomy and habitat and reactions to various environments. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Introduces a Martian simulation activity that aims to build a scale model of Martian terrain in the classroom. Uses an interdisciplinary approach to teach science process skills, modeling, scaling, sampling, population calculation, and genetics. (YDS)

Explains spatial perception and how it is influential on a student's academic abilities. Discusses how spatial thinkers conduct experiments in science learning and how to teach using spatial thinkers' participation. (YDS)

Introduces the Apple Ocean activity which teaches about the diminishing natural resources of the earth including drinkable water, habitable land, and productive areas while working with fractions, ratios, and proportions. (YDS)

Describes a science activity that promotes science process skills while investigating the properties of packing peanuts. (YDS)

Introduces a science activity on the environment that uses a large canvas floor map and riddles. (YDS)

Introduces a weekend science program for early childhood and elementary school students. Uses kites to teach about lightening as a source of electricity and aerodynamics. Includes directions on how to make a kite. (YDS)

Discusses the importance of early interest in science and how effective it is on career choice in adult stages of life. Recommends starting mathematics and science activities in preschool and kindergarten. Describes how to create a career-oriented learning center in the classroom with examples of kitchen chemistry, nutrition/botany, zoology,…

Describes a science activity in which students study stream profiles of an imaginary aquatic environment, measure the stream depth, and graph the cross section both in classroom simulations and on a field trip. (YDS)

Introduces the inventions of young inventors who are finalists in the Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Award Program. Includes a list of regional awardees. (YDS)

Introduces a project for elementary school students in which students build a robot by following instructions and then write a computer program to run their robot by using LabView graphical development software. Uses ROBOLAB curriculum which is designed for grade levels K-12. (YDS)