Describes the development of a program to establish in-school salvage systems for school-generated and nonschool-generated waste materials. Students from conservation classes became involved in collecting waste from "recycle" boxes in every classroom, in field trips, newspaper drives, and salvage of aluminum cans. (CS)

Describes a variation of "the suffocating candle" activity used to develop the process of predicting based on reliable data. Instead of using jars of varying sizes under which the burning time of candles is measured, the same jar is used while the candle is elevated on varying numbers of blocks. (CS)

Describes a master's degree program in elementary science education at Western Washington State College, designed for the elementary teacher interested in teaching science but without a vast background in the sciences. (CS)

Encourages elementary school teachers to develop energy education materials; describing the initial phases of a National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) sponsored project in energy education. Two learning packets, The Energy We Use (grade 1) and Community Workers and the Energy They Use (grade 2), are described. Mailing list information…

Provides twelve instructional objectives useful in structuring a woodworking center for young children. Suggestions for field trips and further activities are included. (CS)

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

Described is a kit of 16 commonly available basic elements and several activities and experiments that can be conducted to investigate the properties of the various elements. (SL)

Described is a program that utilizes basic instruction in photography to improve the self esteem and basic vocabulary of deaf children. (SL)

Provided are 33 ideas for incorporating science topics into a creative writing class. (SL)

Described are activities that can be performed in the classroom by observing living hermit crabs. Tips for the care, feeding, and keeping of crabs in the classroom are also included. (SL)

Described are various activities for studying the behavior of pill bugs (isopods) in the classroom. Details for constructing an observation box are also included. (SL)

Discussed are 12 elementary level standardized science tests, their levels of questions, and problems relating to coordinating instruction and standardized tests. (SL)

Reported are the results of a national survey of teachers in institutions utilizing the "middle school" scheme. Data reported includes variations in grade structure, and school organization of the respondents' school systems. (SL)

A review of the materials included in the Self-Paced Investigations for Elementary Science (SPIES) program, developed by Silver Burdett Company, is provided. In summary SPIES strongly reflects the strategies and format of Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS). (SL)

Lists steps employed by Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 (Grand Junction, CO) in choosing an elementary school science program. Also lists the twelve criteria used in evaluating and comparing elementary science programs and by which a final selection was made. (CS)