Describes a solar energy research project sponsored by the Energy Research and Development Administration and conducted at Timonium School in Maryland. Elementary student involvement in solar energy studies resulting from the project is noted. (MDR)

Suggests many possible educational activities for energy education under the following sub-headings: math and science, field trips, energy conservation in the home, language arts, and social studies. (MDR)

An experiment on the heat conductivity of different materials are described. Applications for energy education in the elementary classroom are implied. (MDR)

The books that appear in this annotated bibliography were selected as outstanding elementary science trade books published in 1977. The books were evaluated by a committee appointed by the National Science Teachers Association and the Childrens Book Council. Most books are for grades K through 6. (MDR)

Presents an imaginative story to be used to introduce elementary school students to the different properties and uses of "Polyox." Various ideas for using "Polyox" in elementary science are given. (MDR)

Presents a brief description of the solar heating system that is incorporated into the design of a private girls school in Greenway, Virginia. (MDR)

Describes the energy education program given for elementary school groups at the Museum of Science in Boston. Several energy machines or demonstrations are described and their use in this energy education program is outlined. Also some other suggestions to illustrate the use, storage, and transformation of energy are presented. (MDR)

The results of research on the effects of a non-directive, hands-on approach to teaching science are presented. The research seems to show that students can learn and can function responsibly in an unstructured, hands-on classroom. (MDR)

Suggests uses of hand tools and machines in teaching preschool and elementary school students the definition of energy. (MDR)

The following materials are reviewed: a kit of task cards and posters called "Everyday Conservation;" a set of four curriculum guide booklets entitled "Environmental Education Interdependence;" a book in the UNESCO integrated science series; and an OBIS materials set. (MDR)

The distribution, nesting and brooding habits, and migration patterns of the wood duck (aix sponsa) are described. (CP)

Describes a technique whereby students construct drawings of their bodies on cardboard with transparency overlays. (CP)

Told by a sixth-grade student, the article details the construction of a two meter tall paper mache model of a stegosaurus dinosaur. (CP)

Several examples of children's literature which contain one or more of the conceptual themes of: (1) change through time, (2) diversity of type and unity of pattern in living things or (3) the complementary relationship between organism and environment are abstracted. (CP)

Describes how a variety of science topics could be used to encourage elementary school children to write creatively. A list of books to stimulate discussion is provided. (CP)