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Peer reviewedHounshell, Paul B.; Trollinger, Ira – Science and Children, 1977
Discusses the rationale for including games in an educational curriculum. Included are guidelines for deciding if games should be utilized and how their effectiveness can be maximized. (SL)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Curriculum, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Games
Peer reviewedCoble, Charles R.; Brady, Gentry Ann – Science and Children, 1977
Discusses practical aspects of utilizing games in the classroom. Included is a "It's Your Choice" game for promoting environmental awareness. (SL)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Class Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Games
Peer reviewedMay, David H. – Science and Children, 1977
Describes energy related investigations which can be performed in the elementary classroom utilizing the yo-yo. (SL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Energy
Peer reviewedUkens, Leon L. – Science and Children, 1977
Describes the construction of paddle boats and inquiries that can be made with the boats. (SL)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedLittky, Dennis – Science and Children, 1977
Describes an elementary school project of constructing and marketing toys for a profit. (SL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedDowling, Kenneth W. – Science and Children, 1977
Describes the "Measure Metric" series of twelve fifteen-minute programs and related classroom materials for grades 5 and 6 for teaching the metric system and the International System of Units (SI). (SL)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedWatson, Fletcher G. – Science and Children, 1977
Describes the National Assessment of Educational Progress program, its nationwide testing program, past results of the program, and desired results of the 1976-77 testing currently underway. (SL) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation
Peer reviewedSchneider, E. Ruth – Science and Children, 1977
Discusses procedures for selecting textbooks. Provided are guidelines for reviewing textbooks, analyzing content, and analyzing strategies. (SL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation, Guidelines
Peer reviewedShepardson, Richard D. – Science and Children, 1977
Describes a simple inquiry game which involves displaying a problem situation picture, with a portion of the picture covered. Children are then challenged to discover what is happening. (SL)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Games
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1977
Discusses the roll of playing with various materials as young children investigate their world. (SL)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedScience and Children, 1977
Reviews two new curriculum materials kits, including the Wide World of Energy and the Playmobil System. (SL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Energy
Peer reviewedMarcuccio, Phyllis – Science and Children, 1977
Presents a position paper by the NSTA on status of metric education at the elementary school level. Recommendations are made for national consistency in metric education. Eleven general trends for teaching metrics successfully are listed. (SLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Instruction
Peer reviewedStuart, Kristine – Science and Children, 1977
Describes several class activities to introduce the metric system to seventh graders. Also presents three groups of activities that are used to individualize instruction. Students choose activities within each group, completing as many as contracted in the areas of (1) making something, (2) gathering experimental data, and (3) completing…
Descriptors: Individual Activities, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedThompson, Thomas E. – Science and Children, 1977
Lists and answers the ten questions most frequently asked by teachers in inservice programs on metric system education. Questions include ones about reasons for converting to metrics and successful methods, activities, and materials for teaching metrics. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedPermut, Susan – Science and Children, 1977
Outlines brief history of the use of snowshoes. Suggests and describes activities such as the construction of snowshoes, proper use of snowshoes, topics for discussion, and outdoor lessons. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
