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Structuring an Elementary-School Science Program.

The article focuses on science teaching programs that are conducted in elementary schools. Science is the study of relationships and the derivation of fundamental principles. Science curriculum should help students in learning about the environment. The technique of relating the familiar to the unfa...

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Published in:Elementary School Journal Vol. 63; no. 5; pp. 277 - 281
Main Author: Fish, Alphoretta S.
Format: Article
Published: University of Chicago Press Feb1963
Subjects:
Science education (Elementary)
Elementary schools
Elementary education
Curriculum
Psychology of learning
Educational programs
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on science teaching programs that are conducted in elementary schools. Science is the study of relationships and the derivation of fundamental principles. Science curriculum should help students in learning about the environment. The technique of relating the familiar to the unfamiliar, helps a child in discovering new scientific concepts, and understanding the learning process.