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The Surrey School District has sponsored a District elementary schools science fair (grades 4-7) for 21 years and voluntary participation has increased throughout this time. Despite this popularity, no studies have been conducted regarding the science fair. A survey of the elementary schools in the Surrey School District was conducted. The four areas identified for investigation were: (a) participation in school and district science fairs (b) organization of school science fairs (c) relationship between science instruction and science fair participation, (d) teacher participation in science fairs. Two questionnaires were developed. One was distributed to all elementary teachers in Surrey and the other was distributed to all elementary principals in Surrey. Response rates were 77% (teacher's questionnaire, n=346) and 88% (principal's questionnaire, n=59). Data analysis was in the form of frequencies of response expressed in percentages. Some crosstabulatons were calculated. The major findings of the study were: (a) most schools (95%) participate in the science fair, (b) most schools (85%) Include primary students in the science fair, (c) 4 827 Intermediate students (83%) completed a science fair project, (d) all schools encourage public viewing of their science fair, (e) teachers do not vary their science Instructional activities, lnstructonal materials, or their instructonal time, from the fall to the spring, (f) teachers provide extra instructional time and extra-curricular time to assist students with preparation of science fair projects, (g) teachers evaluate science fair product and not the process of completing a science fair project, (h) most teachers (75%) reported a willingness to attend science fair inservice, (i) teachers and principals have very similar attitudes toward science fair, (j) many teachers (n=89) and principals (n=39) made general comments about the science fair. The study recommends that the Surrey Elementary Schools Science Fair be continued and that further study be conducted regarding the type and amount of assistance that elementary students require to complete a science fair project satisfactorily. / Education, Faculty of / Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of / Graduate

This clinical study aimed at exploring the following issues: 1) whether English Primary Language and English Second Language students have similar ideas on the Life-Cycle of the Mealworm Beetle; 2) which words and phrases these two groups use to convey key aspects of that Life-Cycle 3) to what extent does the type and frequency of words and phrases used, vary with the student1 ability to communicate orally in English. Two Interview Conditions were used, the Verbal Con dition and the Verbal Manipulative Condition. Results indicated that the ideas of students fell into four patterns regardless of whether subjects were-English Second Language or English Primary Language. A list of words and phrases used by the subject has bee identified, according to the language background of the sample and this list suggests that the type and frequency of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs varied according to the language sub-group (ESL/EPL) and Interview Condition (Verbal/Verbal Manipulative). / Education, Faculty of / Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of / Graduate

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"The purpose of this paper is to report some learning experiences planned by a teacher and her third grade pupils that led to a better understanding of community resources and community life. To give a clear, yet brief, picture of how this third grade project developed, the writer has found it advisable: (1) to present some reasons why planning for community study is important; (2) to describe the scope of the study undertaken with a third grade group, and to list some of the major activities; (3) to tell briefly what the study meant to the children and to the teacher who guided them. In organizing the project which did so much to enrich the social living of the pupils, it was found that subject matter material from history, health and science contributed a great deal. Thus the project while not text-book centered did not eliminate the use of printed material of many kinds including the state adopted text books"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1958." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: W. Edwards, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 27-28).

"Science and healthful living go hand in hand. Science has furnished us the knowledge to improve our health and is adding to this knowledge daily. Countless numbers of men and women have spent and are spending their entire lives in furthering this knowledge. That scientific knowledge alone has not cured all of our ills is easily established. There is a shortage of hospital beds, doctors and nurses are overworked, and still many people for one reason or another are suffering from a lack of medical treatment. Of course, there are many ills which do not respond to the treatments known today, but many more could be prevented by applying the knowledge we have. In a large measure, it is the responsibility of the school to bring this knowledge to growing boys and girls, as well as adults, and to help them to apply it in their daily lives. We cannot evade this responsibility nor can we cease to look for better ways and means of doing it. There is a challenge here for all school people--a challenge which must be met"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1950." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts under Plan II." / Advisor: Mode L. Stone, Major Professor. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-37).

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The purpose of this study is to give the results of a science experiment in an elementary grade in raising silkworms. The purpose of the experiment was not to learn the laws and principles of science, but to determine whether the life cycle of the silkworm would create a greater interest in the field of science.

It is the purpose of this thesis to show as nearly as possible how a course in elementary science was worked out and carried on to meet the interests and needs of the pupils in a small rural school.