USEFUL INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS


 important understandings in science, activities and experiments suit-
 able for use with children.
 4. Craig, Gerald S., Science in Childhood Education, New York: Bureau
 of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1944, 86 p. 54c.
 Bulletin dealing with science in the elementary school curriculum.
 5. Croxton, W. C., Science in the Elementary School, New York: Mc-
 Graw-Hill Book Company, 1937. Presents discussion of methods of
 teaching science, aims, teacher's preparation, evaluation of results.
 Part two contains details of an activity program.
 6. Forty-Sixth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Edu-
 cation, Part I. "Science Education in American Schools," Chicago,
 University of Chicago Press, 1947. 296 p.
 7. Garrison, Charlotte G., Science Experiments for Little Children,
 Charles Scribner and Sons.
 8. Heiss, E. D., Obourn, E. S., Hoffman, C. W., Modern Methods and
 Materials for Teaching Science, New York: MacMillan, 1940, 351 p.
 $4.72. Contains a section on principles of science teaching, one on
 materials and devices for teaching science.
 9. Pitluga, George E., Science Excursions into the Community, New York:
 Teachers College, Columbia University, 1943, 145 p. $1.58. Describes
 techniques for planning and conducting excursions and gives specific
 examples of excursions in areas of health and safety, and home life.
10. Preston, Ralph C., Science an Approach in the Elementary School,
 Philadelphia Public Schools. 1945. 39 p. An informal discussion of
 some of the practical problems of science instruction.
11. Science Education for the Elementary Schools of Ohio, The State De-
 partment of Education, Columbus, Ohio, 1946. 192 p. Curriculum Bul-
 letin No. 3.
12. Science for the Elementary ,School. State Superintendent of Public
 Instruction, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1941. 115 p.
13. Science in the Elementary School. California State Department of
 Education, Sacramento, 1945. 416 p.-A source book of general back-
 ground material including units, activities and bibliographies.
14. This is Science. Bulletin of the Association for Childhood Education.
 Washington, D. C., 1945. 43 p.-Contains practical material useful to
 teachers of elementary science.
15. Thirty-first Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Educa-
 tion, Part I. A Program for Teaching Science. Bloomington, Ill.,
 Public School Publishing Co., 1932, 370 p.-Contains a treatment of
 trends in science teaching and indicates recommendation for further
 work. Treats present practices, criticism of practices, contributions
 of science teaching, etc.
16. Time for Science. Yearbook, National Science Teachers Association,
 Washington, National Education Association, 1946. 51 p.

 MAGAZINES
 Magazines, both those of the professional type and those
in the content field, are an essential part of the library for ele-
mentary science teachers. Some are useful to children as recrea-
tional reading and in supplying them with information in con-
nection with the study of science. The following list contains
only a few of the more outstanding periodicals which are widely
used. There are many additional useful ones available.