RESUME DOCUMENT.. ED 028 950 SE 006 623 Science Grade 5. Curriculum Bulletin. No. 6. 1968-69 Series. New York City Board of Education. Brooklyn, N.Y. Bureau of Curriculum Development. Pub Date 68 Note-278p. Available from-New York City Board of Education, Publications Sales Office, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn. New York 11201 ($4.00) EDRS Price MF -$1.25 HC Not Available from EDRS. Descriptors-Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, *Curriculum Development, *Curriculum Guides, *Elementary School Science, Grade 5. Instruction, Science Activities, Teaching Guides Identifiers-New York, New York City Science: Grade 5 provides the teacher with specific materials and suggestions for organizing effective learning experiences in the science area. It is based on the concept that learning occurs when the learner attempts to solve a problem which he finds meaningful. Both science knowledge and science processes are stressed. Significantfindingsfrom nationalprojects have been incorporated. Evaluation activities are included for each of the major topics. Drawings, figures, charts. and graphs are used extensively to illustrate concepts. Listings of films,filmstrips. transparencies, and references are provided. (DS) I SCIENCE Grade 5 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. t.° BUREAU OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF EDUCATION CITY OF NEW YORK CURRICULUM BULLETIN NUMBER 6 1968-69 SERIES 6.1111111111111IIIIIes , SCIENCE Grgclo Permiselon to rarr-#4t:co th;51 t-e,^rt sirftrisei to the knr(-7;',71nr-f +0 the orr:1,,In orc:n7 ttrvic t;ie S. 0:f,ce of Edurn'il:n '.;.t: e by m.7an,.. rf I c' is not z-n7c,n.,:l any ur cf rr.1, iT;1C r.);,;;.smcit ne- prodtiction CsrrIce. Fur'her ofanyportrequires perrnissiun of the 003rd of Ecaxationof ti-.o City of Ncw York. BUREAU OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK r-... BOARD OF EDUCATION JOHN DOAR, President REV. MILTON A. GALAMISON,Vice-President JOSEPH G. BARKAN MORRIS IUSHEWITZ AARON BROWN JOHN H. LOTZ MRS. ANA L. CONIGLIARO ERNEST R. MINOTT LLOYD K. GARRISON MRS. ROSE SHAPIRO WILLIAM F. HADDAD WALTER W. STRALEY HECTOR I. VAZQUEZ Superintendent of Schools BERNARD E. DONOVAN Executive Deputy Superintendent ofSchools NATHAN BROWN Deputy Superintendents of Schools FREDERICK W. HILL THEODORE H. LANG BUSINESS AFFAIRS PERSONNEL SEELIG L. LESTER INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES COPYRIGHT 1968 BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THECITY OF NEW YORK Application for permission to reprint anysection of this material should be made to the Superintendent ofSchools, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11201. Reprint of anysection of this ma- terial shall carry the line, "Reprintedfrom (title of publication) by permission of the Board ofEducation of the City of New York." ii I FOREWORD In the past decade scienceinstruction has becomean integral part of the elementary schoolprogram, from the prekindergarten through the sixth grade. Science hasa unique role in the curriculum because it offers opportunities for all childrento explore and to discover the what, the how, and the why of the worldaround them. The science program is basedon the concept that learning occurs when the learner attemptsto solve a problem which he finds meaning- ful.Science: Grade 5provides the teacher with specific materialsand suggestions for organizing effectivelearning experiences in the science area in harmony with this concept. Both scienceknowledge and science processes are stressed. Significant findings from nationalprojects have been incorporated. Among thenew features which merit special atten- tion are the evaluative activitieswhich follow each of the major topics. In behalf of the schoolsystem I wish to express my appreciationto the Bureau of CurriculumDevelopment, the Office of Science Educa- tion, superintendents, directors,elementary science coordinators, andto the hundreds of teachers and supervisorswho have made this publication possible by tryouts in the classroom,by designing of materials, and by their participation in the preparationof this handbook. SEELIG LESTER October 1968 Deputy Superintendent .. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This handbook was developed under the direction of Helene M. Lloyd, then Acting Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum, as ajoint venture of the Office of Elementary Schools, Truda T.Weil, Assistant Superintendent; the Bureau of Curriculum Development, William H. Bristow, Assistant Superintendent; and the Office of Science Education, Samuel Schenberg, Director. The preparation of this handbook was a cooperative enterprisewhich enlisted the efforts of hundreds of teachers and supervisors in theEle- mentary Science Revision Project. The generalcoordinating group for the Revision Project consisted of William H. Bristow, SamuelSchen- berg, Harry Milgrom, and Julius Schwartz. Julius Schwartz, Consultant in Science of the Bureau ofCurriculum Development, was the principal researcher and writerforScience: Grade5, and chairman of the Revision Committee. Muriel Green, Science Consultant, Bureau of CurriculumDevelop- ment, was the assistant chairman of theRevision Committee and re- searcher and writer of science curriculum materials forthis handbook. The following district science coordinators,members of the Revision Committee, participated in the writing, testing, andevaluation of the handbook materials forScience: Grade 5:George Barr, Rose Blaustein, Mary Graeber, Anna M. Rosenblum, JoanRosner, Thomas G. Vinci. Steve Fisher, Bureau of Audio-VisualInstruction; Elliott Blaustein, physics teacher, Brooklyn Technical High School;and Tessa R. Harvey, Intermediate School Coordinator, District 5, alsoserved on the Com- mittee at various times. ... The following members of the Officeof Science Education reviewed the materials at differentstages of its development: Harry Milgrom and Sam Fried, Assistant Directors; JoanRosner, Acting Assistant Director; and Martin Bloom, Evaluator,Ninth-Year Science Curriculum. Acknowledgment is due also to themany teachers, supervisors, sci- ence coordinators, curriculum assistants, andspecialists from institu- tions outside the Board ofEducation who assisted in the preparationof the seven handbooks in theoriginal series,Science:K-6, which has served as the basis for thecurrent revision program. Steve Fisher, Bureau of Audio-VisualInstruction, assisted the Revi- sion Committee in preparing thelist of films and filmstrips. Lucia Engels, Bureau of Libraries, assistedin the preparation of the bibli- ography. Thanks are extendedto Edward G. Bernard, Director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction,and to Helen R. Sattley, Director of the Bureau of Libraries, fortheir cooperation. Richard R. Kinney, Supervisor of School Gardens,prepared the draft of TheSchool Garden in the Science Program. This publicationwas designed and produced by the Bureau of Cur- riculum Development. Aaron N.Slotkin, Editor, supervised printing production; Lillian B. Amduredited and proofread the manuscript; Jan Margo did the drawings; andRuth Eriksen was responsible for the layout. Simon Shulmancooperated on the art work. vi DEVELOPMENT OF THESCIENCE PROGRAM FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSOF NEW YORK CITY The scienceprogram for the elementary schoolsstems from a series of projects that have beenunder way for almost two decadesto give the study of science fullstatus in the elementary curriculum inNew York City. One project, originatingin two districts, resulted in thepreparation of Science in Everyday Living(Curriculum Bulletin No. 6,1947-48 Series). This publication,reporting early childhood activitiesand ex- periences in the classroom,was distributed to all elementary schools in New York City. Material developed in otherdistricts for the intermediategrades was published asSource Materials in ElementaryScience(Curriculum Bul- letin No. 3, 1949-1950Series). This publication, outliningscience materials, experiences, andunits, was also made availableto all schools. To meet the need forbroader consideration of the overallK-12 sci- ence program, exploratory studies andconferences were conducted in 1950, culminating in theappointment and work ofa science advisory panel which establisheda set of goals and principles later acceptedas a working program by the CurriculumCouncil. Another step was taken in 1950when the Curriculum Councilof the Board of Education designateda Science Advisory Committee toco- ordinate the development ofa 12-year science program for the New York City Schools. This committeeconsisted of: *William H. Bristow, Director, Bureau of CurriculumResearch (now the Bureau ofCur- riculum Development), Chairman;Alfred D. Beck, Science Supervisor, Junior High Schools; FrancisX. Carlin, Science Supervisor,Vocational High Schools; Harry Milgrom,Science Supervisor, ElementarySchools; Samuel Schenberg, ScienceSupervisor, High Schools; JacobH. Shack, Assistant Superintendent,Division of CurriculumDevelopment, Sec- retary. *The positions indicated are those whichwere held in 1950. vii Concurrently, committees of teachers and supervisorswere set up to prepare courses of study in science for the elementary, junior high school, and senior high school levels. The work of the elementary school committeewas directed first by the late Isaac Bildersce, Assistant Superintendent,and then by Herman Schneider, former Science Supervisor.Elementary Schools. During 1953, a committee under thechairmanship