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The purpose of this study was to suggest the strategy of instructional materials development and to provide the concrete exemplification of the life science area in elementary practical arts.
Research methods of the study were review of the previous studies on the materials of the life science area, interview of the actual condition of materials' utilization, and development the desirable instructional materials.
The result of interview and review was two implications for the instructional materials development. First, teachers wanted to give direct experience to their students and the materials should be available in the classroom. Second, Alternative instructional materials were developed for solving problems of direct experience in the life science area. For the direct experience in the classroom, this study proposed two types of materials: one was "Planting a Benjamin tree cutting", and the other was "Making a topiary". The Example of alternative instructional materials was "Making documentary about the bird: the title was The Life in 1g"