Obstacles facing new 4-H volunteers include time constraints and difficulty finding project-specific information, resources, and opportunities available for club members. As a solution to these obstacles and an aid for assisting volunteers in becoming confident in delivering information to youth, content experts produced Discover 4-H Clubs, a…

This secondary core curriculum is written to communicate what students are expected to know and be able to do in social studies in the state of Utah. Students are expected to become active, responsible, concerned, and knowledgeable citizens. To achieve this purpose, the social studies program requires the acquisition of a social studies knowledge…

This guide outlines the content and instructional objectives of high school social studies elective courses and contains administrative guidelines for teachers, supervisors, and administrators. Educators in Utah believe that people are social beings who need wholesome human relationships and productive problem-solving skills. Social studies helps…

This document presents the core science curriculum standards which must be completed by all students as a requisite for graduation from Utah's secondary schools. Contained within are the elementary and secondary school program of studies and high school graduation requirements. Each course entry for grades 7-12 contains: course title, unit of…

This guide for Cosmetology is part of a public school effort to articulate secondary and post-secondary vocational education programs. It is organized in a pattern of behavioral objectives so that students may enter and complete the program in high school, or in a post-secondary program, or may transfer and continue without loss of time. Of the…

The goal of this unit is to increase elementary students' understanding of water, water management, and water-related issues. Topics included in the guide are conceptual framework, the learning cycle, and tips about classroom management and cooperative learning. In Chapters 1-4, 63 student lessons are included that cover topics such as the…

This resource file contains information for Utah primary school teachers to help their students meet the state's instructional objectives in the social studies. At the primary student level the emphasis is on home, school, and neighborhood. The following disciplines are covered in the resource file: psychology, anthropology, sociology, geography,…

This guide presents the Utah elementary and secondary school program of studies and high school graduation requirements. A description is given of the responsible healthy lifestyles curriculum which is designed to integrate into a meaningful whole, medical, scientific, behavioral, and ethical knowledge, values, and practices which enhance a…

Consistent with the philosophy that reading is an integral aspect of the total curriculum, the objectives listed in this handbook (developed by the Utah State Office of Education as part of a total course of reading study) are related to four dimensions of reading comprehension: literal, inferential, critical, and creative. For each of the listed…

This Utah state curriculum guide calls for one 7-8th grade course (0.5 unit) of visual arts education to fulfill the visual arts Component requirement of the core curriculum. Up to three visual arts courses may be taken at the 9-12th grades as fulfillment of the 1.5 core art units required. Core options include courses in ceramics, jewelry,…

This elementary core curriculum is written to communicate what students are expected to know and be able to do in dance, music, theater, and visual arts in the state of Utah. The curriculum provides the basis for professionalism and accountability for teachers, and defines the expectations and achievement standards for students. The Utah core…

This resource file contains information for Utah elementary school teachers to help their level 1 students meet the state's instructional objectives in the social studies. This particular student level emphasizes the home, school, and neighborhood. The following disciplines are covered in the resource file: psychology, anthropology, sociology,…

This resource file contains information for Utah elementary school teachers to help their level 4 students meet the state's instructional objectives in the social studies. This particular student level emphasizes living in groups in differing environments. The following disciplines are covered in the resource file: psychology, anthropology,…

This resource file contains information for Utah secondary school teachers to help their level 9 students meet the state's instructional objectives in the social studies. This particular student level emphasizes world geography and general social studies. The following disciplines are covered in the resource file: psychology, anthropology,…

This guide to education concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) contends that schools as community agencies must help students learn to make rational decisions which will result in responsible behavior benefitting themselves and the groups in which they live. The guide presents the standards and objectives for AIDS information which…