This manual was developed to prepare middle school students to investigate environmental problems using primary or secondary sources of information. The modular design attempts to teach students process skills of research. These skills are interdisciplinary, including science, social studies and language arts skills such as written communication,…

The essential thrust of the fourth grade unit of the FICSS series (Focus on Inner City Social Studies -- see SO 008 271) is to enable students to understand man from an anthropological perspective. The first unit of the fourth grade level deals specifically with the origins of man, the origins of the races of man, the races of man, and races in…

Secondary students learn about the process of becoming President of the United States in this social studies unit. The unit traces the steps that a fictional candidate takes from the Presidential primaries through National Party Conventions and election campaigns, to the Presidential office in the White House. A candidate proceeds through the…

The learning packet focuses on general aviation and is to be used in career awareness programs at the elementary level. It includes a document which presents a group of units on general aviation and its related careers. The units include the following: (1) aircraft manufacturing, (2) instruments and controls, (3) how airplanes fly, (4) flight…

Consumer education and the differentiation between wants and needs is the focus of the third unit of the second grade Focus on Inner City Social Studies (FICSS) series (see SO 008 271). Activities center around five topics -- sources of income, how we know what to buy, how we develop wants, how we decide what to buy, and how we get more for less.…

This unit is designed to help the intermediate elementary school student become aware of the history of paper, the papermaking process, the variety of uses and kinds of paper, the economic aspects of the paper industry, and the importance of recycling. It includes 13 major concepts relating to paper, the behavioral objectives and expected student…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of cosmetology students, this instructional package on cosmetology is part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology, measurement terms, and tools currently in use. Each of the…

This self-instructional packet, developed for use in two 50-minute class sessions, is designed to teach students about editorials and editorial writing. Lesson One includes a list of behavioral objectives for the project; a pretest; a discussion of purpose, structure, and types of editorials; and an exercise in writing an editorial based on an…

The career education curriculum guide for grades 9-12 contains activities that can be integrated with existing curricula. Career education activities are organized under the headings of goals, objectives, materials, procedures, anticipated results, and evaluation within the subject areas of art, business, consumer education, distributive…

This unit, focusing on transportation, is designed to be utilized with junior high school students as an individual study. It has a minimum amount of teacher presentation and attempts to facilitate student learning about such topics as types of transportation in metropolitan areas, factors which determine the cost of a new automobile, laws…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of recreation and tourism students, this instructional package is one of three for the hospitality and recreation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational…

The first section of the manual for developing career education in existing Louisiana senior high school programs is an introduction to the concept and rationale of career education and to the roles of career education personnel. Section 2 is a unit on human values and relations which provides an introduction and rationale for the following…

Developed for the Carroll County Public Schools, this Learning Activity Package (LAP) for grade 8 offers a way to provide individualized learning about the modernization and industrialization of Japan. The unit focuses on comparison of the traditional and the new modern Japan and shows how Japan has developed in the areas of agriculture,…

The collection of lesson units for grades 3 and 4 is part of a K-6 career education program. Learning activities relate the subject areas directly to occupations, emphasizing how the skills of the various disciplines are needed in different jobs. Some of the suggested techniques are field trips, guest speakers, and role playing. Included also are…

The collection of lesson units for grades 5 and 6 is part of a K-6 career education program. Learning activities relate the subject areas directly to occupations, emphasizing how the skills of the various disciplines are needed in different jobs. Some of the suggested techniques are field trips, guest speakers, and role playing. Included also are…