The decision-making game is built on a model which adheres to the economic principles of supply and demand. Game participants are faced with the task of generating profit in a simulated competitive situation. The game provides the opportunity for participants to gain a greater understanding of: (1) the relationship between income and costs and…

This teacher's guide grew out of an environmental education project involving personnel from the Ohio State School for the Deaf, the Worthington (Ohio) Outdoor Education Department, and teachers and pupils in one of the Worthington elementary schools. The guide is divided into four parts: Background Information, Strategies (for involving students…

Personal finance is the subject of this career oriented gaming/simulation manual for grades 7-9. Directly linked to basic skills in reading and mathematics, each game or simulation contains the following: a summary of each activity; a statement of learning objective(s) keyed to skill areas; a teacher's guide; and student activity sheets and…

Superport is a learning experience which requires students to examine how a superport and its related industries will affect the marine environment of a given geographical area. The activity is designed to provide roles for up to 90 students. The simulation begins with the students defining factors that might be related to the installation of a…

In this collection of four career-oriented units designed to enhance a ninth grade general math curriculum, the objectives listed are (1) to provide a job oriented environment in which students are encouraged to develop responsible attitudes toward employer and self and to find interest areas to use as the basis for career choices, (2) to provide…

This environmental education guide focuses on several aspects of an environmental education program. The guide is divided into seven sections. Lesson Plans for Environmental Investigations is designed to help students take an in-depth look at different component parts of the environment. Developing an Environmental Education Plan includes…

This teacher's guide is written to accompany the Huntington II Simulation Program - POLUT. POLUT is a program written in BASIC which provides simulation of the interaction between water and waste. It creates a context within which the user can control specific variables which effect the quality of a water resource. The teacher's guide provides…

In high school distributve education classes the selling function is usually interpreted as it relates to retail sales. The industrial sales representative, however, must act on his own in the field, making decisions without consultation with his superiors. As the total distributive education program grows in sophistication, there is a need to…

Based on a simulation of the American economic industrial society, this guide is intended to direct the teaching of mass production in the industrial arts classroom. It is designed so that the 11 units may be lifted out and studied individually or expanded for an interdisciplinary approach. These units cover the following concepts and activities:…

The two syllabuses comprising this guide are designed to provide relevant instruction in competencies required by entry-level workers in bookkeeping and accounting. The introductory section covers such features as the objectives of bookkeeping and accounting courses; career opportunities; general objectives; and the design of the syllabuses in…

The program, designed to give the driver-training pupil a semester of 50 hours of instruction, involves four instructional phases, one of them optional to give flexibility to fit the varying needs of different school systems: Phase 1--the classroom phase, with 30 instructional hours devoted to 30 specific events, staggered at each school…

The teacher's guide to elementary level career education is comprised of 11 units of learning activities, two each for grades 1-6. Each unit is a simulation of a career cluster; through active participation in the simulation, the students develop career awareness as well as curriculum-related concepts in math, language, reading, social studies,…

A teacher's guide to six career education units--one for each of the elementary grades--has been compiled from a series of complete guides for each grade. Each of the six representative units includes step-by-step instructions for teacher activities in preparing and carrying out a simulated career experience; related curriculum concepts in math,…

The instructor's manual for a four to five day course designed to assist public sector managers in attaining a stable and productive labor relations environment is intended for use with two other books, the Reference Materials and the Case Materials. The course, created principally for use in a formal classroom setting, can be adapted to suit the…

This publication was developed as an aid for industrial cooperative training coordinators in the teaching of general related topics for 11th and 12th grade cooperative programs. Major emphasis is on innovative types of materials which can be used to stimulate the type of students who have difficulty in adjusting to traditional teaching materials…