The development of square units for area and cube units for volume is discussed with emphasis that switching focus from one physical property to another is involved as opposed to simply multiplying units. (MN)

Some misconceptions about "squares" encountered among college students as they attempt to master appropriate subject matter in preparation for teaching elementary grades are presented. (MN)

A course in reading, evaluating, and using educational research taught to inservice mathematics teachers in the Emory University Master of Arts in Teaching program is described. (MN)

Forming whole numbers which read the same from left to right as from right to left is considered. A list of such numbers less than 1000 is included along with implications for instruction. (MN)

The authors present a computational skills laboratory exercise for ecology conscious students. (MN)

An exercise is presented for the purpose of understanding and determining area which involves using a balance as opposed to algorithms or computation. (MN)

The authors propose that electronic calculators can be perceived as function generators rather than mere computational aids and can be used to investigate function concepts such as domain, range, composition, inverse, correspondence and so on. (MN)

Investigates the effect of an activity-oriented biology course on the science attitudes of preservice elementary teachers. Forty-nine students enrolled in this course during the winter and spring quarter of 1977 at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota participated in this study. (HM)

Compiling resource units is suggested as a means of involving prospective high school mathematics teachers in the various activities associated with mathematics teaching. A resource unit is a collection of elements used in teaching a particular topic and includes: outlines, objectives, activities, strategies, audio-visual aids, test items, and…