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Bringing in the Bard: Shakespearean Plays as Context for Instrumental Analysis Projects
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Kloepper, Kathryn D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Scenes from the works of William Shakespeare were incorporated into individual and group projects for an upper-level chemistry class, instrumental analysis. Students read excerpts from different plays and then viewed a corresponding video clip from a stage or movie production. Guided-research assignments were developed based on these scenes. These…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Classics (Literature), Teaching Methods, Class Activities
Saving the Kilgore Covered Bridge.
Clark, Wilma – Hands On, 1988
Describes an American literature class project to save a covered bridge from collapse. Illustrates how student initiative in contacting government agencies and news media, learning the history of the bridge, and raising public awareness about the project led to a joint county agreement to preserve the historic span. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning
Ghost Stories and Beyond.
Van Gelderen, Virginia – Hands On, 1988
Discusses classroom projects developed jointly by students and teacher in a sixth grade gifted class. Describes projects involving ghost stories, science research, interviewing authors, the local telephone book, and holiday celebrations. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF RECORDED PROGRAMED EXPERIENCES IN CREATIVE THINKING IN THE FOURTH GRADE.
GUPTA, RAM; TORRANCE, E. PAUL – 1964
THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATED TWO PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE THINKING ABILITIES AT THE FOURTH-GRADE LEVEL--(1) THE DIFFICULTIES TEACHERS EXPERIENCE IN ENCOURAGING AND GUIDING CREATIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM AND RELATING THEM TO CURRICULAR CONTENT AND (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAYS FOR COUNTERACTING THE NUMEROUS INFLUENCES WHICH…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Creative Development, Creative Expression
Mannsville's Story.
Bates, Winfrey – Hands On, 1988
Discusses a fourth grade class project to write a history of their community. Describes student experiences in learning to take and videotape interviews, preparing a TV newscast about the project, doing research in the county clerk's office and library, and writing the history. Includes suggestions for doing a similar project. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
Bears and Anti-TV: "It's Not Just 'Open Your Book'...."
Lovett, Kathy – Hands On, 1988
Discusses using interdisciplinary classroom projects planned jointly by students and teacher in a language arts based gifted program for students in grades K-6. Describes projects based on the study of teddy bears and real bears, publicizing National Children's Book Week, and conducting a study of the students' school and community.(DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
Child Safety: A Booklet Produced by a Sixth Grade Class.
Briscoe, Elaine – Hands On, 1988
Describes a sixth grade class project to obtain information and produce a booklet of safety tips and safety posters to be distributed around the school, and to write and perform skits on child safety for children in the lower grades. Discusses use of group work for other academic subjects. (DHP)
Descriptors: Child Safety, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching
Integrating Hands-On Activities into Eleventh Grade American History.
Barrett, Sonya – Hands On, 1988
Describes use of group or individual projects in an eleventh grade American history class to develop a scrapbook, a journal, and an oral presentation on any related topic. Discusses necessary alterations in classroom organization and management, guidelines and requirements for projects, grading procedures, and project presentation. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning
Using the Hands On Philosophy Daily in a Second Grade Classroom.
Hammond, Pat – Hands On, 1988
Discusses student participation in many short-term projects related to regular study units in a second grade classroom. Describes projects of writing a class constitution, constructing a model colonial town, creating a mural of local colonial life, making corn shuck and apple-head dolls, and learning apple types grown locally. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning