The module deals mainly with some of the service problems experienced by consumers, examines the causes of some problems, and suggests some solutions, attempting to present the standpoint of the producer as well as the buyer and user. The module may be presented as a semester or part semester course. Organized by expected student understandings,…

In the Quinmester course "Man's Inner Struggle," the study of literature enables students to gain insights into some of the problems facing young people today. The course involves the following activities: (1) examining some of the problems involved in the struggle for self knowledge; (2) exploring the effects of individual and cultural…

The mid-intermediate elementary level curriculum guide on consumerism is designed to help students better define their own value system, develop an improved decision-making procedure, evaluate alternatives in the marketplace, and understand their consumer rights and responsibilities. The guide contains five sections related to five major…

The Quinmester course "How to Study" is designed to help the students learn techniques of studying, such as organizing time, planning a procedure, and completing the assignment. The student examines a variety of test questions, practices taking sample tests, and analyzes the results. The course is a workshop in which the student…

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…

Designed for integration into existing school curriculum, this is the second in a series of five career education curriculum kits for teachers of grades K-3. Each kit pertains to one of five specified career education program goals. The goal for this curriculum kit is, "Students will acquire knowledge about the world of work." For this goal, four…

Guidelines for organizing and administering the three-part Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO) Course are provided. The first section of the guide describes the course structure and lists the unit objectives (by unit module) for each of the courses's three parts. Part I contains seven units, organized into twenty-one modules, to be taken by all…

This Fort Bend (Texas) social studies curriculum guide for kindergarten covers six six-week periods, and the 29 course outlines include the topics to be covered, the nine main goals and their supporting objectives, and a materials correlation key. The topics include family, the five senses, nursery rhymes, seasons, safety, holidays,…

This Fort Bend (Texas) social studies curriculum guide for first grade covers six six-week periods, and the seven course outlines include the topics to be covered, the main objectives and their supporting objectives, and a materials correlation key. The seven topics include celebrations, going to school, learning about me, learning about families,…

This Fort Bend (Texas) social studies curriculum guide for second grade covers six six-week periods, and the 11 course outlines include the topics to be covered, the main goals and their supporting objectives, and a materials correlation chart. The 11 topics include holidays, citizenship, you and me, the community and my family, communication,…

Designed for integration into existing school curriculum, this is the first in a series of five career education curriculum kits for teachers of grades K-3. Each kit pertains to one of five specified career education program goals. The goal for this curriculum kit is, "Students will identify and develop attitudes about the world of work." For this…

Designed for integration into existing school curriculum, this is the second in a series of five career education curriculum kits for teachers of grades 4-8. Each kit pertains to one of five specified career education program goals. The goal for this curriculum kit is, "The student will acquire knowledge about the world of work." For this goal,…

An introductory theatre course at Prince George's Community College (Maryland), taught by a team of three instructors, makes use of contract grading to permit students to become actively involved in theatre on several levels of interest. This paper describes the course and provides a course syllabus, list of contract options for the course, and a…

Thirty-six units of instruction are included in this core curriculum in animal science for postsecondary farm and ranch management programs. Units of instruction are divided into seven instructional areas: (1) Livestock Types, (2) Livestock Programs, (3) Nutrition, (4) Animal Health, (5) Animal Breeding, (6) Animal Improvement, and (7) Livestock…

This course guide for a plastic technology course is one of four developed for the production area in the North Dakota senior high industrial arts education program. (Eight other guides are available for two other areas of Industrial Arts--energy/power and graphic communications.) Part 1 provides such introductory information as a definition and…