This guide deals with the total mathematics education program from K through grade 12. The primary focus is on the philosophy of mathematics education and deals with topics such as: teaching strategies, learning theory, problem solving, calculators, classroom management techniques, and staff development. Basic mathematics content strands serve as…

This political and economic study unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of how the stock market works; an examination of the corporate form of business organization; principles of investment; analysis of market action and patterns; types of securities; sources of financial information; and the rationale of investment choices.…

This course of study was written as a part of a total effort to revise curriculum to fit the quinmester (5, 9-week periods) administrative organization of Dade County Schools. The major intent of this publication is to provide a broad framework of goals and objectives, content, teaching strategies, class activities, and materials all related to…

This tentative course outline is for use in one of the Quinmester Program classes, Opaque Watercolor. Designed for students in grades 7-12, with no prerequisite, the course includes the introduction of a variety of techniques in a number of opaque media including tempera, gouache, and cassein. Matting and mounting techniques are also taught. A…

Art media, techniques and skills for two and three dimensional design and composition are discussed in this Quinmester Program tentative curriculum guide. Students, upon completion of the course, are able to show competencies in the following areas of design: color, value, line, shape, texture, and multi-media and concept experimentation.…

A study unit for social studies or language arts credit in secondary grades is developed for a problem centered in-depth analysis of contemporary America. An interdisciplinary approach focusing on an analysis of art, literature, music, and philosophy is suggested to help the student assess personal values and beliefs concerning contemporary…

Objectives of the SPICE (School Programs in Career Education) curriculum guides are concerned with the areas of self-concept, dignity of work, constant change in the world of work, and relevance of school to work. The career education curriculum in the volume presents units which may be taught as separate subjects, incorporated into all areas of…

Secondary level students explore the state of poverty in affluent America in this quinmester social studies course. The objectives are for students to assess personal views and understandings of poverty; to locate the poor through research; to identify the causes and economic, social, and political effects of poverty; to examine changing attitudes…

Junior high students examine selected primitive societies in this quinmester course. The concept of culture is defined and studied to expose similarities and differences between primitive and contemporary man and civilizations, not simply for greater understanding but also to permit further insight into American civilization. Both types of…

The 7-9 grade curriculum guide, one of a series of Quinmester courses arranged in a similar format, focuses on the roots and results of manifest destiny which are observable in the national character of American life and in our foreign policy conduct. Differing viewpoints of the American Indian and Europeans as well as the traditional views of the…

More than 13 million privately-owned wells and over 100,000 public water supply sources pump ground water to approximately 123 million Americans daily for personal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. Yet, even as the nation's need for water grows, the prevailing lack of public knowledge and understanding about this resource leads to…

Objectives of the SPICE (School Programs in Career Education) curriculum guides are concerned with the areas of self-concept, dignity of work, constant change in the world of work, and relevance of school to work. The career education curriculum in the volume presents units which may be taught as separate subjects, incorporated into all areas of…

Objectives of the SPICE (School Programs in Career Education) curriculum guides are concerned with the areas of self-concept, dignity of work, change in the world of work, and relevance of school to work. The career education curriculum in the volume presents units which may be taught as separate subjects, incorporated into all areas of the…

The kindergarten instructional unit, part of a grade school level career education series, is designed to assist learners in relating present experiences to past and future ones. Before the main body of the lessons is described field testing results are reported and key items are presented: the concepts, the estimated instructional time, the…

The bulletin gives Texas school personnel detailed suggestions for developing career exploration and investigation in middle schools. Prepared by a developmental committee composed of representatives of local school districts, regional education service centers, and career education research projects, it was designed to assist classroom teachers…