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Download full textBusch, Phyllis S. – 1969
The introduction emphasizes the need for environmental and conservation education, and advocates an inquiry approach. Outdoor resources available to every school are listed. Detailed suggestions are made for investigating cement and concrete, cockroaches, earthworms, elm trees, and owls. In each case general background information and a list of…
Descriptors: Biology, Conservation Education, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science
Mack, Richard G.; And Others – 1973
The project's objectives were to increase achievement in mathematics, alter behavior in mathematics classes, and alter attitudes toward small-group work through training in small-group dynamics. The subjects were 85 10th grade geometry students assigned to one of two class periods (morning or afternoon). Within each class period, the students were…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Bott, Kristine Ann; Bannasch, Donald Max – 1975
Funded through the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III, the Project began serving youngsters handicapped either physically, mentally, or emotionally, who qualified for special education services in the fall of 1971. Among its objectives were to: (1) improve these youngsters' achievement in reqular school subjects, their…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Guides, Discovery Learning, Environmental Education
Busch, Phyllis S. – 1969
Contained are instructional materials developed by the Science Project Related to Upgrading Conservation Education. The lesson plans given are intended to demonstrate the "indoor-outdoor-indoor" approach to teaching science conservation, with concentration on methods of inquiry and emphasis on processes of science. Four subject areas are…
Descriptors: Biology, Conservation Education, Discovery Learning, Earth Science
Project CREATES -- Exploratory Learning Center: Report of Final Project Year. End of Project Report.
Hammerstein, Jean T. – 1973
Project CREATES, an open school within the framework of a public school system, has been an attempt to develop a unique educational program with emphasis on role development of personnel and curriculum development. It is seen by parents and children as an important alternative to the self-contained classroom concept of education. Its goals have…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Schools
Gibboney, Richard A.; Langsdorf, Michael G. – 1972
This report presents data pertaining to 13 different project objectives grouped by student, teacher, and community objectives. Student objectives covered self-initiated learning, competency in verbal and math skills, attitudes toward the alternative school, involvement in decisionmaking, community involvement, evaluation, self image, and students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Attitudes, Decision Making, Discovery Learning
