This learning activity describes how a robot moves and the systems that power robots. Provides detailed information about XBOT, which uses modified servomotors to power its wheels. (JOW)

Describes projects using conventional technologies--incorporation of relatively inexpensive visual control with mobile robots using a simple remote control vehicle platform, a camera, a mirror, and a computer. Explains how technology teachers can apply them in the classroom. (JOW)

Addresses specific mainstreaming methods for each category of disability, including issues of instruction, accessibility, attitudes, and support services. (SK)

Presents tips for helping young children explore basic aspects of geography. Includes suggested learning activities for 2- to 3-year-olds and 4- to 7-year-olds related to: (1) how people and the environment interact; (2) how people and products move; and (3) how information travels. Includes suggestions for preparing children for a move; a…

Geographers from Asian nations, the United Kingdom, and the United States wrote this population geography curriculum guide to help universities in developing nations of Asia increase the amount of population-oriented materials in their undergraduate curricula. The developers do not advise that the guide be used in its entirety for a single course.…

Presented are ideas for promoting learning both within and beyond the walls of the schools. The first essay, "The Meaning of Commmunity Education: An Historical Perspective" by Ralph W. Tyler, examines community education in primitive societies, in the colonial period, and in 19th and 20th century America. The challenge of the present is also…