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A Look at Nets of Cubes
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Wardrop, R. F. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1970
Explains a discovery activity using the possible positions of the faces of a cube when represented in two dimensions. Suggests rules which would determine which of the edges would connect if the drawing were folded to form the cube. (RS)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Geometric Concepts, Induction, Instruction
A Problem on Convex Quadrilaterals
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Watson, F. R. – Mathematical Spectrum, 1969
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Geometric Concepts, Induction, Mathematical Enrichment
Principles-An Effective Approach for Organizing Subject Matter
Peterson, Roland L. – Agr Educ Mag, 1969
Summary of Author's Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Nebraska, 1969
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Why Do We Conserve Our Resources?
Glogau, Lillian; Krause, Edmund – Grade Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conservation Education, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
How Can We Feed the World?
Glogau, Lillian; Krause, Edmund – Grade Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Food
Clue-Efficiency and Insight: Unveiling the Mystery of Inductive Leaps.
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Baker-Sennett, Jacquelyn; Ceci, Stephen J. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1996
Two studies were conducted, one using 80 university students and the other 140 fifth through seventh graders, to examine the relationship between problem-solving strategies (leaping and flexibility) and measures of insight and scholastic aptitude. Relationships among insight, leaping, and quantitative scholastic aptitude were found. A…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking
The Northampton History Project; The Inductive Teaching of United States History Through Related Local Contemporary Historical Events and Personalities. Final Report and Course of Study, 1969-1970.
Northampton Public Schools, MA. – 1970
The introduction to this report traces the history of the Northampton History Project from its inception in the summer of 1967 to its close in 1970. Beginning with half the students of one junior high school and one teacher, the course prepared by the project is now required of all Northampton 8th graders and is taught by four specially trained…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Community Study, Course Content, Curriculum Development
The Northampton History Project; The Inductive Teaching of U. S. History Through Related Local Contemporary Historical Events and Personalities. Final Report, 1967-68.
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Northampton Public Schools, MA. – 1968
The creation of an 8th-grade American history course and the training of teachers for the course are the goals of this project. Primarily a course in national history, it uses local (Northampton, Mass.) events and people as a key to understanding the larger national picture. The course objectives were to enable students to analyze, interpret, and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Community Study, Course Organization, Curriculum Development