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Clark, Wilma – Hands On, 1988
Describes an American literature class project to save a covered bridge from collapse. Illustrates how student initiative in contacting government agencies and news media, learning the history of the bridge, and raising public awareness about the project led to a joint county agreement to preserve the historic span. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning
Fricks, Richard – 1976
Based on two quilting minicourses conducted by the author with students from grades 7 through 10, this curriculum guide provides interdisciplinary objectives, student activities, and teaching procedures for a unit in which the rudiments of quilting are taught and practiced. Contents include (1) a list of objectives and concepts under headings of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Art Activities, Curriculum Guides, Handicrafts
Westbrook, Raymond E. – 1980
Developed in Georgia, this manual contains 101 projects for use in machine shop courses, arranged according to a suggested machine shop curriculum. Each project, included in a student workbook, contains complete drawings and instructions for implementation. Tasks are listed under the broad headings of measuring, layout, bench work, saws, drilling,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Guides, Industrial Education
Greenup, Shirley – 1976
Based on a minicourse taught by the author for students in grades 7 through 10 at the Mountain School (Lookout Mountain, Georgia), this curriculum guide provides for the integration of several curriculum areas into the teaching of leathercraft. Contents include (1) concepts and objectives for the course listed under the headings of language arts,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Art Activities, Curriculum Guides, Handicrafts
Counts, Rubynelle – 1976
Developed at The Mountain School (Lookout Mountain, Georgia), a project funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1974-75, this curriculum guide for an interdisciplinary minicourse in weaving provides for integration of environmental and career education goals with those in academic areas. Introductory material…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Art Activities, Career Education, Curriculum Guides
Jackson, Edwin L. – 1978
The student's kit and teacher's manual provide a framework for secondary students to simulate the functionings of Georgia's General Assembly. Objectives of the simulation are to help students: (1) experience the forces and conflicts involved in lawmaking, (2) learn about the role of legislators, (3) understand and discuss issues facing citizens,…
Descriptors: Civics, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making Skills, Discussion