Helping students solve logic problems using properties of whole numbers in levels 1-6 and properties of positive and negative rational numbers in levels 7-8 is presented. Four worksheets and teaching suggestions are included. (MNS)

The Hubble Space Telescope, the most complex and sensitive optical telescope ever made, was built to study the cosmos from low-Earth orbit for 10 to 15 years or more. The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is a complex spacecraft fitted with four different gamma ray detectors, each of which concentrates on different but overlapping energy range and was…

This textbook designed for both schools and private learners presents a new and comprehensive system with exercises for studying grammar from beginning principles to the most complex constructions. The system focuses on parsing, correcting incorrect syntax, nouns and pronouns, and the moods and tenses of verbs.

This textbook contains material for use in training workers in a modern retail drugstore. The material emphasizes selling, merchandising, and promotional activities in an establishment that has a sizable inventory of nondrug-related merchandise as well as non-prescription drugs. Addressed in the individual units are the following topics: drugstore…

Information and examples concerning parliamentary procedures are presented in this instructional manual written for Wisconsin Future Farmers of America (FFA) members and FFA parliamentary procedure teams. Topics include the following: secretary minutes (bylaws, officers, quorum, order of business, meeting and session, introducing business,…

Explains how one teacher abandoned her focus on the content of literature, and shifted to teaching her students how to read literature. Lists many of the reading techniques students learned during the year. (SR)

In the preparation of this textbook, no pains have been spared by the author to obtain from the best sources, such as the later treatises in highest repute, memoirs of scientific bodies, and mathematical journals in English, French, and German, the materials for a book suited to the present state of mathematical science and the wants of teachers…

Third in a series of three posters designed for an energy-enriched curriculum, this poster deals with nuclear energy. Learning activities for secondary students are provided on the reverse side. (RM)

Presents a public service advertisement distributed by the International Paper Company to help students improve their vocabulary. (DD)

For students to understand the financial consequences of their marketing actions, they must learn about two fundamental analysis tools: break-even analysis and sales coverage analysis. (JOW)

This article describes the activities of a secondary social studies teacher as she involved her class--and eventually the entire school--in activities to support the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The students raised over $1,000 by producing an ethnic foods cookbook, holding a raffle, and selling buttons. (JDH)

Strategies and questions for students to ask when conducting an oral interview for learning a person's history are provided. (RM)

Characteristics of exponential growth which should be taught in social studies classes are listed, and learning activities dealing with exponential growth which can be used in secondary social studies classes are provided. (RM)

The Treaty of Paris, signed 200 years ago, ended the Revolutionary War and launched a new nation. The main provisions and historic importance of the treaty are discussed. A student quiz is provided. (CS)

Presents a photograph of the Hawaiian island, Oahu, as taken by the Landsat 2 satellite on February 14, 1978. A description of Landsat 2 remote sensing procedures and discussion of the topographical details shown in the photograph are included. (AM)