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Download full textHolmes, Cary W. – 1975
This narrative history of the Middlesex Canal from 1792-1853 is designed to be used with "Canal," a role-playing, decision-making game found in SO 011 886. Economic, social, and political factors related to planning, building, and implementing the canal are considered. The document is presented in three parts. Part I states reasons for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Construction (Process), Decision Making, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedBartlett, Albert A.; Lamb, J. Parker – Physics Teacher, 1990
Described is an activity in which students examine data collected from an official report of a train accident to evaluate the conclusions of the official investigation. Quotations from the records and calculations used in this activity are included. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computation, Mechanics (Physics), Physics
Peer reviewedRiley, James E.; Meyer, Ruth Ann – Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Story problems related to transportation are seen as tools to motivate students to study mathematics by relating the subject to the real world. Schedule making for transportation planning is reviewed. (MP)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction
Kaufman, Allan; Flowers, Jim – 1996
This book presents 20 projects for technology education students. The emphasis is on problem solving and hands-on learning through projects dealing with a wide variety of technologies/industries, including the following: robotics, information storage and retrieval, communications, transportation, electronics, manufacturing, construction, materials…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communications, Construction (Process), Design Crafts
Blumengarten, Jerry – 1977
This manual is addressed to providing high school students with daily living skills they will need in modern urban settings. Individual lesson plans for teachers are accompanied by simply worded instructional materials. Students are presented with problem solving exercises in such areas as: (1) self awareness; (2) communication; (3) money, income,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Community Resources, Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides
Ruiz, Ernest; And Others – TIES Magazine, 1991
Presented are classroom activities in which students explore the potential use of magnetic levitation for transportation purposes. The advantages of using a MagLev transportation system instead of conventional trains are discussed. Directions for designing and building a MagLev track and circuit are provided. (KR)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Magnets, Problem Solving, Research and Development
Holmes, Cary W.; Tedesco, Paul H. – 1975
The document consists of a role-playing game and related teacher's guide designed to illustrate decision-making processes leading to the building of the Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts in 1793. The primary educational objective is to involve students in the decision-making process through role play. The game is designed to facilitate…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Educational Games
Smith, Kenneth L., Ed. – 1988
The curriculum materials contained in this document were developed through a cooperative effort by educators in the state of Maryland. It was a curriculum project aimed at the meaningful integration of mathematics and science. It is suggested that these materials be used in two significant ways. First, this document can serve as an instructional…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Aviation Technology, Creative Thinking, Industrial Arts
Bowers, Donovan; Kellum, Mary – 1987
These teacher's materials for a seven-unit course were developed to help students develop technological literacy, career exploration, and problem-solving skills relative to the communication industries. The seven units include an overview of energy and power, principles of energy and power, power production and conversion, power transmission and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Guides
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1974
The urban studies guide has been developed to give young people insights into the problems of city living in support of the concept that a healthy environment is necessary for healthy human beings. The objectives and role of social studies and the demands of an interdisciplinary, open-ended, urban studies course, requiring a problem-solving and…
Descriptors: City Government, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), Human Geography
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1992
This guide, which has been developed for Utah's home economics and family life education program, contains materials for use in teaching a life management course emphasizing the problem-solving skills required for independent living. Discussed first are the assumptions underlying the curriculum, development of the guide, and suggestions for its…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing, Daily Living Skills, Family Life Education
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1987
This guide is designed to help classroom teachers implement the Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics K-12. It is inclusive also of the objectives tested by the Stanford Achievement Tests and the Alabama Basic Competency Tests. One characteristic of the curriculum guide is that it clearly states what students should learn in each grade level. These…
Descriptors: Banking, Consumer Education, Course Content, Credit (Finance)
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Vocational Instructional Materials Lab. – 1999
Designed for Ohio educators responsible for planning programs to prepare high school students for careers in transportation, this document presents an overview of Ohio's Integrated Technical and Academic Competencies (ITAC) system of career-focused education and specific information about the transportation subcluster of the industrial and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education
