Inquiry-based learning is about more than moving desks out of those neat rows and avoiding lecture and recitation, says the author in his newest book, "Engaging Readers & Writers With Inquiry". It is about turning the way teachers teach upside down and inside out by asking students the big questions and letting them find their own way to the…

Describes a class project on hydroponic farming (growing plants in water and in organic nutrients rather than dirt). Students formed a corporation to raise necessary funds and paid dividends from the proceeds earned selling the crop. (JMB)

Describes 10 classroom projects designed to stimulate elementary children at the end of the school year. (SB)

Described a project in which students learned to feel a sense of love and respect for nature. (Author/RK)

Describes three class filmmaking projects which involved techniques such as filming, editing, splicing, animation, and pixilation. (JMB)

Presents reports from seven schools in the United States and Canada in which elementary school students are involved in special service projects such as weather forecasting, newspaper publishing and nursing home visits. (JMB)

A special tear-out-and-duplicate section provides activities for increasing environmental awareness. (RW)

Tells 15 ways you and your kids can raise money, including candy apple sales, graffitti space sales, and readathons. (RH)

Article described a project in which students learned to cooperate and communicate as they built a "police car." (RK)

Author selected an archaeological dig as a method of organizing a project consisting of preliminary library and map work, field investigation, and report writing. (Author/RK)

A series of short articles describing enrichment programs which are designed to give students a chance to explore in depth those activities of special interest to them. (Editor/MB)

The author describes a project in which students studying the Middle Ages were taught in terms of process rather than by juggling historical facts. Ten learning centers tackled important phases of medieval social life, religious groups, military organization, government and the economy. (Author)

Describes how a still video camera can enhance elementary students' classroom presentations by transferring video images to a computer, a television monitor, or a standard videotape. The article presents suggestions for conducting still video projects involving historical research and local geography. (SM)

Twenty-four paper craft projects for elementary school children. (CM)

Article provided some tips on how teachers and students can incorporate the Bicentennial in their learning experiences. (Editor/RK)