"Literacy and the Common Core" offers K-12 teachers clear guidance on how to design units, lessons, and objectives to meet the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts; it's filled with practical strategies that teachers can use immediately to target key standards; and it describes how to analyze the standards to support…

"Teaching English by Design" is two books in one: a primer for teaching secondary English and a comprehensive guide to creating and using four to six-week instructional units. Peter Smagorinsky shares important insight about students, how they learn, and what kinds of classrooms support their achievement in reading and writing. Then he uses those…

This unit of instruction provides a laboratory oriented study of the chemical reaction involved in the life processes. Students enrolling in this course should have successfully completed the units on Scientific Mathematics, Introduction to Chemistry, Reactions of Atoms and Molecules, and Chemistry of Carbon and Its Compounds. The booklet lists…

This unit of instruction is designed for the student interested in understanding the actions and interactions of plants and animals located in the South Florida environment and its many unique features such as the everglades and the seashore. It presents an in-depth study of a hardwood hammock, pine and palmetto community, sea strand community,…

This unit of instruction deals with the physiological activities of plants. Attention is focused on the principles which underlie the activities of the typical green land plant. Emphasis is placed on biological processes such as photosynthesis, water transport, light responses, mineral nutrition, reproduction, and growth. The prerequisite for…

This teaching guide is a handbook for teachers using instructional television as part of an elementary school science program. The handbook deals with the how and why aspects of contemporary science education. It includes a growing set of primary and intermediate grade science lessons. Each lesson consists of science activities suited for two to…

This unit of instruction was designed to introduce the student to the relationship between structure and function in the animal kingdom, with emphasis given to: (1) the evolution of physiological systems in the major animal phyla, (2) the complementarity of structure and function, and (3) the concept of homeostasis. The booklet lists the relevant…

This unit of instruction was designed as a laboratory-oriented course, to relate the causes of motion of masses which are moving in other than a straight line. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of the course content and suggests experiments, field trips,…

This unit of instruction was designed as an introductory course in energy involving six simple machines, electricity, magnetism, and motion. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of the course content and suggests experiments, demonstrations, field trips, and…

This unit of instruction was designed as a laboratory-oriented course for very low achievers to show how plants are involved in every aspect of their lives. Detailed practical experience in handling and investigating plants, and the use of films, models, and field trips are combined with basic minimal research to guide the student to a better…

This unit of instruction was designed as an intensive in-depth study of the nervous impulse, neurons, brain, spinal cord, and sensory organs. Also included is a study of the endocrine system in its role of maintaining homeostasis. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an…

This unit of instruction was designed as a survey course of the plant kingdom, including poisonous, ornamental, and edible plants of South Florida, their structures and functions. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of the course content and suggests…

This unit of instruction was designed for the student who does not read well or who has been unsuccessful in previously attempted science courses. It is composed of a series of suggested activities selected to give the student a brief experience in many areas of the world of living things. Emphasis is on the study of living things other than Man,…

This unit of instruction was designed for the slow reader and terminal student, and consists of a study of the economic value of plants and a consideration of landscaping, gardening and horticulture for fun and profit. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of…

This unit of instruction was designed for the terminal science student who does not read well or who has been unsuccessful in previously attempted science courses. The course is composed of a series of suggested activities selected to give the student a brief experience in human biology. No attempt has been made to develop the topics in depth. The…