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Download full textNational Education Association, Washington, DC. Teacher Rights Div. – 1975
This publication is a guide for the design of student projects in environmental education. A few advantages of problem-focused projects are: easy incorporation into the ongoing curriculum; opportunity for joint student/teacher use of knowledge, information, and skills in action-oriented activities related to local environmental concerns;…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedGreenwood, Theresa Winfrey – Technology Teacher, 1998
This activity allows fourth- and fifth-grade students to integrate math, language arts, problem solving, decision-making skills, and art design in the creation of their own business. Includes teacher preparation and a step-by-step guide to the activity. (JOW)
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Entrepreneurship, Grade 4, Grade 5
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. – 1995
Items in the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's (NCREL) School Development Library series are multimedia packages consisting of print, video, audio, and CD-ROM resources designed to support educators in their efforts to improve classroom instruction. This particular set consists of a 35-minute video and a printed booklet focusing on…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Evaluation, Grade 1
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. – 1995
Items in the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's (NCREL) School Development Library series are multimedia packages consisting of print, video, and CD-ROM resources designed to support educators in their efforts to improve classroom instruction. This particular set consists of a 40-minute video and a printed booklet focusing on Dwight…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Evaluation, Grade 4
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for lower elementary grades is the second book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more sensitive to their…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the middle elementary grades is the third book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the upper elementary grades is the fourth book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the senior high school level is the sixth book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Bernstein, Bob – 1988
In this booklet are 43 mathematical games and activities to stimulate creative thinking in grades 2-7. The goal of teaching divergent thinking is stressed, as well as the need to encourage positive self-image, motivation, and creativity. For each activity, the mathematical skills addressed in the activity are listed; topics span the elementary…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Games
Rustling, Ruth; And Others – 1983
This manual offers detailed guidelines for parent group trainers who conduct workshops on problem solving, math, and science for parents of young children. In addition, discussion starters, a list of hands-on activities, directions for drawing and using a poster, and learning activities for children are described. Counting books are briefly…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Johnson, Jacquelyn S. – 1978
This teaching guide contains 20 activities for students in grades 6-9 on the topic of conflict in Northern Ireland. These materials can be adapted to lower and higher grade levels. Objectives are to examine the conflict in Northern Ireland, to discern ways a conflict escalates and can be peacefully solved, and to compare the perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education
Suchman, J. Richard; DiSario, Martha R.
An instructional system is presented for building the competencies of adult basic education students in making consumer decisions, and offers a guide to teachers who wish to design their own decision-making problems for students. The first four chapters provide a brief introduction, discuss the rational consumer decision-making process and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Consumer Education, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the junior high level is the fifth book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more sensitive…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. – 1977
This booklet on environmental decisions is one in a series on environmental education for grades K-12. The activities are designed to involve high school students actively in the decision making process. The effect of using laws as a vehicle for environmental improvement is also explored. Five basic behavioral objectives are developed with subject…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach
Capoferi, Alfred; Coburn, Terrence – 1984
This monograph was designed primarily to develop awareness of the benefits of using calculators to teach mathematics in grades K-8 and to provide teachers with some specific teaching ideas. The first section, on the rationale for using calculators, presents position statements from various groups and answers some questions about the use of…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
