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Two From One Casting is a studio course dealing with exploratory applications of casting methods and materials for students in grades 7 through 12 who wish to make permanent those creations easily destroyed by time or negligence. Course rationale, enrollment guidelines, objectives, outline of content, descriptions of activities and procedures,…

An introduction to the Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum, of which this is one course of study, can be found in SO 007 721. Serigraphy, the process of silk screening, involves a variety of techniques for the student to use as a medium of expression. Use of stencil, tusche, film, and the construction of equipment are included in this…

The Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum, of which this is one course, is described in SO 007 721. Mosaic art is to be mastered through use of this guide in terms of its history, artists, tools, techniques, and applicability to individual expression. Course content is divided into three time periods. Course procedures and learning…

An introductory course designed to develop skills and techniques in transparent watercolor offers an exploration of a variety of techniques emphasizing drawing and composition and allowing the student to create and matt his own paintings. Students in grades 7 through 12 develop competencies in flat and graded wash and dry and stipple brush…

The Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum is a long range developmental effort directed toward providing a general education for learners in the art education field. The course of study, developed basically by teachers for teachers, emphasize involvement of the student in the learning process. All courses of study are designed to provide a…

This guide outlines a one semester Option Y course, which has seven learner objectives. The course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the concerns and methods of statistics, and to equip them to deal with the many statistical matters of importance to society. Topics covered include graphs and charts, collection and…

Suggestions to assist teachers in preparing a course in death education are offered. Although there is not currently a standard for preparation or licensing of potential death educators, there are opportunities available for learning about formal dimensions of death education and counseling. Professional development experiences are available…

The Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum is described in SO 007 721. Portfolio Presentation is a course of study in the curriculum for the art-oriented student planning to pursue art as a career. The two-fold purpose of the course is to teach the student effective display techniques and preparation of his own work for display and to eanble…

This document suggests that the main purpose of the study of current affairs in the social studies program in Alberta, Canada, is to add relevance, interest, and immediacy. It defines current affairs as the study of news events presented by the media. Because the study of current affairs must be tied to the achievement of social studies…

This guide outlines an Option X course on problem solving techniques. The 16 learner objectives identified in the Mathematics Program Guide stress applications orientation to concepts about numbers and operations and common plane and solid figures. Techniques covered include working with diagrams, organizing information, using patterns,…

This guide outlines a nine to eighteen week course of study for secondary level students on the history of Russia and the Soviet Union. The course teaches the concepts of change and continuity, cause and effect, structural complexity, societal interdependence, freedom and obligation, human needs and cultural functioning, and national behavior…

This guide, one component of the Resource Recovery Education Kit (see SO 007 866 for a description), contains ideas and activities for teaching about solid waste disposal in secondary level science classes. Among the course objectives are the following: (1) to understand that sufficient technology exists to recover a greater segment of the…

The guide outlines a course of study for elementary students on the history, geography, language, and general culture of China. Course objectives are to identify the major mountains, the major cities, and the types of climate affecting each region of China; locate and record on a time line the important events in the development of Chinese…