Fifth grade students can become familiar with images of earth generated by space sensor Landsat satellites which sense nearly all surfaces of the earth once every 18 days. Two false color composites in which different colors represent various geographic formations were obtained for the northern Ohio region where the students live. The class had no…

Book reports are made more enjoyable by allowing the students to present the story in various creative ways. (JH)

The purpose of this unit is to investigate a simple energy network and to make an analogy with similar mutually supporting networks in the natural and man-made worlds. The lessons in this unit develop the network idea around a simple electrical distribution system that we depend on and also into further consideration of electrical energy itself.…

A primary-grade-level instrument was developed to measure thinking prerequisites to reading comprehension. Levels of responses are identified as either perceptual or conceptual; the ability to synthesize concepts from several sources and make generalizations is also measured. Analyses of partial construct validity, of cross-form reliability, and…

Culmination of a 3 week social studies unit on U.S. pioneers and westward expansion involved a weekend trip by wagon train for 5th graders in South Windsor, Connecticut. (JC)

An earlier version of this article appeared in Williams, F.E. (Ed.), "First Seminar on Productive Thinking in Education. St. Paul, Minnesota: Macalester College, 1966.

Twelve multidisciplinary activities for upper elementary students comprise this unit on occupations and crafts associated with the distinctive lifestyle of the people of North Carolina's coast and the Outer Banks. Some topics included are fishing, seafood, real estate, development, careers, crafts, and boats. Activities involve playing games,…

The purpose of this unit is to investigate a simple energy network and to make an analogy with similar mutually supporting networks in the natural and man-made worlds. The lessons in this unit develop the network idea around a simple electrical distribution system that we depend on and also into further consideration of electrical energy itself.…

This activity notebook for grade 5 is one of a series developed in response to energy conservation. It contains activities that stress an energy conservation ethic and includes many values clarification activities for grade five. The packet is divided into two parts and provides the teacher with background information, concepts and objectives, and…

A study was designed to formulate a taxonomy of the literary response processes of children. Three fifth grade girls reading above grade level were asked to read two books that treated a common subject (the death of a child) in different ways. Interviews with the children were recorded so that their literary responses could be analyzed for…

A BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE USED INDEPENDENTLY FROM AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN MATHEMATICS IS PRESENTED. THE FIFTH- OR SIXTH-GRADE STUDENT IS GIVEN PRACTICE IN WORKING PROBLEMS IN SUBTRACTION AND DIVISION. SHORT CUTS AND HINTS ARE PRESENTED THROUGH EXAMPLES, SAMPLE PROBLEMS, AND ANSWERS. THE…

A SEQUENTIAL MATHEMATICS PROGRAM BEGINNING WITH THE BASIC FUNDAMENTALS ON THE FOURTH GRADE LEVEL IS PRESENTED. INCLUDED ARE AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NUMBER SYSTEM, AND THE BASIC OPERATIONS OF WORKING WITH WHOLE NUMBERS--ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, AND DIVISION. COMMON FRACTIONS ARE TAUGHT IN THE FIFTH, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH GRADES. A…

CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED LOW-ACHIEVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS WERE TUTORED BY 10TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE WAS TO HELP THESE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, ESPECIALLY READING ABILITY. TWO GROUPS WERE USED, A CONTROL AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, ONE GROUP MET ONCE A…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER GIVING THE LEARNER CONTROL MIGHT SHOW PROGRESSIVE EFFECTS ON LEARNING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN A GIVEN SUBJECT MATTER OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. ALL FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS IN 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 2 FIFTH-GRADE CLASSES FROM 1 OF THESE SCHOOLS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 200 SUBJECTS. SCHOLASTIC…