AN EIGHTH GRADE UNIT GUIDE ON OCEANOLOGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA. NARRATIVE AND DIAGRAMMATIC DESCRIPTIONS DEAL WITH VARIOUS OCEAN PHENOMENA, SUCH AS TIDES, WAVES, CURRENTS, OCEAN FLOORS, BEACHES, ETC. CLASS QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION OF THE…

This two-part manual for college teachers of education is designed to provide information about individualized instruction along with resources for teaching a unit on it. Part 1, a general introduction to individualized instruction in teacher education, contains discussion of background historical development in the area of independent study;…

This booklet is a comprehensive report and resource manual on parent-run cooperative playgroups based on 2 years of experience by the Childcare Switchboard in San Francisco, which refers parents to playgroups, family day care homes, and child care centers in the city and offers advice and help to fledgling playgroups. Practical advice is given on…

The history of North Carolina from 1763 to 1789 and the issue of state rights are covered in this resource unit. This unit is applicable to a unit on the Bicentennial. The authors have chosen the central theme of state's rights to trace through the specific time period because it is a connecting thread between the opening and closing events of the…

The resource bibliography contains a listing and description of all teaching units, tests, and questionnaires for grades 1-6 materials for inservice training; and all other resources developed by the exemplary staff thus far in the process of implementing the Career Education Project in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Each item listed is followed…

Four curriculum units for the first grade level focus on: (1) grocers' role and functions; (2) school staff roles and their relationship to the student; (3) various community workers' roles and their contributions; and (4) the farmers' role and the problems they face. Behavioral unit objectives emphasize increasing students' awareness of and…

The three curriculum units for the fourth grade level focus on: (1) conservation careers, systems, and needs; (2) occupational variety and qualifications; and (3) self awareness. Behavioral objectives range from helping students to become more aware of careers in a variety of occupations, including conservation. A chart format is used to list…

The document is one of the teaching units developed by the Utah World of Work Project, designed to integrate career awareness into the regular curriculum at the elementary level. The fifth grade guide is tied to the health education area and focuses on the work of the orthodontist in terms of understanding what an orthodontist does, learning what…

The document is one of the teaching units developed by the Utah World of Work Project, designed to integrate career awareness into the regular curriculum at the elementary level. The fifth grade guide is tied to the science area and focuses on conservation as practiced by Forest Service workers; the growth cycle of forests and the management of…

This book seeks to place the Negro in appropriate places in the American history curriculum, unit by unit of study. Its main categories are those of typical American history courses bought in secondary schools, and not those of "Negro history"; its purpose is to offer a framework for the full-scale integration of Negro contributions into the…

Six teaching units which were developed by the 24 institute participants are given. "Wood Identification and Chemistry" covers the physical properties and structural features of hardwoods and softwoods. "Seasoning" explains air drying, kiln drying, and seven special lumber seasoning processes. "Research on Laminates"…

Five resource units constitute the Kindergarten level of the Project Social Studies curriculum. The five units, on the theme of earth as the home of man, are preceded by a grid showing the concepts, generalizations, sequential development of skills, and attitudes appropriate to each unit. All the units follow a similar format, consisting of an…

The 1-year project undertaken June 1, 1972, established as its goals the development of: (1) vocational awareness programs for grades preschool to sixth, (2) programs related to 15 occupational clusters for grades 7-10, and (3) vocational preparation programs for grades 11-12. Eight high schools, 10 junior high schools, and 47 elementary schools…

The Project Social Studies Curriculum Center at the University of Minnesota developed this teacher's guide for an eighth grade course on Our Political System. The course, part of an articulated curriculum for grades K-12, draws heavily upon political science while using concepts from other social sciences. The emphasis is on decision-making at the…

This resource unit, developed by University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies as part of a course on Our Political System, introduces eighth graders to decision making at the local level. This unit, much shorter than the others in the course, attempts to have pupils use concepts learned earlier to analyze one or more crucial problems in their…