Provides an historical look at probability games of chance and some of the mathematicians involved in the development of basic concepts. Includes exploratory activities for students. (YDS)

Provides a lesson plan for teaching phrasal verbs to English-as-a-Second-Language students that involves authentic texts in English and is most suitable for intermediate and advanced learning levels. Magazine and newspaper articles on topics relevant to a given class will provide interesting reading material containing up-to-date language.…

Explores how using a science-themed counting book led to several integrated mathematics and science activities for preschool and second- and third-grade children. (Author)

Describes how Thales, one of the Seven Sages of ancient times, used shadows and similar triangles to measure the heights of the pyramids. Includes activities on surveying. (YDS)

Describes an activity in which students demonstrate through a variety of creative mathematical analogies just how big Bill Gates's fortune is. (YDS)

Uses advertisements to develop an understanding of very small numbers. (YDS)

Describes a study on how effective teachers use manipulatives successfully. Presents factors to recognize when manipulative-based lessons are identified and discusses ways in which the use of manipulatives can go astray. (YDS)

Describes a teaching assignment at a Department of Defense (DoD) high school in Puerto Rico with bilingual Latin students influenced by island cultures. Discusses classroom cultural awareness and the importance of understanding and appreciating students' backgrounds when cultural or ethnic differences exist in the science classroom. Includes a…

Explores role playing as a unique and amusing way of instruction. Describes how to use this method to teach about cells and atoms. (YDS)

Presents lesson plans on bread making using a student-centered approach and process skills. Includes designing the experiment, investigation, and data collection. (YDS)

Maintains that good thinking skills do not just happen; but rather they must be taught and practiced. Provides a lesson on creative problem solving in which students identify a problem, find facts, develop ideas, and create solutions. Discusses the application of the lesson to other areas of the social studies curriculum. (RW)

Twenty experienced reading teachers designed and implemented what they considered to be exemplary vocabulary lessons. Transcripts were analyzed for the number of statements relating to word recognition or conceptual development. Results indicate that the majority of teachers provided dual-focused lessons. Although conceptual development…

Describes how to introduce a Shakespeare play by having students act out and discuss an edited, pivotal scene from the play. Suggests various scenes which are well-suited to this activity. (MM)

Provides information concerning the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) for use in the secondary social studies classroom. Describes Talleyrand, Metternich, Castlereagh, Alexander I, and Frederick William III as the leading figures at this historic meeting. Discusses the outcomes of the meeting and lists questions for discussion. (KO)

Physical fitness is an ongoing process and should be included in planned instruction throughout the year. Options are presented for scheduling fitness activities during the school year, within a motor skill unit, and within an individual lesson plan. A sample yearly plan and lesson plan are included. (IAH)