A method of instruction is presented in which learners construct their own understanding by engaging in experiments directed to solving specified problems. The method is based on how successful inventors learn and create new inventions.

Discussed the influence of Boris the Brontosaurus on third grade students, who created him in an art project. (RK)

Using the theme of food as the focus of their art students created some "POP art". (RK)

Production methods and content of a library-produced videotape titled "The Term Paper: Getting It Together." (LS)

Describes a course designed to acquaint students with making a search of chemical literature. The course presents various classes of chemical publication and the methods of using Beilstein and Chemical Abstracts. A follow-up project involves each student in a search for references for one or two organic compounds. (GS)

This document contains a guide for coordinators and a brief handbook for judges. The coordinator's guide outlines nine steps for organizing and conducting a county social studies fair. Designed for elementary and secondary schools, the focus of the fair is student centered. Students choose topics of personal interest (usually a problem, issue,…

This book of ceramic project ideas is for teacher or student use in secondary industrial arts courses. It was developed in a workshop by teachers. The content objectives are to provide useful projects and units of instruction and to give direction to ceramics instruction which is in keeping with a changing technology. Forty-one project plans are…

The laboratory phase of a materials course at the General Motors Institute is described. In the first six weeks of the laboratory, each student works individually to learn laboratory techniques; in the last six weeks the students work in teams of two on a project. The students are responsible for writing a project proposal and a project…

This handbook describes in detail the method by which a student enrolled in Reading Efficiency and Communication Training (REACT), a course for college students who have not acquired basic reading and study skills, may earn a grade. The grade is determined by the total number of points earned by a student during the quarter. Students may earn…

The framework for a course in the study of man in his relationships with society, with nature, and within himself is presented. In this nongraded, student-directed course, the areas of investigation includ philosophy, art, music, history, literature, science, and architecture. Each student should produce at least one individual contribution and…

The revision of this annotated bibliography was undertaken to provide a thorough review of the literature concerning the cooperative and project methods of instruction in the field of distributive education. Initially prepared in conjunction with a pilot project on the cooperative and project methods, the bibliography includes journal articles,…

Described are two hospital-based laboratory exercises which helped students perceive the relationship between the principles of microbiology and the practice of nursing. The exercises involved an environmental study focusing on problems of nosocomial infection and a study of patients hospitalized with infectious diseases. (Author/MS)