The Division of History, Government, and Social Sciences of Oak Park and River Forest High School (Illinois) has selected the very best student writing done by its students, for publication in this annual compilation. Works in the following categories are featured: oral histories, contrasting viewpoints, historical essays, book reviews,…

Describes the Exploring program, developed by the Boy Scouts of America, which offers projects and career awareness programs to youth in the 15 to 20 year age group. (MLH)

The ethnographic research project described here is designed to motivate students by requiring them to look at and describe their daily lives with a sociological perspective. The project invites discussions of theory, ethnographic technique, and field work procedures. (NHM)

Lists a series of thought questions to stimulate a student to undertake his own interdisciplinary exercises to correlate his learnings in his own way. The statements are designed to challenge the mind, in order to develop a personal framework on topics such as life, the meaning of man, and the evolution and bondage of social structure. (BR)

Students designed and painted their school's walls in a massive school enlivening project. (Author/RK)

Discussed a process for creating jewelry with inexpensive metals and sand. (RK)

A description of a program for student media production at State University of New York, Courtland, New York. (HB)

Describes a course incorporating environmental studies in an economics course at the community college level. Includes 10 problems formulated as group projects for the students. (SH)

The construction of a school greenhouse as a Future Farmers of America project at Solon Community School, Solon, Iowa, was a rewarding and challenging educational experience for students as well as an alternative to a defeated school bond for new facilities. (EA)

Author questions the method of selecting and preparing activities sponsors, and urges an open-door policy in student participation. (Editor)

A study skills course at the University of Minnesota Technical College Reading Center involves students by having them determine how study skills work for their situation, by using materials relevant to their academic classes, and by getting them to apply critical thinking to the learning process. Students conduct surveys, develop programs on good…

The subject of this booklet is cross-age helping. It begins with a discussion of what cross-age helping is and why it is effective. Cross-age helping is described as a program where children teach or help other children. The older children help the younger children learn what the younger children want to know, and the younger children help the…

This booklet on fishing is part of a series developed to encourage youth to pursue outdoor projects. Fish anatomy, equipment, casting techniques, knot and leader tying, hooks, fishing areas, cleaning and cooking fish, types of bait, lures, and regulations are discussed and illustrated. Suggested activities and field trips are listed. (MR)