Intermediate grade students were asked to do a creative writing project based on Kier's painting "The Picnic." The approach they used to view the painting was one influenced by the aesthetic philosophy of Mikel Dufrenne. (RM)

A reenactment that attempts to re-create and relive the sequence of events of a significant historical happening can be an essential power for learning history. Suggestions to help teachers develop and plan a reenactment are made. (RM)

Practical ideas for helping students compose, revise, edit, and publish their own stories are presented by a teacher of the hearing impaired. Other copies include organization of classroom space for writing projects, directions for binding storybooks, and ways of sharing stories with classmates. (JW)

Elementary teachers can increase public awareness of the value of social studies by having students conduct a sidewalk fair in a local shopping mall. One exemplary fair used the "Revolutionary Times" in American history theme; students read stories, showed filmstrips, and sang songs. Considerations for implementing a fair are discussed. (RM)

An organic chemistry laboratory has been designed around independent laboratory projects that are done by groups, thus exposing students not only to a research experience but also to one that is more realistic and like the one they will be in as professional chemistry chemists. Instructional strategies used are described. (JN)

Steps for organizing and implementing a program that involves elementary students in beautifying their school with large-scale wall graphics are outlined. Sources of design, drawing hints, painting methods, application techniques, and follow-up activities are discussed. (RM)

As an alternative to traditional science projects, students in introductory organic and inorganic chemistry were given the opportunity to produce an "audiovisual" term paper. Rationale for the project, responses from student self-evaluation questionnaires, and comments on implementing the project (including cost and time factors) are…

Suggests having students design a football field (looking at it from above) as the final project of a unit on computer graphics. Includes listings for 13 short Applesoft programs (involving LO- and HI-RES graphics) which students can use in making the field. Advanced students can use the animation techniques. (JN)

Allowing a fifth grader who caused problems in regular classrooms to exert control over some learning activities led to the student's involvement in the activities, his commitment to their completion, and the development of a situation that made learning to read desirable and acceptable to him. (PGD)

Reports on database management system (dbms) applications designed by library school students for university community at University of Iowa. Three dbms design issues are examined: synthesis of relations, analysis of relations (normalization procedure), and data dictionary usage. Database planning prior to automation using data dictionary approach…

For the sake of grade school entrants in particular, nonexperimental science fair projects should be encouraged and accepted for science fairs. Support for this approach is given along with several suggestions for projects. Guidelines for judging nonexperimental projects are also included. (DH)

Three student projects using clay are discussed. These include a ceramic wall panel with an eagle motif, clay vessels formed by coiling clay, and clay puppets made with light bulbs as armatures. Instructions on materials, forming techniques, and finishing are given. (IS)

This essay pinpoints a personality difference between bright children, who learn in order to achieve their own goals, and gifted children, who learn in order to perform worthwhile tasks, and argues against classes segregated by ability, contending that all students' needs are best met in regular classrooms through project teaching. (MJL)

Described is a student project for collecting and preserving crystals, snowflakes, and frost. (SL)