Learning Activity Packages (LAP) relating to time, space, and matter are presented for use in sampling a new type of learning for a whole year. Besides the unit on introduction to individualized learning, 11 major topics are incorporated into three other units: (1) observation of the physical world, (2) space and exploration for environmental…

Learning Activity Packages (LAP) relating to the earth and space are presented for use in sampling a new type of learning for a whole year. Eighteen topics are incorporated into five units: (1) introduction to individualized learning, (2) observation versus interpretation, (3) chemistry in the space age, (4) the space age interdisciplines, and (5)…

A proposed Outdoor Education Conference and Service Complex in Raleigh County, West Virginia, that will offer opportunities for an outdoor education program closely correlated with classroom activities is discussed in this document. The site is described, and suggested units for study during the resident program for 6th-grade pupils are presented…

This booklet, one of a series developed by the Frederick County Board of Education, Frederick, Maryland, provides an instruction module for an individualized or flexible approach to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade science teaching. Subjects and activities in this series of booklets are designed to supplement a basic curriculum or to form a total…

This booklet, one of a series developed by the Frederick County Board of Education, Frederick, Maryland, provides an instruction module for an individualized or flexible approach to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade science teaching. Subjects and activities in this series of booklets are designed to supplement a basic curriculum or to form a total…

Examines an earth-focus in social studies as a means of fostering better understanding of the physical environment. Presents evidence that this type of study will improve students' knowledge of the economic, historical, and social processes of the earth's inhabitants. (DB)

Investigated the development of children's concepts of the earth utilizing the Piagetian interview method to collect data from a sample of 240 children coming from grades four to eight of an experimental public school in Jerusalem, Israel. (HM)

Students at King Philip Junior High School run a rockshop as an alternative to the traditional study hall and science club. (BB)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating field projects into secondary level earth science courses. (SL)

Reviews requirements in developing crustal evolution modules suitable as supplementary classroom materials in grades 8-10 by the Crustal Evolution Education Project (CEEP). (SL)

Reproduces the Crustal Evolution Education Project (CEEP) instructional module dealing with concepts of magnetic polarity and polarity reversal. Included are materials needed, teacher guides, procedures, and objectives for three activities. (SL)

Describes a computer program which enables students to carry out a simulated three stage mineral exploration program. (SL)

Examined are the results of three studies completed at the University of Northern Iowa on the status of earth science teaching in Iowa over a ten-year span and the characteristics of exemplary teachers. Considered are course offerings, teacher backgrounds and preparation, instructional materials, and laboratory and activity time. (CW)

Presented is a description of a BASIC program to be used on an IBM microcomputer for calculating and plotting synthetic seismic-reflection traces for multilayered earth models. Discusses finding raypaths for given source-receiver offsets using the "shooting method" and calculating the corresponding travel times. (Author/CW)

Describes the very-long-baseline array (VLBA) system of radio telescopes that will be completed in the early 1990s. Explains how the VLBA system works and the advantages over present technology. Compares associated international telescopes and very-long-baseline interferometers (VLBI). Illustrates applications for the VLBA and VLBI. (CW)