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)

Article provided some tips on how teachers and students can incorporate the Bicentennial in their learning experiences. (Editor/RK)

Reports the experiences of college students in an advanced reporting course in interviewing politicians during a political campaign. (GW)

A training model developed at the Southwest Area Learning Resources Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, addresses problems relating to retention of training and offers guidelines to counter these problems. (RAO)

Describes a class project designed to bridge the learning gap between June and September by creating a bag full of summer learning activities. (SB)

In pictures and essays, students describe community life in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. (KS)

One of the most exciting projects a teacher, parent, artist, or naturalist can share with others is beachcombing and making something lasting with the treasures found. This article discusses sand projects, sand painting, sand casting, sand cast candles, sea mobiles, seaweed collections, fish printing, and reed and grass printing. (NQ)

The system by which projects are submitted, modified, and approved is outlined and an indication is given of the standards and quantity of work expected. Criteria on which assessment is based are explained, the range of individual studies is summarized, and cases for and against project work are given. (Author/AJ)

Described is the construction and use of an apparatus which applies liquid displacement to the problem of volume determination, giving accurate and repeatable results within 0.1 ml of actual volume measured. The apparatus is easily made from two jar parts, two bottle parts, and a burette. (Author/MA)