The Maryland Marine Science Education Project has produced a series of mini-units in marine science education for the junior high/middle school classroom. This unit focuses on food chains in an estuary. Although the unit specifically treats the Chesapeake Bay, it may be adapted for use with similar estuarine systems. In addition, the unit may be…

The use of hand-held electronic devices and microcomputers in places of public access and in the home are discussed. First, the different activities supported by this technology are described, with emphasis on the commonality of game playing to both hand-held devices and microcomputers. The need for research to investigate the motivational…

"The Reality Game" is intended to provide players with an opportunity to experience the harsh lifestyle of a migrant family in their daily struggle for survival. By shedding light on many variables impeding the education of migrant children, the players should be able to infer implications for their academic and personal growth. The gameboard…

Games, simulations, and case studies in science education are discussed in this book. The book consists of two major parts. Part 1 which is divided into three sections, is a review of the potential role of games, simulations, and case studies in science education. The first section (chapters 1 and 2) takes a broad look at the game/simulation/case…

Offers activities for the classroom based on these premises: children should feel valued as individuals; a positive self-concept promotes cognitive growth; enjoyable learning is retained longer; games provide necessary repetition for retention and transfer; and self-evaluation enhances learning. (ED)

Teachers calling on students to answer questions in class regarding homework assignments and general knowledge frequently invoke the Drama Triangle (Karpman, 1968). Many of these questions automatically put the teacher in the Persecutor or Rescuer role and students in the Victim role. Retaliatory transactions by students often put the teacher in…

This volume of a publication devoted to providing ideas and guidance for teachers of English as a second language includes articles on teaching reading, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture. (MN)

A "gambit" is any of the hundreds of brief, idiomatic rejoinders, rhetorical phrases, or comments that are essential to fluent conversation. This textbook fosters familiarity with such phrases in English by encouraging their use in the carrying out of a series of provocative class exercises, including a handwriting analysis and a "love test."…

This booklet presents numerous classroom-tested ideas for learning activities and games to be used in the foreign language class. The ideas for the activities were contributed by teachers in Oklahoma. The games are presented in five sections on the analogy of a football game: (1) "Formations" contains ideas for bulletin board exhibits and…

Activities and games that have been used successfully in elementary classrooms are contained in this booklet intended for use by educators who wish to develop simple and inexpensive individualized reading materials. The activities emphasize the improvement of a variety of skills, including knowledge of antonyms, categorizing, compound words, main…

A new diagnostic modeling system for automatically synthesizing a deep structure model of a student's misconceptions or bugs in his/her basic mathematics skills provides a mechanism for explaining why a student is making a mistake as opposed to simply identifying the mistake. This report consists of four sections. The first provides examples of…

This manual is for the use of elementary school teachers. It presents a systematic approach to teaching movement and ways of teaching physical education activities in the classroom rather than in a gymnasium or out-of-doors. Activity games that will help children develop flexibility, motor skills, and a sense of space and cooperation with others…

The research on the effect of attitudes on reading is reviewed in this paper to support the position that the affective part of learning is as important to learning to read well as are the cognitive skills. Suggestions for improving reading attitudes are given. Activities are suggested for five forms of creative reading: (1) model imitations, in…

TWO CONSIDERATIONS ARE STILL BASIC IN TEACHING RUSSIAN. FIRST A STUDENT MUST ACQUIRE A REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE TASK INVOLVED IN LEARNING RUSSIAN AND MUST ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPLYING HIMSELF TOWARD KNOWN OBJECTIVES RATHER THAN MERELY PUTTING IN TIME. IF A STUDENT IS TO HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF HIS GOALS HE COULD BE TOLD THAT ABOUT…

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR STARTING CHILDREN ON LEARNING HANDWRITING SKILLS. FROM OBSERVATIONS MADE OF SOME 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN PROJECT HEADSTART, THE AUTHOR DEVELOPED THE DESCRIBED PROCEDURES "TO GET CHILDREN WRITING LEGIBLY BUT NOT NECESSARILY BEAUTIFULLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." SOME OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED WERE (1) BEST SIZE OF…