To introduce kindergarten-second grade children to the process of classification, a multimedia kit has been assembled. Mounted bird specimens, films, data cards, books, stickers and flash cards are provided. The classifying activities and the collecting of data from the bird mounts and films are all structured around games. Eight lesson plans are…

Open education, or informal schooling, is a growing educational trend in the United States. This sourcebook is made up of chapters by many different authors describing open education, how it functions, actual experiences with open education so far, and the basic philosophy and scientific findings behind open education. (RH)

The Australian Science Education Project is producing material designed for use in grades 7-10 of Australian schools. This is the first trial version of a unit concerned with sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The teacher's guide outlines the use of the two booklets ("Messengers" and "Use of the Senses") intended for all…

The Australian Science Education Project is producing materials designed for use in grades 7-10 of Australian schools. This is the first trial version of a unit introducing the study of plants. The section to be completed by all pupils, contained in the first of the student workbooks, emphasizes observation of specimens on school grounds and on…

The "Open Classroom" approach offers an unconventional view of teachers, students and describes what schools should consist of. This book explains how the open classroom could work by suggesting that students will learn if they are placed in an environment far less structured than the traditional school. It suggests that learning takes place…

This study was designed to investigate the effects of discovery and expository methods of presentation on the immediate acquisition and retention of geometry concepts by seventh graders. Four geometry concepts, "quadrilateral,""rhombus,""trapezoid," and "parallelogram," were presented in written lessons which used either an expository or a…

Investigated was whether the opportunity to participate in discovery learning by means of an archaeological "dig" significantly enhances the development in sixth grade pupils of concepts and principles of archaeology and anthropology as compared with using the same data with conventional instructional procedures in a standard classroom situation.…

Activities suitable for use with primary school students are described. The author offers advice concerning expectations of the students, use of the vocabulary of probability, integration of activities with other classroom work, and related topics. (SD)

Six different methods were used by students to solve the problem of finding the area of a given trapezoid. A seventh method used by textbooks is also discussed. (MP)

Back to school and orientation ideas, suggestions, and activities for preschool through the early primary grades are outlined. (Editor)

A special topics elective course is described. The rationale and organization are discussed and examples of course content and student achievement are presented. (MP)

The objective were to explore some of the ways in which the calculator can be used and to determine the effects. Areas covered are: computation, mathematics readiness, problem solving, and discovery learning. (MP)

The idea of "complete permutations" of n distinct objects is explored in order to investigate an application of the concept that arises in Rex Stout's mystery novel, Too Many Cooks. (MN)

An exploratory problem is presented which involves the identification of all the ways a unit fraction with prime denominator can be written as a sum of two unit fractions. (MN)

Describes the circumstances which provoked creative expression in writing by a seven-year-old in an English primary school, and discusses the school's flexible, humanistic environment. (BR)