Describes a project whereby students prepared a video-taped time capsule of their interests and experiences in seventh grade, which would not be opened until their senior year. Students brainstormed, wrote scripts, gathered props, rehearsed, taped their presentations, interviewed teachers and staff, and filmed campus events. A two-hour film…

Three brief articles by teachers in Foxfire's East Tennessee Teachers' Network discuss developmentally appropriate practices for high school students and young adults, and describe the use of group work in a high school English class and class projects concerned with local history and wetlands ecology. (SV)

Maintains that group activities in the classroom can be beneficial both socially and academically for students. Presents a six-step plan for helping students develop social skills while working in cooperative groups. Discusses classroom management, grading, and lesson structure issues related to cooperative learning. (CFR)

Evaluates the results of an experiment with comprehensive project-organized and problem-based engineering education at Aalborg University that has lasted for 20 years. Several independent evaluations show that the graduates are more readily adaptable, with strong qualities in the field of problem-solving, cooperation, communication, and…

Describes a project for 7th graders that involves English and Texas history classes, and that includes 19th-century Texas history, several types of writing, and a great deal of creativity. (SR)

Describes a journal-writing project involving the best route to travel from one place to another and presents some student responses. (MKR)

Describes the use of learning groups and computer-assisted instruction in introductory psychology classes at the University of Minnesota's General College, focusing on such applications as student psychology projects, study guide exercises, homework assessment, matching exercises, weekly quizzes, and practice materials. (DMM)

Presents the results of a survey administered by college students to the university community (n=313) as part of an earth week class project designed to merge research, teaching, and community outreach. Discusses the survey as a teaching tool, research, and community outreach program. (21 references) (MCO)

At St. Paul's Catholic High School (Ottawa, Ontario), the Cooperative Mentorship Program linked gifted high school students with community/business mentors. Working on student projects enhanced responsibility and self-esteem, developed interpersonal skills, and gave valuable workplace experience. (SK)

Discusses teacher and principal attitudes toward implementation of the Foxfire approach on a school-wide basis at Rabun Gap Community School (Rabun, Georgia). Presents some of the student-generated experiential projects, including (1) developing and participating in Indian Day activities; (2) making and selling earrings; and (3) writing advice…

An activity-based curriculum enables intermediate-grade children to pretend to be explorers who have discovered land. Students create a country by constructing a land map, formulating a constitution, determining an appropriate form of rule, and so on. Students learn how each aspect, from terrain to climate, creates ramifications leading to a…

Intermediate-level students worked as paleontologists, examining skeletal remains of Thanksgiving turkeys, hypothesizing theories, constructing skeletons, creating a scenario of life for the creatures, and selecting habitats. Students also examined ways that artifacts could reflect future archaeologists' view of contemporary society. The projects…

Interviews with 12 students each from grades 1 through 4 found students' attitudes could be placed in four categories differing on attitudes toward school learning, homework, and personal learning projects. More students with than without learning disabilities fell into the category which saw almost all learning as an imposition. (DB)

A student project that investigated the relationship between resting heart beat frequency and body mass of adult dogs is described. The results are compared to those of other mammals and birds. The procedure and results are included. (KR)

Swedish students in their final year of secondary school have decided not to write their required subject area essay on mathematics resulting from a lack of ideas and materials. Described are 47 elaborate suggestions by Swedish mathematicians for project work and the effort to sell the idea to Swedish teachers. (MDH)