This article contains several ideas which can be used to introduce junior and senior high school students to the concept of death. (Author/RM)

A resource unit for a broad study of our vast transportation industry. (Editor)

The issue of structural and semantic interoperability among learning objects and other resources on the Internet is increasingly pointing towards Semantic Web technologies in general and ontology in particular as a solution provider. Ontology defines an explicit formal specification of domains to learning objects. However, the effectiveness to…

This resource unit provides activities and resources for career awareness at the elementary school level. Student pages which can be used as a basis for activities are included for both primary and intermediate levels. The student pages are related to the following job areas in which growth has been predicted: (1) manufacturing; (2) foods; (3)…

One of the main products of the Regional Workshop for the Development of Packages of Adequate Learning Requirements in Population is this prototype package of curriculum materials in population education. The workshop notes that one of the shortcomings of country programs in population education is that the content integrated in school subjects is…

This curriculum guide, written to assist health professionals in developing classes for parents of children from birth to 24 months of age, consists of three main sections. The first section, "Preparing for Your Audience," outlines some prerequisites the instructor should take into account when planning learning experiences for adults,…

This article describes how to assemble inquiry-oriented, materials-centered, multimedia unit packages to be prepared by elementary education students for use in student teaching. (PD)

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of area with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity are…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of length with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity are…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of mass with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity are…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concepts of volume and capacity with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each…

The objective of this guide is to provide step-by-step information needed to set up an employment and job training resource center. The format of the booklet, however, makes it easily adaptable to any small library or information center. Section I provides information and recommendations for the manager in making the decision to start a library.…

This unit on sex-role development was designed for use with individuals who work with young children. The objectives for the unit are stated in behavioral terms and the content to be taught comprises the major portion of the unit. Specific areas covered in the content section include: (1) definitions of terms, (2) theories of sex-role development,…

The module deals mainly with some of the service problems experienced by consumers, examines the causes of some problems, and suggests some solutions, attempting to present the standpoint of the producer as well as the buyer and user. The module may be presented as a semester or part semester course. Organized by expected student understandings,…

The guide is designed to give Texas school personnel detailed suggestions for developing career awareness beginning with kindergarten and continuing through grade 6. The document opens with a rationale for career education and lists career concepts and objectives. The responsibilities of the elementary school principal and teacher in integrating…