Presents ideas for investigating fruits and vegetables with 5- and 6-year-old children. Activities allow children to explore the characteristics and classification of fruits and vegetables. (WRM)

Analyzes poets, their works, and their focus areas and discusses the interdisciplinary elements of specific cultures in their poetry. Recommends several poets who support student poetry writing. (Contains 54 references.) (YDS)

Studies young children's designs in an early years design, make, and appraise (DMA) classroom. Examines several issues including the connection between designing and making, the purpose of drawing for young children, children's understanding of the design process, types of images used by young children, and children's attitudes toward designing…

Studied the extent to which experienced and inexperienced faculty at Canadian universities integrated their various professorial roles. Survey responses from 88 faculty members show that experienced faculty integrated their professorial roles more strongly than inexperienced faculty. The two groups were most nearly in agreement in their…

Introduces a cooperative learning approach on human physiological systems based on a debate to decide on the most important body system. Includes a human systems debate assignment sheet. (YDS)

The experiences of a group of evaluators evaluating a multisite integrated human service delivery system illustrate many design and measurement considerations in the preimplementation and implementation phases of evaluation. The reemergence of human service integration approaches will make such evaluation issues increasingly common. (SLD)

Examines the use of the Performance Analysis for Training (PAT) model to assess performance needs in an organization that implements integrated manufacturing processes. Results showed that the PAT model was a useful guide for assessing performance needs and that the process and product of the performance analysis was influenced by the…

Discusses how experiments can offer students different points of view on the mathematical concepts presented in class and bring these concepts to life. Presents an experiment that demonstrates the interaction between mathematics and fluid dynamics. (Author/ASK)

Presents an extended hands-on project for eighth-grade mathematics classrooms in which students are to determine the probability that a local creek would flood. (ASK)

Describes the role of integrative curriculum reform in fostering multicultural education in Brown Barge Middle School, in Pensacola, Florida. Examines the efforts of one team of teachers to create a multicultural curriculum, noting factors in their success. (JPB)

Discusses making integrated instruction at the middle school level more potent by focusing on key concepts rather than on topics (e.g., systems, interdependence, change). Describes differences in curricula based on concepts and topics; defines concepts and principles for integrated instruction and what makes them effective. Compares integrated…

Capitalizes on increased media attention on science fiction themes and provides students with an array of activities that capture their interest by integrating science with literature, writing, and art. (Contains 18 references.) (ASK)

Presents an activity that involves students in a hands-on, creative project in which they use higher order thinking skills while designing and studying the basics of floating devices. Focuses on inquiry, a number of scientific principles, and the relationship between mathematics and science. (ASK)

Little evidence has been presented to support the claim that writing enhances learning in mathematics. Presents a scheme for coding the parts of written mathematical presentations. Describes a study done with eighth-grade students, the findings of which reveal that the writing closely resembled the style of the typical mathematics textbook used by…

Describes an activity in which students use computers and techniques from Op Art to learn various geometric concepts. Allows them to see the distinct connection between art and mathematics from a personal perspective. Reinforces writing, speaking, and drawing skills while creating slide shows related to the project. (ASK)