A supplement to the textbook, "The Social Sciences Concepts and Values" (Harcourt Brace and World), the elementary grades curriculum guide incorporates career education into the social sciences with emphasis on career awareness and the world of work and the development of attitudes toward the dignity and satisfaction of work. The guide…

In an effort to upgrade or further develop the skills levels of all individuals involved in the emergency medical care service, this training program was developed for the National Highway Safety Bureau. This specific course is an attempt to organize, conduct, and standardize a basic training course for emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The…

Prepared by junior and senior high teachers, the curriculum guide is an interdisciplinary approach by the business education, home economics, and social studies departments to a consumer education course. The initial development of materials was field tested and revised; a second-year field testing of the revised curriculum and a final analysis…

The material in this unit is designed to provide upper elementary students with information and experiences to develop a better understanding and appreciation of the variety of animals living today. Unit goals include fostering a better understanding of animals' roles in nature, developing observational skills, facilitating understanding of man's…

Rocks, and the soil formed from rock, play a major role in determining such particulars as the type of crops that can be grown in a specific area and the type of housing that can be constructed. Also, rocks may supply fuel and building materials, and provide information about the history of an area. This unit is constructed to expose secondary…

This unit is designed to help the intermediate elementary school student become aware of the history of paper, the papermaking process, the variety of uses and kinds of paper, the economic aspects of the paper industry, and the importance of recycling. It includes 13 major concepts relating to paper, the behavioral objectives and expected student…

This 90 clock hour course has been prepared as a guide for the tenth grade student in commercial cooking and baking or food management, production and services. It has been divided into six blocks of instruction (menu planning, recipes, condiments and their uses, introduction to cooking, food cost and accounting), and a Quinmester post-test. As a…

This curriculum guide serves pupils who are planning to be salesmen, as well as those who are interested from a consumer's point of view. The document includes a study of the general principles and techniques of selling, consideration of selling as a career, class discussion, oral and written reports, and sales talks. The course includes a list of…

This 45 hour course offers basic instruction in the graphic arts field and is designed to introduce the student to, and give him/her the opportunity to perform basic activities in nine areas: (1) graphic design, (2) drawing interpretation, (3) intaglio printing, (4) letterpress printing, (5) rubber stamp making, (6) basic photography, (7)…

This Quinmester course is presented in 135 clock hours of classroom laboratory instruction which are broken down into five blocks of instruction (basic hair shaping, hair shaping for current styles, scalp and hair treatment, development of manipulative skills, and Quinmester posttests). Upon completion of this course, the student will have an…

This introductory, secondary level course in advertising design provides a vocational orientation to art education. The concern of the course is the eventual use of commercial art--to persuade consumers to buy goods and services. Objectives of the course include competencies in the technical aspects of commercial art and an awareness of consumer…

See SO 007 721 for general information on the philosophy of the Quinmester Visual Arts Educational Curriculum. Intaglio Design II, a quinmester course, involves experimentation and production of successful plates demonstrating the techniques of engraving, drypoint, mezzotint, and aquatint and builds on the skills learned in the first course of…

See SO 007 721 for an introduction to the Quinmester Visual Arts Education Curriculum of which this is a course of study in creative making. Course objectives include learning about different types of ceramic cast ware and familiarizing the student with clay preparation, handling, forming, decorating, glazing, and firing. Course content is…

The Action Process curriculum module is part of a consumer education series (grades 9-14; adults, including elderly) that emphasizes a process approach with a spiral organization. The process approach helps the student in a changing consumer world to function rationally and in a manner consistent with personal values, while the spiral organization…

This Quinmester pamphlet presents an overview of the business world and the American free enterprise system, delving into the concept of profit, satisfaction of wants and needs through production and distribution of goods and services, and primary forms of business organization, the effects of business activity on economic growth, and the use of…