This publication contains curriculum suggestions for teaching the Environmental and Public Health component (grades 10, 11, and 12) of this prototypic curriculum series. The format consists of four columns intended to provide teachers with: (1) a basic content outline, (2) a list of major understandings and fundamental concepts, (3) information…

Part III, Volume V, Part A of Project NECESSITIES consists of 6 units intended for 2nd-grade American Indian (including Eskimo) children. Activities include music, pantomime, and drama to allow the student and teacher to develop their own classroom version of the story of creation so that the student learns the difference between fact and truth.…

The first of three syllabuses for a three-year Russian course designed for students beginning in grade 9 outlines general objectives of the program and of the 15 lessons which comprise the first year's instruction. The lessons are organized around reading exercises which focus on development of common expressions, vocabulary, and grammar. For the…

The second of three syllabuses for a three-year Russian course designed for students in secondary school outlines general objectives of the program and lessons 16 through 30. The approach to the second year course emphasizes language development through the use of the dialogue, vocabulary expansion, and structure drills. Principal objectives…

This final syllabus for a three-year Russian course designed for students at the secondary school level outlines general objectives of the program and of the year's 12 lessons. Major objectives of the third year emphasize expansion of conversational ability, expansion of vocabulary and idioms, grammar review, and culture study. Materials to be…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 6-12. SUBJECT MATTER: French language, literature, and civilization. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into seven sections, one for each grade. Each section is in list form. It is mimeographed and spiral bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: Each section lists several general…

This guide was prepared to assist the reading specialist or coordinator in the secondary school. The general objectives and rationale of the secondary reading program are given, along with the International Reading Association minimum standards for professional training of reading specialists. The overall structure of the reading program as an…

This pilot teaching unit is one of a series developed for use in elementary school science programs and is designed to give children direct experience with sensing activities: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. Objectives for each activity include both those involving student values and scientific processes. Most activities require…

This curriculum guide presents a 2- or 3-week unit concerned with the individual child and his relationships with members of the classroom social group. One in a series of resource units, this unit is placed first for several reasons: (1) its content is highly motivational; (2) it provides a meaningful context for acquainting children with each…

This publication is one of 14 modules prepared for training pre- and in-service teachers to teach Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. The organization of this publication is centered around the first unit at level I discussing the broad physics concept of "work." Various activities are suggested for teachers. This…

This publication is intended to orient teachers in the philosophy and techniques of teaching Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) materials. The concepts related to heat and particles are developed gradually using an activity-centered approach. The materials are self-instructional and no time limit is set for the completion of any…

Identified are curricular items intended to develop skills pertinent to the 12 broad instructional objectives of the Basic Life Functions Instructional Program Model, a program for trainable mentally retarded children. The 12 instructional objectives are: communicating ideas, self-understanding, interacting with others, traveling, adapting to and…

This curriculum guide for junior high school foreign language programs illustrates ways in which language instruction is related to the official educational philosophy of the states of Maryland and Delaware. Sections contained in the guide include: (1) relating educational goals, (2) goals of foreign language study, (3) general educational goals…

Consumer Education is a mini-course designed for all seniors in high school. It was developed on the premise that a student needs to evolve his own value system, develop a sound decision-makingprocedure based upon his values, evaluate alternatives in the marketplace and get the best buys for his money, understand his rights and responsibilities as…

The objectives of the Northern Colorado Outdoor Nature Center Project are to: (1) develop an outdoor nature center and an environmental education laboratory; (2) develop multidiscipline curriculum guides for grades K-12; (3) assist teachers in developing skills necessary to teach effectively in the outdoor setting; and (4) develop student…