This teacher's guide is designed to provide science teachers with the necessary guidance and suggestions for teaching organic chemistry. In this book, the diverse field of organic chemistry modules is introduced. The material in this book can be integrated with the other modules in a sequence that helps students to see that chemistry is a unified…

This book is one in a series of Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry (IAC) designed to help students discover that chemistry is a lively science and actively used to pursue solutions to the important problems of today. It is expected for students to see how chemistry takes place continuously all around and to readily understand the daily…

This teacher's guide is designed to provide science teachers with the necessary guidance and suggestions for teaching physical chemistry. The material in this book can be integrated with the other modules in a sequence that helps students see that chemistry is a unified science. Contents include: (1) "Introduction of Physical Chemistry"; (2) "The…

These activities are designed to teach about ocean exploration. Students are expected to research the development and implementation of a research vessel/vehicle used for deep ocean exploration, calculate the density of objects by determining the mass and volume, and construct a device that exhibits neutral buoyancy. The activity provides learning…

This booklet is part of a series developed by the National Alliance of High Schools Advisory Council to serve as a resource for high school leaders. It targets specific changes for high school curricula and examines three elements of curriculum design: content, skills, and assessment, and how they can be upgraded for high school students. The…

This document establishes the policy of the State Board of Education for assuring that all Nebraska public schools provide equitable opportunities for all students to receive an essential education. This document contains recommendations for: (1) Essential Curriculum; (2) Essential Staffing; (3) Essential Support Services; (4) Essential Facilities…

Considered the curriculum with which art education engaged children throughout the history of art. (RK)

In New York City, youngsters bent on maritime careers check in at Pier 42 to attend classes aboard converted WW II ships. (Editor)

The author reports on a study that assesses a model curriculum designed to promote psychological growth in women. (RP)

This article is a "conceptual experiment' in curriculum theory. The aim is to sketch five idealized theories of knowledge and to estimate how each might plausibly be expected to influence curriculum design. (Author)

Author feels that study in the foundations area should bring the student's previous learnings in the social sciences, history, and philosophy together and bring them to bear on current educational problems. (GB)

This brief model of philosophy of education is designed to allow pupils to develop independent habits of critical inquiry proceeding from a problem centered orientation. (Author)

Author provides some insight into conditions that determine, to a large measure, the perceptions of minority students in predominantly white community colleges. As well, he gives cursory attention to some of the social conditions that have shaped black perceptions of the larger society. (Author/RK)