Outlines procedures for a junior high art project in making ceramic masks, which may be tied in with the study of mask-making cultures. (SJL)

Presents 13 winning photographs by secondary students participating in the annual Scholastic Photography Awards competition conducted by Scholastic Magazines, Inc., and sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company. Top winners receive scholarships. (SJL)

Describes a simple process for making an animated film by moving sand patterns on a lighted surface. (SJL)

Under a "Youth Grant in the Hunamities" from the National Endowment for the Humanities, ten culturally different gifted high school students studied the lives of American heroes whose actions provoked controversies in the period from 1870-1950. (SBH)

Twenty-four paper craft projects for elementary school children. (CM)

Utopolis, an imaginary community, was created by 48 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students. Given only geographical boundaries, the group created the town complete with its many complex and interrelated problems. (NQ)

One is always looking for new projects for students that will be of lasting benefit and also stimulate enthusiasm and thinking. A teacher at Wingate High School, New Mexico, a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, combines Navajo weaving with magazine writing in order to interest and stimulate her students. (Author/RK)

It is great fun trying new ideas and experiments with materials and media in the classroom. Her students work on a project, making faces and figures fit bottles, that challenges their imagination. As well, they also learn a new use for scrap materials. (Author/RK)

A description of two projects (secretarial handbook and memo pad and personalized stationery) for use in teaching the duplication process that will capture the interests of students in an advanced typewriting class. (HD)

Activities for linking vocational student organizations with the community include student "takeover" of local businesses, job shadowing, service projects, guest speakers, student-organized field trips, employer-employee banquets, competitions, and alumni involvement. (SK)

Describes the graduation exhibitions--a student-centered culminating project that each graduating student at the Greenwood Laboratory School in Springfield, Missouri, presented to an audience for review. Notes that the graduation requirement is intended to hold graduates accountable for their learning. (SR)

Describes how engineering students at a Midwestern university submit final drafts of senior design projects for area businesses and industries in commercial-style formats (rather than in academic formats). Argues that this not only increases the scope and responsibility of writing instruction, but also better prepares students to adapt to…

Elementary students (grades 3-5) at Hopkins Magnet Academy in Victoria, Texas write, produce, and broadcast their school's morning announcements using a closed-circuit video network. Describes resources, other uses for the audio/video network, and a representative morning's preparations for and production of the morning announcements. (PEN)

Points out that pupils often misunderstand the concepts of accuracy and reliability. Introduces a course in which students are involved in a two-week practical project that emphasizes checking anomalous points, improving accuracy, and making readings more sensitive. Describes the process of teaching students how to prepare their projects.…

Describes a research assignment for 8th grade students on the elements of the periodic table. Students use web-based resources and a chemistry handbook to gather information, construct concept maps, and present the findings to the full class using the mode of their choice: a humorous story, a slideshow or gameboard, a brochure, a song, or skit.…