Describes the Student Teacher Associated Research (STAR) project, a National Science Foundation funded activity in which secondary school teachers and students work in university-based scientific research projects. Along with doing research, STAR participants act as communicators in their schools to increase interest in scientific research. (CP)

Describes a high school project in which the students construct a single-seater airplane from a kit. (MLH)

Outlines the ecology of Lasius flavus ant hill, describes sampling techniques for the determination of the species composition of the surrounding vegetation, presents a table of typical results from an ant-hill practical, and lists suggestions for further experiments. (GS)

Author relates how his school district taught elementary students to operate media equipment. (Author)

Describes a project for secondary school students in environmental education. The eight week unit focused the study of a creek and the related environment. (RH)

Students in a senior level community health nursing course were required to complete an assignment and display their results in a poster session. The objective was to educate professional nurses to be prepared as presenters and viewers of poster sessions in order to publicize nursing activities. Using high risk groups in the community as the…

This paper offers some guidelines, to be shared with students, that can help make the evaluation of creative responses and projects affirmative, honest, and heartfelt. What should teachers look for in a creative project? The project should move the audience in some deeply personal way, contain some element of surprise, and fulfill the spirit--if…

This yearbook provides materials for Future Homemakers of America (FHA) chapters to use as they build a calendar of activity for the year. It focuses on the theme for the year, "Skills for Life," which emphasizes skills developed through home economics education. These types of materials are provided: the program of work; information on…

Much can be gained by providing preschool children opportunities to work on projects. Projects invite children's participation at various developmental levels; strengthen their capacity and disposition for involvement in work requiring sustained effort; and are ideal for mixed age, ability, or linguistic groups. Teachers have a central role to…

Organizations such as the Ohio Academy of Science sponsor programs to encourage junior and senior high school students to conduct science projects. These programs are designed to give students who might pursue careers in technical areas a realistic foretaste of some of their future professional responsibilities, including the effective…

Art teacher attempted to give color and sparkle to the twenty-five foot long wall in his high school's media center without resorting to the "anonymous mural" class project approach to wall painting. (Author/RK)

Article investigated whether an art program for children could be a creative endeavor with real-life focus as well as a valid educational experience. (Author/RK)

In response to recent trends in higher education, this article invites the research specialist to do undergraduate teaching and suggests four ways to make the experience interesting for him as well as rewarding and "relevant" for the student. (JH)

Descriptive notes on topics such as computer programs for job counseling; and a car pool system designed by high school students. (JF)