The aim of this paper is to show how the noise reduction by signal accumulation can be accomplished with a data acquisition system. This topic can be used for student projects. In many cases, the noise reduction is an unavoidable part of experimentation. Several techniques are known for this purpose, and among them the signal accumulation is the…

This article shares the author's experiences in teaching dance in an elementary school setting and initiating a project that involves teaching dance through several subjects. The author first started by collaborating with other special subjects teachers to teach songs and dances and develop an opportunity for students to physicalize their homeroom…

This article describes a lab activity conducted in an introductory manufacturing class. In this good, simple, mass-production project, the students designed and produced a small game composed of a piece of plywood and 14 glass marbles. In appearance, the game is something like Chinese checkers, but it involves jumping over marbles, then removing…

Students are required to write a four-generation family geneology. The assignment is particularly effective in a course on recent United States history. (NHM)

Author used animals as the basis for art activities thus giving greater insight into their conceptions of what animals are really like. (RK)

Described are the elementary principles of Fourier transform spectroscopy and typical experimental results obtained with a modified Michelson interferometer. (RH)

Seventh and eighth graders created wire and papier-mache sculptures of athletes in motion after studying the human form. (Author/RK)

A one semester high school elective in industrial design is geared to problem solving. (EA)

Elementary school libraries can be more than a place for books. Some suggestions are given for making the library an active part of the educational process. (LS)

Report of a Workshop (Subject-Field Meeting) conducted at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

A program which used practical film study to extend powers of observation and comment and to help young people (ages 12 through 16) develop an understanding of contemporary society is described in this manual. The role of film in school curricula and its integration with other studies is discussed in an opening section. The next section contains a…

This student manual is part of a kit that is designed to teach the use of visual language as a means of communication and self-expression. It provides space for note-taking and information the student needs to execute the practice projects assigned by the teacher. Three appendices in it offer a glossary of terms, bibliography, and brainstorming…