Describes high school social studies student projects involving a study of local cemeteries. Projects include charting life expectancies, creating slide shows of community grave sites, and collecting tombstone rubbings. (KC)

Describes an art project in which junior high students are producing a 16mm animated cartoon using stop-action filming of handmade plastic figures on a built-to-scale set. (SJL)

Instructions are given for braiding, a special weaving technique, requiring no loom, which is designed to produce narrow bands such as belts, straps, and wall hangings. (Author/SJL)

Points out that evaluating group projects in media courses is an important concern. Recommends three steps: developing criteria such as objectivity, feasibility, creativity, and measurability; having each group evaluate the participation of the members; and having the class evaluate each presentation. Includes forms to facilitate carrying out…

Methods are suggested for encouraging high school students to write mathematics research papers. Sources for information are discussed, a general outline for the paper is given, grading procedures are described, and several topics for reports are listed. (DT)

Tributes to men of courage and dedication were conceived, prepared, and produced within The Greater Freedom Program at Conard High School, West Hartford Public Schools. Students discussed their reactions to playing a part in the dramatic activities that comprised these tributes. (Author/RK)

Discusses five programs in which high school students identified authentic community needs and used their journalistic skills to reseach and report about them and which are among many programs in the files of the National Commission on Resources for Youth. (JM)

Defines the "how-to book" genre, and describes a how-to book-writing project with four high school English classes. Notes that writing how-to books links high school students' literacy development and achievement to their interests and provides a purpose for writing. Analyzes the project in connection to authentic instruction and…

Describes a project in which high school students developed promotional magazines for local businesses, thus experiencing business operations and developing social skills while researching a product. Notes that students take responsibility for their learning and make connections between school and workplace knowledge. (SR)

A Seattle sixth grader's confusion about her teacher's expectations led to the creation of a new evaluation technique that lets students set the standards and grade themselves. After explaining what was necessary to achieve a "C" on certain projects, the teacher allowed students to decide what must be accomplished to receive a higher…

Describes how a public relations sequence at the University of Georgia in Athens "adopted" the offices of development for the University and its own college as the "clients" for students enrolled in a Public Relations Campaigns course. Discusses how students conducted research among donors and nondonors. Suggests a variety of…

Describes the Corporate Lands for Learning (CLL) program whose goal is to improve environmental education opportunities for students of all ages. Highlights the range of hands-on outdoor programs available for students. (JRH)

Describes a course that uses video production projects to entice lower level students into independent field investigation, reinforce their scientific curiosity, and build their confidence in the value of their own observations. Discusses the rationale behind using video, the lab structure, the success of this approach, and logistics and…

Endorses the projects approach to learning as helping students acquire contextual, personal knowledge rather than learning only isolated bits of content information. Describes the five-step process for doing projects which includes productive thinking or generating ideas, the planning or organizing of ideas, decision making, communication or…

Describes an education-government-community environmental partnership program that set aside permanent environmental study sites where students and teachers can conduct meaningful, service-oriented environmental research. Highlights a project where students prepared a comprehensive plant species inventory of a section of the wilderness area.…