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Jasmine, Grace; Nader, Lillian – 1995
This resource book presents cooperative learning activities which relate to our world and the social studies. The book is divided into three sections: (1) "Preparation," to help make cooperative learning part of the curriculum today; (2) "Activity Units," focusing on world culture, natural history, governments and leaders, and contemporary…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Cognitive Processes, Cooperation
Katz, Lilian G. – 1997
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
North American Association for Environmental Education, Troy, OH. – 1998
This resource guide is designed to help educators find curricula, multimedia resources, and other educational materials that can enhance the teaching of environmental education in a variety of settings. Curriculum guides and other educational materials listed in this guide were evaluated by classroom teachers, content experts, and environmental…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Guides
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Shropshire, William O.; And Others – Elementary Economist, 1984
A conceptual introduction to the nature of resources and their role in production and in the marketplace begins this issue. Four instructional units follow, beginning with "Nature Is Resourceful," a unit intended for preschool and kindergarten children built around a nature/resource walk, making sun tea, and analyzing the story of the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
Zicht, Barbara, Ed.; And Others – Elementary Economist, 1981
Providing teacher background on the concepts of productivity and capital goods, this document presents 3 teaching units about these ideas for different grade levels. The grade K-2 unit, "How Do They Do It?," is designed to provide students with an understanding of how physical capital goods add to productivity. Activities include a field trip to…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Capital, Concept Teaching, Economics Education
Zicht, Barbara, Ed.; And Others – Elementary Economist, 1982
This document includes an introduction to the role of government in the production of public goods and services and 3 brief teaching units. The introduction describes the nature of a mixed economy and points out why most people identify the production of goods and services with private enterprise rather than government. It develops a rationale for…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Economics Education, Elementary Education
Cassens, Jennifer R., Ed. – 1988
This guide assists instructors in planning outdoor experiences, particularly in a camp setting. Although it is not a pre-packaged program, the book contains over 40 outdoor programming ideas, allowing instructors to create their own programs. It includes suggestions for goal setting, scheduling, housing, staffing, curriculum planning, policy…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Camping, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Sipiera, Paul P.; Aumann, John A. – Science Activities, 1974
Describes a secondary science unit which uses an urban environment to develop a comparison between naturally formed mountains and man-constructed skyscrapers. The unit is one in a series of fifty laboratory activities designed to stimulate students of earth science by interrelating scientific principles and procedures to a familiar environment.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Course Descriptions, Earth Science, Science Activities
Philadelphia Electric Co., PA. Energy Education Advisory Council. – 1977
This collection of instructional materials for energy education in the elementary classroom includes a teacher's guide, a student workbook, and three filmstrip/cassette-tape programs. These materials are designed to introduce children, in an interdisciplinary fashion, to energy issues and to show them what energy is, where it comes from, and what…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Turner, Betty H. – 1978
The project described in this report was designed to provide competitive events for students of distributive education which correlate with competency-based curriculum. The products which were developed by the project are 109 written competency-based events in eleven occupational areas and 115 performance events in twelve occupational areas.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Business Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Sidney City School District, OH.
Contained in this publication are activity units for grades five and six on the following topics: the individual and his environments, world of work, self, economics, education and training, employability and work adjustment, and vocational decision making. Each unit gives developmental objectives, related behavioral objectives, suggested…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Career Education, Career Exploration, Decision Making
Bernhardt, Edna Erickson – 1977
Thirty classroom activities in career guidance for grades 5-6 are presented in this guide, one of a series of three for elementary curriculum infusion. The activities are organized into three areas: interpersonal effectiveness, work and interpersonal life skills, and life career planning. Each activity lists subject matter area (e.g., language…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Guidance
Jones, John, Ed. – 1976
This publication presents the activities pertaining to the first goal of this activity guide series. The activities in this publication focus primarily on the availability of resources, forms of energy, natural laws, and socioeconomic considerations. These materials are appropriate for middle school and junior high school students. These…
Descriptors: Activities, Activity Units, Conceptual Schemes, Energy
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