Presents reports from seven schools in the United States and Canada in which elementary school students are involved in special service projects such as weather forecasting, newspaper publishing and nursing home visits. (JMB)

A special tear-out-and-duplicate section provides activities for increasing environmental awareness. (RW)

Results of a survey of teachers in 60 English primary schools indicated that positive strategies to use with gifted students working on projects include setting open-ended tasks, encouraging use of imagination, praising lateral thinking, requiring the construction of hypotheses, and encouraging distinctive approaches to tasks. (DB)

A departmental student research convocation, using the poster session format, is described and shown to be an effective way to encourage research activities among undergraduate and graduate students. (Author/GEA)

Describes: (1) the Small Business Institute (SBI); (2) SBI in the Engineering Management Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla; (3) student engineering design projects with the small businesses; and (4) benefits of the program and lessons learned. (JN)

A report on UniServ. (GB)

The student who asked this question was given the assignment of finding the answer by testing 12 brands of premium gasoline for horsepower, torque, and mileage. (Editor)

Hot air and helium balloon launching activities by students from Mountain View Center for Environmental Education, University of Colorado. Gives ideas for using this activity in schools. (BL)

Techniques are given for the making and decorating of carrying bags constructed from cast off items of clothing. (EJS)

The director of the Audio Visual Center at Concordia Teachers College describes a project which enabled 60 eighth grade students in three classes to plan and produce a Super 8 color film as the final unit of the year's study in English and social studies." (Author/AA)