Simulation can take advantage of the characteristics of the younger child more readily than the project. The challenge to industrial arts education is clear: The project method should be augmented with career simulation experiences associated with industrial technology--especially at the elementary school level. (Author/SA)

Discusses experience of teaching optical experiments with emphasis upon the student's design and construction of refracting and reflecting telescopes. Concludes that the student's interest and acquired knowledge are greatly enhanced through the use of realistic experiments. (CC)

Hunter College has set up a Reading Resource Center where students receive individualized help in specific problem areas not covered in their reading classes and where teachers can find materials either for their own edification or for use in the classroom. (Author)

Describes a variety of uses for syringes in secondary school laboratory experiments. (JR)

Examines aspects of the learning theories of Piaget, Bruner, Gagne, and Ausubel as they relate to laboratory experiences for upper elementary and secondary school science students. (JR)

A laboratory experiment is detailed which students can themselves perform to illustrate the subtleties of Einstein's theory of relativity. (JP)

Use of autotutorial laboratories and large-group instruction is compared with traditional methods of teaching biology, anthropology, remedial English, and psychology. (Editor)

Describes a recently developed technique for the rapid and simple detection of organophosphorus inhibitors in water using paper impregnated with cholinesterase. (JR)

The "how" of teaching is as significant as the "what". This was the content of a nonlecture session at the N.C.G.E. Milwaukee meeting that was structured to give participants an experience in a dynamic model of process instruction. (Author/JH)