Guidelines for developing an outdoor, educational laboratory are offered in this booklet. Stress is placed on establishing a laboratory that can be used with all aspects of the school's existing curriculum. Items regarding organization of a planning and guidance committee, user requirements, construction considerations to maintain the natural…

Procedures for training undergraduates in basic teaching skills were developed over 7 semesters. The training involved six individual experimental programs of a semester's duration and a follow-up study of the students in the Spring of 1970 program. The training has been given to 438 elementary education majors. The purpose of the program was to…

This proposal describes a project whose objective is the development of new methods and materials for elementary school teaching in the computer age. In the long run, it is hoped that children will experience greater intellectual growth than generally thought possible. Computers will remove artificial barriers between disciplines and stimulate…

The course presented in these two textbooks is an experimental integrated science course that is closely based upon the syllabus prepared by the Working Party on Secondary School Science (SE 015 432). The course, intended for all students in the first two years of Scottish secondary schools (grades eight and nine, approximately), interweaves…

The teaching protocol Encouragement, which emphasizes simple verbal praise, specific praise, and the use of student ideas for motivational reinforcement, was selected for testing. The protocol was tested in a 2-week graduate workshop to determine the extent to which a group of experienced teachers could, upon completion of the protocol training…

Detailed instructions for the construction of apparatus to detect qualitatively the production of carbon dioxide by respiring organisms are given, with notes on its use and comments on its advantages compared with traditional equipment. The chemistry section of the bulletin contains the results of tests of the efficiency of several laboratory…

General biology laboratory sections were assigned at random to four treatment groups. The four control sections used the normal laboratory manual and examined prepared slides with the laboratory microscope; four sections were assigned to each of the three experimental groups that used a linear programed manual with either 35 mm color…

The contributors to this volume take the position that the undergraduate biology laboratory should be a place where students conduct their own investigations rather than follow recipes supplied by the instructor. The first part of the collection discusses the need for this reform, with special consideration given to both majors and nonmajors. A…

Recognizing the need for more first-hand contacts and experiences on the part of students in training to become certified teachers, Northeast Louisiana University developed a Laboratory Experience Program. With the help of Quachita Parish Schools and Monroe City Schools, a series of experiences were devised to schedule second semester freshmen…

Combines coordinate systems, planetary positions, use of the celestial globe, and synodic period in a graphing exercise. Information is given to duplicate an occurrence of 1940 in which five naked eye planets were simultaneously visible. (CP)

Provides directions for a three person rotating reference system. A series of experiments used with the apparatus is also described. (CP)

How students at Milwaukee Area Technical College receive remedial, supportive, and course instruction in a variety of business subjects at an innovative learning center. (HB)

Presents five demonstrations for use in chemistry classes. Materials needed, procedures, and explanations are included. (RH)