This publication is a curriculum guide for conducting courses in power and transportation technology, and was prepared as a result of a Summer 1972 workshop. The courses suggested herein are recommended for the ninth grade level. Keeping in mind the different amount of time available in different institutions for such courses, the publication…

LEVEL I-A UNIT AREAS COVER THE MEANING OF "NUMBER," ADDITION, MULTIPLICATION, SUBTRACTION, AND DIVISION. LEVEL I-B COVERS INTRODUCTION TO COMMON FRACTIONS, COMBINING FRACTION, FRACTIONAL PARTS, SEPARATING FRACTIONS, AND APPLICATIONS. EACH UNIT UNDER I-B HAS SUBDIVISIONS, WITH A PARAGRAPH OF TEACHING HINTS AND EXAMPLES. STRESS IS UPON…

EACH UNIT IS OF APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS' DURATION. UNITS ARE ON ENERGY AND THE HUMAN BODY, HEAT, ELECTRICITY AND MACHINES, CONSUMER SCIENCE FROM A COMMUNICATION AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE APPROACH, AND CONSUMER SCIENCE FROM BIOLOGICAL AND EARTH APPROCH. IN ALL UNITS, AS MANY CONCEPTS AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE RELATED TO THE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES. IN…

This volume, the second of a two part evaluation report, is devoted exclusively to the presentation of detailed course outlines representing an Animal Science Technology curriculum. Arranged in 6 terms of study (2 academic years), outlines are included on such topics as: (1) Introductory Animal Science, (2) General Microbiology, (3) Zoonoses, (4)…

This teacher resource manual is a support document developed to assist teachers responsible for implementing the new (1989) Social Studies 20 and Social Studies 23 courses in Alberta, Canada. Following a brief introduction, the first section of the manual contains information on teaching social studies, discussing goals and objectives, teaching…

The three-stage model of instruction developed at Purdue University--which has been applied successfully in graduate and undergraduate college courses, workshops, and high school courses--is discussed. The system depends heavily on printed instructional material to guide student efforts. The model provides an approach for teaching basic subject…

This eighth in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in preparing and updating vocational education courses of study. (A course of study describes who is to be taught, what is to be taught, how much time will be allotted to each…

This manual for Junior High Environmental and Outdoor Education courses specifically addresses the special needs of adolescent students. A program development model is organized around six elements: (1) outdoor core; (2) personal and group development; (3) environmental core; (4) outdoor expeditions; (5) environmental investigations; and (6)…