The educational aims and objectives of industrial archaeology are defined. Short descriptions of how it is used in English secondary schools are provided. (DE)

A junior high level social studies unit designed to determine the characteristics of a real and fictionalized "great" person is described. (DE)

Describes a course required for Mayo Medical School students that includes a self-instructional test on 15 common writing faults, a minithesis, and a clinical laboratory research project prepared as a paper submissible to a scientific journal and critiqued by professional editors. (JT)

This article describes the experience of Southern Technical Institute (Georgia) in setting up humanities and social science courses in ways that will interest technical students. A sample course description of "United States History Since 1876" is provided, along with lists of resulting benefits and recommendations. (NHM)

The Bachelor Living classes are a series of 13 mini-courses for boys instructing them in techniques for living alone, such as teenage problems; simple repairs and maintenance problems; consumer education; employment opportunities; handicrafts; and cooking, foods, and nutrition instruction. (BP)

Describes the two science programs in year 11 science at LeFevre High School in Australia. One science program is designed for science students, the other for humanities students. (MLH)

This article provides a description of the immediate food shortage problem, possible solutions, and four specific areas in which social studies teachers can explore the problem with students. (DE)

As an alternative to the chronological survey of English literature, an approach emphasizing aspects of the "cultural revolution" that began about 1500 is recommended. (JH)

The focus of this book is on a rationale and a set of strategies for problem generation in mathematics. Six chapters attempt to involve readers in the process of posing problems and in understanding why that process is important. Chapter 1 discusses two problem posing perspectives, while chapter 2 looks at the first phase of problem posing. The…

This paper presents an overview of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) elementary school mathematics curriculum. The philosophy behind the program, content goals, and teaching strategies are briefly discussed. Then ways in which the program develops facility in mathematics are described in discussions of the language of arrows, in…

This paper describes a simple global climate model useful in a freshman or sophomore level course in climatology. There are three parts to the paper. The first part describes the model, which is a global model of surface air temperature averaged over latitude and longitude. Samples of the types of calculations performed in the model are provided.…

Discusses the teaching of a junior level physical chemistry course with self-paced instruction to engineering and physical science students. Included are a description of topics and a summary of student responses. (CC)

Describes an introductory astronomy course at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, in which the Keller Plan (personalized system of instruction) is used. Course evaluation results and typical student comments about this self-paced program are provided. (JR)

An undergraduate course in ancient history which debunks the current hypothesis that the earth was visited from outerspace is described. (DE)