These activities are designed to teach about ocean exploration. Students are expected to research the development and implementation of a research vessel/vehicle used for deep ocean exploration, calculate the density of objects by determining the mass and volume, and construct a device that exhibits neutral buoyancy. The activity provides learning…

After reading a novel as a group, students prepare a television talk show that uses the characters from the story as the characters on the show. Students develop interview-style questions and answers for a character in the novel, and then act out the interview in class. During ten to eleven 45-minute lessons, students will: examine a character…

This document features a lesson plan that examines how maps help scientists protect biodiversity and how plants and animals are adapted to specific ecoregions by comparing biome, ecoregion, and habitat. Samples of instruction and assessment are included. (KHR)

Author lists some recently produced materials to help make the change to the metric system. Materials range from $1.98 converter to $450 multimedia programs. (GB)

Special edition devoted to media in modern language instruction. (RS)

Applies a previously described theory of comprehension to a specific lesson, showing how 10 defined skills can be taught through reading a single selection. (MD)

A sample lesson is given in which students apply mathematics on a hypothetical trip. (MK)

Reviews current foreign language teaching methodology as it concerns the organization of the lesson into phases, and presents an alternate phase-sequence entailing linguistic environment, application, remedial, monitor, and feedback phases. (AM)

Presents a teaching-learning unit on the thinking skill of analysis that addresses the need of gifted elementary students for qualitative differentiated teaching and learning. Describes which learning content can ensure qualitative differentiated learning for young gifted children and how teacher-learning strategies can be applied to achieve…

Uses concrete models to teach conventional algebraic topics with emphasis on connections to other mathematical concepts such as notion of variable, number properties, and geometry. (Contains 10 references.) (YDS)