Research reported is based on a Ph.D. dissertation presented to Syracuse University.

Meaningful activities are described that are designed to elicit five language functions normally required in relating socially in school settings while stating personal needs; directing the actions of self and others; giving information; reasoning; judging, and predicting; and imagining and projecting into nonclassroom situations. (Author/CL)

An investigative activity dealing with where to pitch a tent at a campsite is described. (MNS)

In this teacher developed simulation, secondary students, in the roles of justices and attorneys, bring to trial a selection of cases adjudicated by the U.S. Supreme Court. (RM)

Students read a fact situation, identify the constitutional issue, find and analyze the portion of the Constitution that treats the issue, and consider the analysis to be an hypothesis that will be supported or will fail when examined in light of reference material, such as Supreme Court case summaries. (RM)

Secondary students interpret a primary source document from the National Archives--the Tonkin Gulf Resolution--and are involved in activities which will help them understand the Tonkin Gulf incident in the context of the Vietnam War. Background information is provided. (RM)

Doing (addition and multiplication) and undoing (subtraction and division) are illustrated through drawings and sentences. Combinations of operations are also included. (MNS)

A computer program that allows students to simulate an experiment in probability is given, with specific suggestions on how to use and study the program. (MNS)

Discusses how reproductions of original art works can be used in art education. Included are learning activities designed to help K-12 students develop an appreciation for original works of art and reproductions. (AM)

Teachers can provide a variety of enrichment materials to challenge the mathematically gifted child in the regular elementary classroom. (Author/SW)

To introduce right brain activities into the elementary school curriculum, science activities were generated for gifted children in which every item for investigation was made from a three-by-five card. Three major steps were repeated in developing activities: copying materials, adapting materials, and inventing materials. (SW)

Describes an inductive categorization strategy for helping children develop word recognition ability. Closes with theoretical and interpretive comments that support the use of the word sort teaching strategy. (FL)

Describes a combined art and science study of animals in which fourth graders studied seashells. Students made contour drawings of shells using pastel chalks and experimented to see how different colored lines affected the appearance of their shells' shapes. (AM)