Three activities that involve space perception, the concept of geometric equivalence, and Euler's formula regarding regular polyhedra are described. (JT)

Four activities providing experience in building bar graphs, reading and building circle graphs, and graphing in a coordinate plane are described. (JT)

Five categories of activities for teaching the decimeter are discussed. Many of the activities can be modified in order to teach other metric units of length. (JT)

Describes Albany (California) High School's welcoming approach to student teachers, invaluable for freeing up time for veteran teachers. Students gain because this school recruits the best interns. Interns benefit from warm faculty acceptance and exposure to both instructional and noninstructional responsibilities. Offers tips for creating…

Suggests that experiential education can be best understood as action accompanied by an attitude that embraces the adventure of learning, regardless of the format or environment in which learning occurs. Views current growth market as an adversity that may distract experiential educators from mission of conceptualizing meaningful educational…

Discusses how to incorporate the teaching of issues as well as natural history into environmental education to build environmentally aware citizens. Describes several issues-oriented curriculums which all use direct student participation in environmental conservation. (NEC)

Explains why earthworms are fascinating and important animals whose study should be expanded. Describes how to collect earthworms and their castings and how to demonstrate their tunneling activity. Stresses animal's uniqueness and how it is interrelated with other animals, plants, and non-living parts of the world. (NEC)

Presents program to enhance outdoor experiences through 35mm photography. Outlines lessons on introductory nature photography, including review of photography basics, lighting, weather conditions, landscapes, night photography, and themes. Suggests exercises: low viewpoints, tree studies, word illustration, shadow composition, photo treasure…

Provides complete Project WILD lesson plans for 20-45-minute experiential science learning activity for grades 3-7 students. Describes how students construct a simple food chain through examination of owl pellets. Includes lesson objective, method, background information, materials, procedure, evaluation, and sources of owl pellets and posters.…

Explains how qualitative and quantitative research differ regarding nature of reality, inquirer-subject relationship, truth statements, explanation of action, and role of values in inquiry. Discusses how qualitative research offers outdoor adventure educators important ways to substantiate or legitimize traditional claims. Suggests how those…

Examined matching-to-sample procedures that might result in emergence in preschool children of conditional behavior that was never explicitly taught. Children were asked to match a novel and a familiar picture to a spoken word which was English or nonsense. (SKC)

Discusses how art teachers can broaden their students' art experiences by showing them how they became personally inspired and how they followed up on their inspirations. States that art instruction must go beyond art appreciation so that students will seek out experiences which become the sources for plans and projects. (GEA)

Examines students' evaluation of their learning experiences both in and out of school. Concludes that experiential learning contributes significantly to academic achievement. (SRT)

Describes a study of graduates of nontraditional degree programs at Southwest Texas State University to determine whether the degree was (1) meeting the needs of adults, (2) providing a vehicle for career advancement, (3) perceived as a high quality program, and (4) accepted in the workplace. (JOW)

The study attempted to determine effects of an experientially based educators-in-industry program in South Carolina on teacher knowledge and attitude regarding work. Results indicate that one can successfully explore the topic of work by first-hand exposure to business and industry. (CH)