Twelve desk-top experiments and demonstrations which illustrate properties of and facts about gas are presented. Each experiment includes: purpose, materials needed, instructions, and a list of facts and properties that have been observed. Several of the activities also include questions for students and items for discussion. The topics of the…

This article provides a brief, select, annotated bibliography of guides and background materials on simulation games. (DE)

Describes a journalism methods course in advertising in which college students observed and analyzed videotaped commercials produced by sixth graders. (RB)

Presents some activities in the use of phonic analysis and context clues for the reading disabled student at the secondary level. (RB)

Gives ideas for expanding eighth graders' interest in the newspaper beyond the comics and the sports and theater sections. (RB)

Argues the need for teaching drama in the classroom and exposing students to dramatic performances to provide them with a variety of literary experiences. (RB)

Suggests techniques for teaching poetry which require student involvement as a way of developing poetry appreciation. (RB)

Presents an exercise intended to help students understand that reading literature is a worthwhile endeavor. (RB)

Describes a method for teaching disadvantaged students to write and contains samples of students' poetry. (RB)

Describes what happened when an elementary school creative writing class gained access to a video portapak. (RB)

The activities in this publication will help elementary and secondary students learn about ethnic groups. The first part of the publication contains teacher instructions. The second part contains the activity dittos for students. Some examples of the kinds of activities provided follow. Students are asked to define and list the characteristics of…