Describes how to teach the light spectrum to students using hands-on activities in a physical science class at the middle school level. Explains how to build a spectroscope and lists required materials. Provides an internet address for sciLinks. (YDS)

Presents a lesson on rockets and provides information on how to build a water rocket. Discusses the safety procedures necessary during loading and launching. Explains how to grade students on their projects. (YDS)

Tips for getting the most out of field trips include choosing relevant sites, previsiting the location, keeping trip logs, taking pictures, and sending thank you notes. Suggestions for rallying parent support include seeking parent input, choosing free places, and sending home notes about the trip. A listing of potential field trip sites is…

Describes a statistics activity involving estimation of length that provides interesting data for analysis and can help students develop an appreciation for experimental design. Teachers can easily adapt this activity to suit a wide range of levels, and the data produced can motivate the practice of a wide variety of statistical techniques. (ASK)

Emphasizes how to express the breadth of mathematics itself. Addresses other missing dimensions which make mathematics attractive to a larger number of students by making it appear less isolated and more tied to thoughts and experiences that students find familiar and congenial. (ASK)

Discusses the importance of teaching grounded in the everyday experiences and concerns of the learners. Studies how people with limited school experience can understand graphs and concludes that individuals with limited academic education can clarify the role of everyday experiences in learning about graphs. (ASK)

Describes journal writing as a teaching tool used to facilitate the development of students' cognitive skills and foster intellectual growth. Includes sample syllabus instructions. (JOW)

The Multicultural Leadership Development Program provided for the exploration into the culture of the individual and others for undergraduates from two different universities. Students reported changes in their perspectives on diversity, leadership, and citizenship and felt these changes could potentially influence awareness and sensitivity in…

Statutes in at least 30 states require environmental education. Schoolyard ecosystems bring nature into the everyday life of students and teachers. Describes some outdoor sites in Colorado and lists information sources. (MLF)

Following criticism of a previously described concept model, a new diagrammatic model of outdoor education (outside the classroom) and environmental education (inside the classroom) is proposed that defines and clarifies terms and shows overlapping methods, instructional settings, grade levels, and objectives. (SAS)

A veteran adventure educator offers pearls of wisdom: identify those people who want/need to meet, and encourage them to do that; identify something that no one else wants to do, and do it well; failing forward with confidence regularly produces better results than confident discussion; play mitigates fear; a good idea doesn't care who has it; and…

Deplores the trend toward competitive, market-oriented forms of outdoor adventure education that speak of "outcomes,""risk management," and "performance indicators." Discusses children's need for time to play outdoors and develop ecological awareness and sense of place through sensory experiences. Calls for outdoor…

Facilitates acquisition of reflective habits by individuals undergoing leadership development in business-related project environments. Highlights links between reflection and action learning. Characterizes the action learning methodology used and contends that this approach forms a sound setting for reflective inquiry. Describes a reflective…

A method for teaching nursing research that includes both naturalistic and positivistic approaches consists of five elements: (1) creating a nonthreatening environment; (2) using guided imagery; (3) teaching along a continuum of inquiry; (4) take-home and midterm exams based on clinical situations; and (5) developing written research proposals.…

Interviews with nine nursing students revealed that they are able to define experiential learning, consider role playing the chief method, are aware of theory-practice issues, understand the importance of reflective practice, and view clinical supervision as an integral part of experiential learning. (SK)