Five steps common to different problem solving models are listed. Next, seven specific abilities related to solving problems are discussed and examples given. Sample activities, appropriate to help in developing these specific abilities, are suggested. (LS)

Directions are given for activities designed to help children realize that linear measurement is continuous, that it involves the repeated use of a unit in the same way each time, and that measurement is approximate. Non-standard units as well as standard units are included. (DT)

The article provides helpful hints to the teacher who wishes to develop learning centers in his classroom. The author defines a learning center and tells how the center can be managed, how it should be begun, and the benefits it offers to the teacher. (HMD)

Three distinct, but overlapping, stages in measurement are identified as intuitive thinking, logical thinking, and formal operations. Three types of representation are body units, non-standard, and standard units. Instructional sequences and activities are suggested for grades 1-3 and grades 4-6 based on these considerations. (LS)

Children's studies are not merely about children or on behalf of children. The rights and needs of children should be used as a focus for the study of childhood and children, conducted at least in part by children. (Author)

Activities involving graphing are described. Beginning with arranging objects in linear arrays, the authors outline a sequence of activities leading up to graphing of grouped data, and circular graphs. (SD)

Paper folding activities can illustrate transformations that are circular and finite under one set of conditions and become rectangular and infinite when conditions change. (SD)

Worksheets for a short unit on magic squares, together with directions for their use and answer keys, are provided. They are suggested for use in grades seven through twelve. (SD)

Although somewhat different from play, children's spontaneous activity can be seen as structured by a biologically given, adaptive, and natural learning system common to all human beings. Analysis of literature in which adults recall the play experiences of their early youth and careful analysis of young children's spontaneous activity reveal six…

This is one of a set of five handbooks compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory which describes the processes for planning and operating a total Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. Processes and material are those developed by the original EBCE model--Community Experiences in Career Education or (CE)2. The area of…

The learning module described is designed for elementary or secondary teachers who wish to acquire skills in teaching methods that utilize field trips to enhance learning. The scope and sequencing of topics in the module are outlined, and activities and resources involved in using the product are described. Ordering information and a critique of…

These 55 activity cards were created to help teachers implement a unit on metric measurement. They were designed for students aged 5 to 10, but could be used with older students. Cards are color-coded in terms of activities on basic metric terms, prefixes, length, and other measures. Both individual and small-group games and ideas are included.…

The booklet is intended to share ideas about a variety of career awareness activities which now exist in the State of Washington. Activities in each of a number of schools are described briefly and are accompanied by photographs of students participating in the activities. Most of the projects are for elementary and junior high students, though a…

The material in this unit is intended to provide upper elementary students with basic information about: (1) what energy is, (2) where it comes from, (3) how we use it, and (4) ways we can more wisely use the energy available to us. By the completion of the study of this unit, a student should be well aware that any life style is closely related…

Ten highly motivated and above-average intermediate algebra students were selected to complete a ten-week schedule of activities involving the mathematizing of some physical representation of a phenomena and the studying of that model. Ten activity-based exercises, most adapted from LABORATORY MANUAL FOR ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS by Fitzgerald, et…