Experiential education is essentially an educational philosophy first developed in the late 19th century and has since been articulated in a variety of fields including cooperative education, internships, outdoor education, organizational development and training, and service-learning. The essence of Experiential Education was captured by the…

From a 1968 summer National Defense Education Act (N.D.E.A.) Institute the author draws implications on the means for making field experience a revitalizing and effective educational strategy. (JH)

A mathematical model of a soccer-league competition results is set up and investigated using simple randomization techniques. The hypothesis that winning the league championship was purely luck was statistically tested. (JP)

Worksheets are provided for designing tessellation patterns from polygons. The activities are structured to develop skills in drawing congruent polygons on a rectangular grid. (JP)

Three game activities are detailed. Informal work with addition and subtraction on a number line and graphing concepts are achieved with two simple dice games, and the distribution of monetary tokens is used to illustrate the division algorithm. (JP)

The concepts of area and volume may be reinforced for junior high school students using a presented game. Suggestions for group activity are given. (JP)

Two activities are suggested for involving students. In the first, "Project Short Wave", students speak directly to people in geographic region being studied in the classroom. In the second, "Weather and Climate", the teacher's information input is reinforced by student projects. (JH)

Describes four learning stations for developing map reading skills in fourth graders. (GB)

Article gives three plans for learning stations on mathematics dealing with measurements. Exercises deal with weight, length, and comparative measurements. (GB)

Materials for sorting, counting, and number activities are listed, with sources. This is the third of a series in a revision of a materials list given in issue No. 40; earlier lists in the revision appeared in issues No. 58 and 59. (DT)