This resource guide lists sources for elementary and secondary social studies teachers in the areas of history and economics. Intended primarily as a selection tool for teachers, it will also be helpful to supervisors, librarians, and other educators. Annotations are provided for the majority of works, published mostly during the 1950's and…

The present volume outlines the reasons, facilities, activities, schemata, and suggestions for setting up a functional social studies laboratory in the hope that the quality in social studies education will be improved. Approximately half of the book offers sources of materials for the benefit of teachers. Labs are not only a repository of…

This booklet in the "World of the Atom" Series replaces the earlier Books on Atomic Energy for Adults and Children. It includes annotated bibliographies for children (grade level indicated) and adults. Over 60 books are classed as elementary and over 70 as advanced. These are alphabetized by title and also indexed by author. A list of…

The first two papers in this booklet provide a review of the pervasiveness of symmetry in nature and art, discussing how symmetry can be traced through every domain open to our understanding, from all aspects of nature to the special provinces of man; the checks and balances of government, the concept of equal justice, and the aesthetic ordering…

This manual, one of a series prepared for the guidance of research workers conducting studies as part of the International Biological Programme, contains recommended methods for the analysis of fresh water. The techniques are grouped in the following major sections: Sample Taking and Storage; Conductivity, pH, Oxidation-Reduction Potential,…

The main part of the book centers on the discussion of the engines in an airplane. After describing the terms and concepts of power, jets, and rockets, the author describes the reciprocating engines. The description of diesel engines helps to explain why these are not used in airplanes. The discussion of the carburetor is followed by a discussion…

This volume is a supplement to the first edition of the "International Directory of Population Information and Library Resources," ED 062 185. The format follows that of the first edition, utilizing a short description for each responding organization. Content covers: general information, publications of the organization, library--general…

Based on the inquiry method of learning, this instructional unit attempts to encourage students to discover for themselves the facts, problems, values, conflicts, and potential solutions of an environmental issue. Specifically, it deals with surface mining in the United States, with special focus on surface mining in Illinois. Materials and…

The ERIC Center Science, Math, and Environmental Education Information Reports have been developed to disseminate information concerning documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education, Columbus, Ohio. This annotated bibliography lists the most significant documents that have been…

A publication of the Instructional Objectives Exchange, this booklet contains instructional objectives collected from educators or formulated at the Exchange. In addition, up to six measuring techniques suitable for assessing attainment of each objective are included. By exchanging objectives, duplication of developmental activities will be…

Based on the premise that film making can be of much greater value in education than is generally realized, this book tells the classroom teacher how to help children make their own films from beginning to end. A detailed text illustrated by drawings and photographs explains the basics of camera operation, editing, splicing, animation, titling,…

This directory is a project of the Carolina Population Center, Technical Information Service, in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Development. Information for this compilation, the first in a series of publications, was obtained from a survey of international population/family planning libraries and information…

The approximately 300 films reviewed for this bibliography are placed into three categories: those considered appropriate for undergraduate courses in geology or earth science; those considered not appropriate for this use; and those judged to be too elementary. The 160 films considered appropriate are listed alphabetically by title with this…

Program goals, intended outcomes of a complete area of instruction, course goals, and desired outcomes of specific courses or instructional units are discussed in the general introduction to the collection of program and course goals for science and language arts prepared for the use of teachers in grades K-12 in the Portland, Oregon, Metropolitan…

Sources of information for environmental involvement are presented in this bibliography, designed not only as a single reference work but also to demonstrate the variety of sources which exist. Catalogued are organizations, institutions, agencies, and groups concerned with environmental affairs and providing international, continental, national,…