Designed to measure the acquisition of syntactic structures in kindergarten, first, and second graders, this test examines specific linguistic structures which appear to be acquired during the early elementary school years. Thirty-six sentences of equal length, consisting of words from a first-grade word list, are used to examine fifteen…

The purpose of this publication is two-fold: to show how the natural features on campuses can be used effectively in environmental education and to plead for preservation of as much of the natural landscape as possible on new school sites. Since opportunities for teaching about nature are easily found on the grounds around a school, this booklet…

This updated search of the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts", and the journal literature yielded 36 documents which cover different and creative approaches in counseling that go beyond traditional methods and take the counselor outside the confines of his or her office. (SD)

Three hundred and sixty-six subject areas are included in this selected bibliography of titles of free pamphlets. The booklet was prepared to help librarians, teachers and schools obtain free materials for educational purposes. Some of the broad topics which are covered are health, foreign countries, the environment and various industries. The…

This key to freshwater and anadromous fishes of California is included as the fifth of a series of guides being produced by Project MER (Marine Ecology Research). This project is part of the effort to improve environmental education in the San Francisco Bay Area schools by gathering and organizing data on the ecological character of the San…

Over 60 art activities, designed to enhance environmental awareness and incorporate environmental concepts, are outlined in this document. A sample of the activities presented are: decorated notepaper and cards with feathers or weeds; wall plaques of prairie plants; methods of flower preservation; water plant prints; construction of dolls,…

Policies and procedures for field trips are in this resource guide. The handbook is divided into 2 major sections: sites for trips by elementary school classes and sites for secondary classes. Elementary class sites are classified by resource and include agriculture, arts, conservation, educational guidance, food processing, historical museums and…

This bibliographical guide to career education materials contains a compilation of all the references on file at ERIC on career education. Included and listed by ED and EJ accession numbers are abstracts and annotations of the documents and journal articles complete with the title, authors' names, date of publication, and number of pages of each…

This paper discusses an instrument developed to evaluate the characteristics of the major innovative elementary school science curriculum projects. The purpose of this self-assessment instrument is to determine which project is best for a particular school or classroom. The instrument does not attempt to compare one project with another and allows…

The document is a student resource unit to be used in teaching high school vocational agriculture students about air. The following natural processes are described: carbon dioxide cycle, nitrogen cycle, gravity and atmosphere, energy of the sun, greenhouse effect, atmospheric circulation, and precipitation. Sources of air pollution are discussed.…

Noise is the subject of the student resource unit to be used with high school vocational agriculture students. The nature of noise as a phenomenon and as a problem is clarified. Sources of noise pollution and the decibel levels they produce are described. Among the effects of noise pollution discussed are hearing loss, annoyance, and accidental…

The document is a student resource unit to be used in teaching high school vocational agriculture students about water. The hydrologic cycle and natural processes are described, with particular attention to evaporation, precipitation, and runoff. Sources of water pollution are found in industries, municipalities, individual action, and…

Guidelines for the choice of site, layout, and design of polytechnic institutes at the post-secondary level are presented in this UNESCO manual issued in 1972. The purpose is to provide information for use in the erection of functionally appropriate and economically viable buildings. The manual is composed of eight chapters, mostly relating to…

The 1972-1973 Panel Review of Products (PROP) was conducted to gather descriptive and evaluative information needed to help in developing dissemination plans for selected educational products. The PROP was conducted on a pool of 90 educational products. This volume describes in detail the procedures followed in product review by the panel. The…

This bibliography of teaching materials for nutrition education lists pamphlets, games, audiovisual aids and other instructional and resource materials. Listings for the preschool-primary and intermediate levels are separate. Prices and addresses are given for each entry. Topics that each entry covers are also listed. (KM)