The growing accessibility of the Internet in schools and homes has removed borders and barriers to learning. Schools can maximize students' multicultural experiences by developing curricula that heighten global consciousness and responsibility. This book seeks to offer current resources that are available for purchase or through school and public…

This booklet introduces ideas, concepts, and examples that combine youth development and environmental activities. These activities make a conscious effort to develop leadership skills and capacities in young people while involving them in conserving the environment. This publication is aimed at interested youth, Peace Corps volunteers and their…

This bibliography contains comprehensive analytical annotations of 1,100 volumes about the Civil War. The books were chosen by a board of advisors as the most significant works on the great conflict. The bibliography is divided into the following sections: "Battles and Campaigns"; "Confederate Biographies, Memoirs, and Letters"; "Union…

Describes a teaching technique, using jigsaw puzzles, that is designed to give beginning science students a better idea of the nature of scientific research. (JR)

Describes the construction of a simple apparatus capable of converting solar energy into mechanical energy. Construction of the engine'' is inexpensive, and should stimulate student interest in the idea of producing power directly from the sun. (JR)

Discusses the use of the METRO-APEX program to provide a simulated real world'' experience of managing air quality in urban regions. Concludes that the students involved are strengthened in business and natural, applied, and political sciences and given a proper insight into the professional behavior. (CC)

Because of aesthetic and technical demands, the industrial arts department is often the natural home for teaching film-making and film-study; a wide variety of resources are available to help the industrial arts teacher prepare himself well to be on the leading edge of the fastest-spreading curricular change. (AJ)

A sample unit providing materials and activities for grades 5-12 familiarizes the student with concerns affecting his future in relation to the energy crises and his role as a citizen. (Author/KM)