This document is a compilation of environmental activities related directly to the environment in Georgia. A description of the physiographic characteristics of Georgia is presented upon which the activities that follow are based. These activities include soil, stream and forest investigations; meteorology activities; and plant and animal studies.…

This is the third edition of a bibliography prepared in response to concern over inaccurate and inadequate representation of ethnic groups in instructional material. It is divided into four sections with commentary preceding the listings of books and journal articles pertinent to particular topics. In the first section, A Rationale for a…

Designed to measure the subject's ability to discriminate among alphabetic letters varied over three spatial dimensions (left-right, vertical, and combination left-right and vertical), the tests can be administered in groups and take about twenty minutes to complete. Ten letters of the alphabet were selected for assymetry (for example, b-d) and…

The Syntactic Density Score (SDS) is designed to determine the syntactic density of the oral and written discourse of students in grades 1-14, as well as that of reading materials selected for students. The SDS can be hand tabulated; however, a computer program is available which can determine the score from any corpus of material typed into the…

Designed to evaluate a child's receptive and expressive language ability, the instrument will contribute to present knowledge concerning the language development of both standard and nonstandard English speakers, explore the relationships of language development to reading achievement, provide a description of the language-reading relationship,…

Presented in the guide to resources for preschool handicapped children are information on selected Federal agencies, associations, and directories; program descriptions of regional, State, and local resources; and a list of agencies, organizations, and special projects in the 50 States and U.S. territories. Usually given are address; telephone…

This updated bibliography lists 92 document abstracts retrieved from the ERIC collection. "Dissertation Abstracts", and the journal literature covering the defined civil rights of students at the high school and college levels, and recent legal pronouncements. (SD)

An introductory course designed to develop skills and techniques in transparent watercolor offers an exploration of a variety of techniques emphasizing drawing and composition and allowing the student to create and matt his own paintings. Students in grades 7 through 12 develop competencies in flat and graded wash and dry and stipple brush…

Throughout the course of its development, and particularly since 1972, the credit system has been a source of controversy and concern for Ontario educators. This interest has prompted the preparation of a bibliography on various aspects of the debate. The first part of this listing represents a selection of material on those Canadian provinces…

Supplementing a television video tape series for environmental understanding, this manual offers a coordinated series of action and information presentations on the need for environmental change. Designed to present realities of action that man may take anywhere in the world to help preserve the limited resources of this planet, the series has…

This guide to the city resources of Charlotte, North Carolina, is also useful as a model guide for other communities. Listed for each of the 145 subjects from "accounting" to "zoning" are community business men and women, organizations, institutions, and individual citizens willing to provide real-life illustrations of subjects often only read…

There appears to be much misunderstanding about the need for guidance at the beginning levels of education and especially the role of the professional counselor in elementary schools. Career development cannot be left to chance. Career guidance should be the concern of all persons who have any association with children. In the school this means…

This guide, one of a series of bulletins designed to aid the social studies teacher, relates the process of conducting a field trip. Such questions as what is a field trip, why have them, and who is involved are answered. Details of financing and scheduling are reviewed, noting special precautions of liability and safety. General preparation…

Designed to serve as a resource tool in a high school vocational agriculture curriculum dealing with the environment as it relates to agriculture, this unit is concerned with plants. Plants are defined and their characteristics described. A section on the effects of environment on higher plants covers temperature, light, water, nutrients, air,…

The document is designed to be used as a resource in teaching vocational agriculture high school students about the environment. Agricultural chemicals are the major focus, with some attention to radiation. The importance of safety in agricultural chemical use is stressed, with descriptions of the pesticide label; protective clothing; respiratory…