This guide contains Parts III and IV of the teacher's guide to the first year of the three-year integrated biology, chemistry, and physics courses being prepared by the Portland Project Committee. It continues the integration of material from the science course improvement projects with that specially prepared for the course by the committee. Part…

In addition to a preface and an introduction that provide a rationale for the combined study of English and ethics, this booklet presents the following chapters: "English and Ethics--An Easy Coalition,""Model Course in English and Ethics," and "Discussion of English/Ethics Topics: Chart 1" and "Ultimate Life Goals and Literature: Chart 2," which…

This paper reviews the student-centered cluster college concept of organization employed at Oakton Community College (Illinois) and compares this approach to traditional organization by academic department or division. The advantages offered by the division structure include intradisciplinary interchange among teachers, coordinated budget…

This is an annotated bibliography of selected energy education materials. The materials included in this document are indexed according to grade level and according to whether they are background materials or classroom activities. Each of the 100 items listed were evaluated and included into either the "A" list or the "B" list.…

Polk County's environmental education program was integrated into the existing curriculum, K-12, by employing an interdisciplinary approach coordinating the various disciplines. Emphasis is placed on the following phases of environmental education at the designated grade level: (1) primary - awareness, (2) intermediate - concern and information,…

The special vitality and enthusiasms of junior high and middle school students demand a unique kind of English program. This paper offers teaching ideas that are applicable at a wide range of educational levels but that are especially relevant for junior high and middle school students. The ideas are divided into two categories: ideas for…

This guide for teaching elementary school health education attempts to (1) depict the meaning of modern health education; (2) present principles of learning applied to health education; (3) propose a health curriculum based on valid criteria and suitable for use in the various grade levels of the elementary school; (4) explore the many…

A general undergraduate education course in descriptive acoustics for students in music, speech, and environmental disciplines is described. Student background, course philosophy, and course format are presented. Resource materials, which include books, a study guide, films, audio tapes, demonstrations, walk-in laboratories, and an examination…

The publication, referred to as a unit on "Modern Dilemmas," was completed in 1969 and is part of a Modern World History pilot project integrating areas of art, literature, philosophy, and science into the social studies curriculum. The unit seeks to explore all of the facets of science as part of man's search for meaning, but because of time…

This multidisciplinary guide, developed for teachers in the secondary schools, stresses the use of Man and Environment in Arkansas. The guide illustrates how teachers in social studies, the arts, English, science, physical education and health, home economics, and mathematics can implement these materials into their present classroom situations. A…

This issue of the Curriculum Report examines the status of humanities instruction in secondary schools. Although there is great variety among programs across the country, a number of characteristics common to most are that they are person-centered, lead to self-knowledge and self-discovery, teach learning activities across traditional subject…

The philosophy of Unified Education is holistic, unidisciplinary, and generalistic. The problems raised by these attributes are the attendant difficulties in collection/analysis/projection on a time/content grid; the flux of methodological ground rules; and the tentativeness of generalists to project while they are in a stage of collection and…

This publication is a catalogue of resources addressed specifically to school teachers. The essence of the man-made environment is what man builds--cities, streets, houses, parks, and the spaces that connect them. Thus, the focus of the materials in this sourcebook is on what man builds, why he builds , how he builds, and how he and the…

This is the first of a series of 20 bibliographies providing information on a variety of topics. One hundred and forty-two listings comprise the bibliography on the topics of architecture and design, economics, education, energy, environment, housing, land use, landscape, planning, politics and government, recreation, social conditions,…

Provided for physicians and nurses is information on the diagnostic process and treatment programs for abused and neglected children and their families. An overview of the diagnostic and treatment process is outlined and general principles, such as the importance of early diagnosis, are discussed. The remainder of the book focuses on four phases:…