Described is a basic statistics course developed around statistical surveys which students conduct and analyze. An outline covering suggested classroom procedures and an outline giving directions for the statistics project are included. (DT)

The Centennial Education Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a six-credit residential instruction unit, offers students academic work in self-directed projects. Examples of projects, faculty involvement, time involvement, and related cognitive and affective relationships are described. (LBH)

The great educational value of projects is emphasized by contrasting negative aspects of the life of today's children with the goals of project work. This is illustrated by a project "Shopping." It is shown what children are learning in such projects and what the advantages of project work are. Relevant topic areas, criteria for selecting a…

One of the hallmarks of reform mathematics classes is that students are actively involved in the learning process. They perform experiments, they collect data, they work on projects with other students, they conduct and write up labs. This panel, consisting of one faculty member and three students, will discuss some of the ways in which students…

Taking off from the idea that each autograph is an original work of art created by the signer, this book aims to represent a piece of history, the premise being that there is no better way to learn about historical figures or celebrities than to meet those people and ask them for signed photos, books, and other information. A section of the book…

The countdown to a new century provides a unique opportunity to engage America's youth in charting a course for the future. The Mars Millennium Project challenges students across the nation to design a community yet to be imagined for the planet Mars. This interdisciplinary learning project aims to encourage K-12 students in classrooms and youth…

Not only is service learning a buzz word in the academy, but it is also a phenomenon discussed by those in private and non-academic public arenas. In the Spring 2000 semester a small-group communication class educator implemented the idea of her students completing a semester-long service learning project. This paper details the steps the educator…

Place-based, or "contextualized," mathematics instruction gives learners the opportunity to see how mathematics is relevant to their lives. Such opportunities are crucial to the success of students in rural settings and may be crucial to the survival of rural communities. For the last half century, schools have educated rural children to believe…

This document provides the administrative, management, and supervisory guidance necessary to successfully conduct and support grades 7-12 science symposia. It was developed as the operations manual for the Pacific Region Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (PJSHS) program for 2002-2003 which is an 10-month, precollege student research program…

Describes a program in which high school seniors are involved in science presentations to elementary school classes. (JR)

Presents theoretical fundamentals of the experiment on the multiple reflection of helium-neon laser beams from a black-surfaced mirror. Further applications to student projects are indicated. (CC)

Discusses the implementation of student projects at the university of York, including evaluation techniques and economic and technological aspects covered in project work. Indicates the presence of two types of research activities: the project related to staff members' work and that not related to work generally undertaken in the department. (CC)

Discusses the definition and characteristics of student projects conducted in polytechnics, including evaluation techniques and a description of possible topics. Indicates that the project method is also used in course work leading to the Higher National Certificate and the Graduate Membership of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. (CC)

Discusses two types of historical projects conducted by O-level pupils at Clifton College: studies of famous chemists and projects on the development of industrial chemicals. Indicates that a project in the history of chemistry is characterized by its practical and philosophical approach to chemistry study. (CC)

Discusses teaching of two project experiments to nonscience students who were asked to measure the acceleration of a system any way they could and investigate any phenomena that they thought might follow a Poisson distribution. Indicates that physics learning performed outside the physics building is the experiment highlight. (CC)