Describes an upper-division undergraduate course in public opinion which combines traditional classroom activities with a student-run, random-sample election survey. A detailed description of the project is provided. (Author/KC)

With field trips curtailed by budget cuts, this elementary teacher provides outside learning experiences in science and social studies by encouraging her students to write letters. In this way, students have requested learning materials, invited guest speakers to visit the class, and learned about other countries through pen pals. (SJL)

Presents some suggestions to secondary teachers on organizing small group instruction projects and provides a sample set of conduct guidelines for students participating in group work. (SJL)

Argues for the importance of providing adolescents with opportunities to care about and contribute to their communities. Briefly describes several programs that have been based on youth participation. (IRT)

Describes a student investigation of a reverse flame in a atmosphere of methane that won second place in the physics division of the International Science and Engineering Fair. Includes a discussion of falling and fracturing behavior, specifically dealing with chimneys, trees, pencil point, stirring rods, and chalk. (BT)

Completed projects, student essays, and teaching assignments provide valuable information about teaching performance. (Author/MLF)

Background information on the acoustics of the violin is given as a basis for student physics laboratory projects. References are suggested that can provide a basis for many experiments. (SA)

Briefly describes 15 different projects initiated by elementary school teachers which offer new ideas for motivating students. (CM)

Notes six guidelines for selecting a research report topic. Shows how a class project on letterhead design not only fulfilled these guidelines but also developed student awareness of stylistic considerations important to effective business communication. (RL)

Using the outdoors, the garden project helped children in Brooklyn to: expand their knowledge of the earth's processes, become more aware of how urban people relate to their environment, and develop concern for the environment and its ecological balance. (NQ)

Recording history is a valuable learning technique in studying immigration or ethnic history. At the University of Missouri in Saint Louis, students develop a questionnaire and then interview first-generation immigrants as well as American-born descendants. Tapes and transcriptions are added to the campus archives. For journal availability, see SO…

Oral history can be done without sophisticated technology, involves students actively in history, and generates enthusiasm and tangible products. Eleven projects are suggested, ranging from classroom to interdisciplinary community research. A bibliography cites 19 books about oral history programs for social studies classes. (AV)

Designing projects around Gardner's multiple intelligences, a Connecticut school created a one-week summer camp where children can tap into their unique strengths. The Summer Stars program allows children ages 7-12 to choose materials and activities from many topics and to participate in one of three internships involving a discovery museum, a…

Presents activities that focus on waste reduction in the school and community. The ideas are divided into grade level categories. Sample activities include Techno-Trash, where children use tools to take apart broken appliances or car parts, then reassemble them or build new creations. Activities are suggested for areas including language arts and…

Describes how teams of students in an undergraduate business and technical communication class carried out 12-week consulting project assignments for off-campus nonprofit agencies and on-campus nonteaching departments, developing documents useful to each workplace and learning about the role and practice of communication in business settings. (SR)