Creative approaches in teaching children to write poetry are given. (MJB)

Describes an activity in which students learn new words by guessing the meaning in isolation, in context, and then by looking in a dictionary. Notes that the pressure on students to be correct is removed by having different students guess the meaning at each stage of the activity. (RS)

Approaches development education as part of a year-long, schoolwide emphasis on the theme of caring. Argues that development education takes on a personal meaning and a heightened emotional power. (CCM)

Discusses the history of the Internet and its use as a learning resource tool for instructors. Suggests that the Internet allows students to interact with their world and promotes inquiry-based skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and research. Includes a variety of classroom exercises. (Author)

Presents four short mathematics problems. (MKR)

Introduces the Children's Garbage Museum in southwestern Connecticut and provides pictures as well as descriptions of exhibits. Suggests two activities to heighten students' awareness of recycling and composting and recommends reading materials. (MOK)

This column presents a brief description of Candace Fleming's book, "Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!" (Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Atheneum, 2002), a perfect book to share with young children about the joy and frustrations of gardening. In the book, Mr. McGreely, who has dreamed of having a garden all of his own for years, is forced to find a number of…

An exercise is organized to reinforce the fundamental rules of coordination chemistry through a biological study of metalloproteins. The work, which is divided into four well-defined activities, involves a major application of computer databases to address chemical problems.

The notion of equivalence relation is a fundamental concept in mathematics and yet mathematics students often are not given formal exposure to it until midway through their college careers. Not only do they need to become adept at working with equivalence relations but they should also understand the wide applicability of this notion. In this…