Described is a third-grade class's science project of raising monarch butterflies. (CJ)

Describes a data processing exercise for social studies in the primary grades. Students create a histogram out of building blocks to represent the number of siblings in their families. Pictures of men, women, boys, and girls are used to construct a pictorial graph of the number of adults and children in students' families. (AM)

A curriculum unit on optical lenses is described for gifted students in grades two to five. Major content-related and method-related concepts are noted as are five instructional objectives. Eight sample instructional activities (using productive thinking, communication, and brainstorming skills) are described. Unit evaluation suggestions…

Describes a prewriting technique in which technical writing students are given a tool or mechanism with which they are unfamiliar and told to figure out what the object is from a series of clues. (HTH)

Suggests children's books and dictionaries, as well as activities, with which elementary students can study words and their origins. (SJL)

Describes how a koala hand puppet was used to teach county history as well as reading and writing skills, multicultural awareness, music, art, and self-esteem to third graders in San Diego, California. Activities that involved the puppet are described. (AM)

Discusses several current children's books with "pop-up" illustrations and includes directions for making a pop-up card. (HTH)

Discusses the use of game theory to teach introductory college microeconomics. The authors demonstrate its applicability for illustrating traditional economic models and for generating new models in areas where current theory is lacking. An appendix includes simulation-gaming exercises to demonstrate the characteristic dynamics of imperfect…

Describes the creation of an opera based on Aesop's Fables which was written, composed and performed by middle school students. Student groups created scenes based on the fables and devised methods for realizing them musically. Activity organization and student evaluation methods are discussed. (AM)

Presents an activities package designed for teachers to use in teaching elementary or secondary students about political processes in an election year. Includes topics such as voting procedures, political parties, political campaigns, issues, and rating the candidates. (CK)

Describes a variety of learning activities for teaching elementary and junior high students about air, water, and energy conservation techniques. Suggests community resources, social studies objectives, language skills, and 20 activities. (CK)

Suggests that social studies classroom teachers should use the process of rational decision making to teach students how to think at higher intellectual levels, become more creative, clarify values, and increase moral development. Learning activities are described. (DB)

Student access to programmable calculators and computer terminals, coupled with a familiarity with baseball, provides opportunities to enhance their understanding of the binomial distribution and other aspects of analysis. (MP)

Presents an exercise for use in political science courses on the college level that requires students to solve a frequently occurring problem--the provision of a collective good and the allocation of its costs. To solve the problem, students answer questions such as "Why do we have governments?" and "What constitutes a just policy?" (Author/DB)

Presents teaching methods and learning activities to help high school students examine the extent of sex stereotyping and sex bias in their schools. Students investigate classroom dynamics, analyze the school yearbook, and interview administrators. They then make summary statements and form hypotheses. Sample forms are included. (KC)