Describes an alternative to the historical approach for teaching special relativity to secondary physics students. (SL)

Provides a basic introduction to chemical equations. (SL)

Describes an undergraduate history course based on two themes: sport as a reflection of society and sport as a socializing agent affecting society. The course focuses on sports and industrialization, traditional and modern sports, political and economic aspects of sport, and inequality and discrimination in sports. (Author/JK)

Discusses the use of novels in studying social history. Proposes that the contents of novels be accepted not as a set of answers about a society, but as a set of questions, plausible hypotheses as to how the historian might organize his evidence. (Author/JK)

The author recounts his experience in dealing with a child of normal intelligence but an unusually short attention span and physical restlessness. (JD)

A teacher describes the teaching techniques she uses in an eight-grade English class composed of learning-disabled students. (JD)

This article outlines an inservice program for regular teachers dealing with learning disabled students, with emphasis upon identification of problems and ways of dealing with them. (JD)

Elementary students can learn to appreciate their own and other cultural backgrounds through a four-stage process of observation. The process involves taking a careful look at home environment, participation in food exchange with classmates, observation at friends' homes and other schools, and followup discussion. (AV)

Explains how social studies teachers can teach cooperative behavior to junior high students. Three critical factors are length of time student groups have worked together, interdependence of goals attached to the tasks, and interdependence of means to accomplish the tasks. (Author/AV)

Describes a college-level American history survey course which stimulated student interest by requiring them to submit research papers analyzing the effects of events in various decades upon their personal lives. For journal availability, see SO 505 897. (AV)

Explains how geography teachers can use data from recent airline guides to help students understand graphic relationships between areas of the globe. Facts about air travel can reveal connections and interactions between urban centers and introduce locational concepts such as centrality, accessibility, periphery, and distributional patterns.…

Describes an activity intended to heighten teaching effectiveness and student interest in college-level introductory cultural geography. By tracing their family's migration history, students experience a sense of time, place, and cultural heritage. (Author)

A class activity involving role play introduces the concept of human nature as it relates to political phenomena. The lesson involves development of the concept of human nature, reference to its usage by various political theorists, and student speculation about human nature as it relates to their political life in the classroom. (Author/AV)

Teaching contests using experimental teaching units are suggested as a means of identifying some teaching skills that are effective for all contexts (e.g., different grades and subject areas) and those that are effective in some contexts. (JD)

Ten activities plus a tape recorder and simple materials are the basics of a program to improve your students' listening and speaking skills. (Editor)