Use of diagrams and three-dimensional aids in teaching laboratory techniques of tooth reduction was evaluated. The visual aids were found to be useful, but little difference was found in the effectiveness of two- and three-dimensional aids, possibly because two-dimensional aids provided step-by-step instructions while three-dimensional models did…

Suggests the use of diagrams illustrating the estimated temporal relations of preserved stratigraphic units in a region as a teaching tool to emphasize the paucity of stratographic information. (Author/DS)

Describes a map designed to help students chart a college application strategy. The map locates each student on a grid by academic coordinates based on G.P.A. and test score index. Colleges are located on the same grid by identifying students admitted and circling dots representing academic locations. (RC)

Presents a three-part map (showing equatorial and polar regions) compiled to illustrate global tectonic and volcanic features active within the past million years. Indicates among other features, actively-spreading ridges, spreading rates, and major faults. Discusses compilation methods and applications and implications. (DC)

Describes a computer program for the preparation of posters and overhead transparencies on the large format (11x17 in.) Hewlett Packard 9872A digital plotter. (SK)

Suggests making a chart with simplified explanations of the Dewey Decimal codes, to help young children find their way around the library. (SJL)

Presents tips to social studies classroom teachers on how to incorporate learning from television viewing and radio listening into classroom activities. Emphasis is on the role of the media as a source of information and as a means of developing critical thinking skills. (Author/DB)

Concerned that students were unaware of the career potential of art, teachers in the Rochester, New York, City School District designed a classroom poster listing 184 careers in the visual arts. This article briefly describes the poster project and discusses the role of the art teacher in disseminating career information. (SJL)

Reviews reading skills needed for social studies learning in the intermediate grades and expands on the skill area of comprehending graphic aids. Suggests that teachers must help children to perceive visual symbolism; interpret pictures; use graphics, maps, and globes; develop TV and film literacy; and use visual expression. (Author/SJL)

Offers suggestions that are more visually oriented than verbally oriented for helping the hearing impaired student (MKM)

Describes various procedures applicable to secondary school science classes, including: (1) constructing a centripetal accelerometer; (2) demonstrating weightlessness with a small scale apparatus employing a catapult; (3) teaching hexadecimal counting by using the fingers; (4) demonstrating oscillation and resonance in tuned circuits. (CS)

Describes various methods for using the newspaper for reading and listening comprehension. Headlines are cut out and arranged on a sheet of paper and the students must expand on these headlines. Articles can be read and discussed. Certain words in a horoscope can be blacked out for the student to fill in. (PJM)

Presents results of experiments testing the value of multi-image learning materials in promoting the learning of content and in changing students' attitudes toward content. The subject matter for the multi-image unit was bulletin boards, an area traditionally uninteresting to undergraduate education students enrolled in an audiovisual methods…

Describes the construction and use of a star projector built from an overhead projector and high-impact polystyrene plastic. Includes patterns for the star charts and the projector frame. (MA)

The use of situational sketches, drawn on the blackboard or shown by an overhead projector, is seen as more effective than ordinary illustrations. The procedure is particularly useful in the intermediate grades (8-10), being suited to the content of textbooks at that level. (IFS/WGA)