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Helms, J. Christopher; Corbett, Robert J. – 1994
This activity guide, developed to provide hands-on environmental education activities geared to Jones Lake State Park in North Carolina, is targeted for grades 6, 7, and 8 and meets curriculum objectives in the standard course of study established by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Three types of activities are included:…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Ecological Factors, Ecology, Environmental Education
Byrne, Shirley M., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This booklet (one of a series of 10 booklets in a reading project to benefit Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky) contains 10 stories especially written for eighth graders by educators. The stories are about: effects of teenage drug and alcohol use/abuse; accidents and accident prevention; the loss of a father to cancer; a sister's…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Child Health, Children
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Div. of Educational Services. – 1982
One of 13 instructional models developed for use in Detroit's public schools, this course outline describes ten library sessions for teaching seventh and eighth grade students dictionary skills. It is noted that the complete library reference skills program was designed to improve student performance in the Ninth-Grade Objective-Referenced Testing…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Assignments, Context Clues, Definitions
Elkins, Kenneth; Patrick, Jeff – 1999
This educational packet for grades 7 and 8 is organized to help students study about and/or plan a visit to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, the site of a struggle between the Union and Confederate forces in August 1861 for the control of Missouri. The packet contains the following materials: (1) Educational Group Reservation Form; (2)…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Curriculum Enrichment, Field Trips, Grade 7
Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD. – 1983
Presented in this curriculum guide are materials for eighth grade United States history instruction suitable for students of English as a second language. The guide contains three sections on early American history covering the period of discovery and exploration, the colonies in North America, and the American Revolution. Each section contains…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language), Grade 8
Kelly, Freda – 1999
In this social studies and language arts interdisciplinary unit for 8th or 11th grade, students are required to take on the persona of a Populist or a Progressive. The unit is designed to create a dialogue between two similar movements in late 19th and early 20th century U.S. history. Students work in small groups to research and present their…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black History, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1998
This educational kit includes a teacher's workbook, a student's workbook, 55 reproducible student handouts, and a 6-session, 60-minute videotape. The program complements the nutrition subject area of Ohio's Competency-Based Program in Health and Physical Education for grades 7-8. Activities are interdisciplinary and closely related to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comprehensive School Health Education, Eating Habits, Grade 7
Bland, Samuel S. – 1994
This activity guide, developed to provide hands-on environmental education activities geared to Hammocks Beach State Park in North Carolina, is targeted for grades 6, 7, and 8 and meets curriculum objectives of the standard course of study established by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Three types of activities are included:…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Ecological Factors, Ecology, Educational Games
Arbanas, Rose J. – 1988
This is a handbook intended for use at a 1-day conference for 170 seventh and eighth grade girls, their parents, counselors, and math/science teachers. It is meant to stimulate interest in exploring career options in mathematics and science related areas. Sections included are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Conference Objectives"; (3)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Females, Grade 7
Yaggi, Jeanne S. – 1999
This 9-week curriculum workshop, "Buddy Books," is a creative art and writing partnership between middle and elementary schools. The workshop offers eighth-grade students an opportunity to use writing workshop methods to draft, revise, confer, edit, illustrate, and publish children's books with first-grade students at a neighboring…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Childrens Writing, Cooperative Learning, Educational Benefits
Duffy, Linda – 1996
With this instructional guide, teachers of eighth-grade family and consumer sciences courses can help their students create a school-to-work career portfolio and accomplish the following behavioral objectives during the process: demonstrate skills/attitudes essential for job interviews; describe the importance of academic and occupational skills…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Consumer Education, Decision Making, Education Work Relationship
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1991
This document consists of the two issues of "English Teachers' Journal (Israel)" issued during 1991. Contents include: "Introduction for English Teachers"; "Announcements for Bagrut Teachers and Examiners"; "News from E.T.A.I. (English Teachers' Association of Israel)" (Ephraim Weintroub); "Learning…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Pearson, Jim – 1991
This document is a unit that introduces students to the American Revolution by relying on primary sources. The lessons divide the conflict into 3 periods: (1) the friction leading to the War; (2) the struggle for independence; and (3) the expectations that shaped people's participation. The feature that distinguishes this treatment of the…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Females, Grade 5, Grade 6
Vigilante, David – 1992
This unit is one of a series that presents specific moments in history from which students focus on the meanings of landmark events. By studying a crucial turning-point in history, students become aware that choices had to be made by real human beings, that those decisions were the result of specific factors, and that they set in motion a series…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Government (Administrative Body)
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1999
In 1999, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was administered to students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 to assess student achievement of the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics as mandated by the Florida legislature. This report informs administrators, legislators, and the general public about the reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Grade 8
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