This document introduces the metric measurement system to students in the elementary grades through ready-to-use activity cards covering metric concepts of length, area, and volume. The cards provide a minimal sequence of activities aimed at helping the student become familar with each measurement concept; cards are ungraded and can be used as…

This environmental unit is one of a series designed for integration within the existing curriculum. The unit is self-contained and students are encouraged to work at their own speed. The philosophy of the unit is based on an experience-oriented process that encourages independent student work. This unit explores the life cycle of brine shrimp and…

The autoinstructional activities included in this booklet were designed to be used to teach fifth-grade students the science concept "tree" at the formal level of attainment. The instructional strategies used in the lessons had been shown in previous studies to facilitate concept learning when used singly or in combination with one…

Solution alternatives in the form of flowcharts are presented for a set of tasks relevant to primary level science curriculum. The fundamental processes to which the steps in the flowcharts refer are briefly defined in psychological terms. These processes represent hypothesized skills underlying performance of the set of tasks analyzed.…

This guide is the sixth in a series of publications to assist teachers in using a laboratory approach to mathematics. Twenty activities on probability and statistics for the elementary grades are described in terms of purpose, materials needed, and procedures to be used. Objectives of these activities include basic probability concepts; gathering,…

This publication is intended for use by curriculum and instruction persons, teachers, and administrators who wish to introduce the scientific method to elementary school students. Included in this work are objectives, methods, levels of instruction, open classroom activities, and evaluations of learning activities. All of the work is done with a…

This publication represents a model for the Natural Science Education Curriculum for grades five through eight in Delaware's schools. This guide is meant to serve as a minimal standard for natural science education, but at the same time strives for maximum output of the natural science program. The guide is based on the processes of science…

This document is one of six which set forth the mathematics components of the Project SEARCH Articulated Curriculum developed by the Utica (New York) City School District. Each volume deals with a broad area of mathematics and lists objectives related to that area for all grades from K through 12. Each objective listed is described first in…

This teaching module deals with reading readiness. Upon completion of the module, participants should be able to (a) assess readiness needs, (b) list the components of readiness, (c) devise a readiness program for individuals, and (d) determine special readiness needs of the dyslexic child. Participants complete a preassessment test and learning…

This teaching module presents a systematic development of phonic information and generalizations that are applicable to the decoding process. Upon completion of this module, participants should be able to (a) apply phonic information in decoding a list of words, and (b) identify specific phonic components. Participants complete a preassessment…

The purpose of this teaching module is to enable participants to demonstrate and apply their knowledge of comprehension and critical thinking skills, using the Watson-Glaser Test of Critical Thinking Ability. Critical thinking is defined as an attitude of thoughtful consideration of the problems and subjects that come within one's experience,…

Monitors are provided with step-by-step directions on how to administer Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Questionnaires to elementary school pupils. They are told what materials are needed, how to keep materials secure, and what to do if a student misses a session. Monitors are given suggestions for questionnaire administration and…

Presented is a description of a K-12 interdisciplinary design for environmental education programs developed by the Division of Curriculum of the Indiana system of public instruction. The publication is designed to assist administrators and their teaching staffs in developing meaningful environmental education curricula and related activities…

Included in this resource guide are seven teaching units: Kindergarten--The School and Neighborhood, Grade 1--Animal Homes, Grade 2--Life in a Pond, Grade 3--The Bay and Marsh, Grade 4--The Seashore, Grade 5--The Forest, and Grade 6--Man's Impact on the Environment. Each unit provides background materials for the teacher, learning activities for…

This guide for a mathematics curriculum for grades 1-4 presents topics in sequential order for the entire four-year program. Grade level was not used for separating units; instead, an integrated sequencing of concepts was used in preparing this guide. The relationship between units is specified for the teacher as an explicit mapping of how a…