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Legal Eaglets.
Strazella, James A. – Learning, 1988
The article describes innovative activities for presenting legal principles to fifth- and sixth-grade students involving the importance of rules and rulemaking. (CB)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Democracy, Intermediate Grades
Science-in-a-Box.
Froschauer, Linda – Learning, 1993
Presents an inexpensive class activity to teach elementary students about light reflection off various surfaces. The activity involves aluminum foil, waxed paper, magazine pages, newspapers, overhead transparency film, construction paper, fabric, and a hand lens. A student page includes questions to make students think about reflection. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades
Calculator Riddle Solving.
Salmirs, Myra C. – Learning, 1993
Calculator riddles can interest elementary students in math. Solving riddles where a numerical answer turned upside down reveals a word answer provides an amusing way to practice mathematical operations and learn about calculator functions. The paper explains how to create word riddles and includes student work pages. (SM)
Descriptors: Calculators, Class Activities, Elementary School Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Approach
A Head for Science: Using Cabbage to Teach Chemistry.
Lifting, Inez Fugate – Learning, 1988
Using ordinary household items--vinegar, ammonia, and cabbage juice--teachers can demonstrate properties of acids, bases, and neutrals. Students are encouraged to discuss results and hypothesize about experiments. A guide to the project is provided. (JL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Physical Sciences
"And Now a Word from Our Sponsor..."
Adams, Barbara M. – Learning, 1989
By scrutinizing products and their advertisements, students can learn how to make smart consumer decisions. Activities are described which focus on evaluating advertising claims and designing and administering a poll. Techniques used by advertisers are identified, and a reproducible worksheet for collecting product test and comparison data is…
Descriptors: Advertising, Class Activities, Consumer Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Create a Creepy, Crawly Class Story.
Keller, Linda J. – Learning, 1991
A sixth grade teacher discusses how she enhanced student writing and thinking skills by having them collaborate on a class monster story. The article describes how they created the story. A copy of the story is included. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Intermediate Grades, Student Projects
Big Map Skills for Little Students.
Dever, Cindy; And Others – Learning, 1992
Describes a map skills unit used in a second grade classroom in which teachers and students engaged in activites that moved from the concrete to the abstract and from trips around the school neighborhood to a "trip" to Europe. An insert includes two map study ideas for use in intermediate grades. (SM)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Activity Units, Class Activities, Concept Formation
Give the Classics a Front-Row Seat.
Hanlin, Jayne Ilene – Learning, 1992
A fifth grade teacher describes how by reading classic literature aloud to her students each day, she helped them along the road to literature-based learning. She discusses the advantages of the whole-language approach. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classical Literature, Intermediate Grades, Literature Appreciation
Curriculum Boosters. Social Studies, Math, Language Arts.
Reissman, Rose; And Others – Learning, 1994
Presents three curriculum boosting activities for elementary classes. A social studies activity builds bridges to other cultures via literature. A math activity teaches students about percentages using baseball card statistics. A language arts activity helps students learn to appreciate the language of Shakespeare. A student page presents a…
Descriptors: Baseball, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Teaching