The educational program offered by the Craft Museum in Niagara Falls, New York is described. Anthropology students were brought to the Museum to make porcelain, pinch and coil pots and other tools using 18th century techniques. The museum has produced free loan kits for teachers. (Author/RM)

The energy crisis is a topic with which teachers can incorporate economic, social, and political concepts into the social studies curriculum. Describes energy education materials prepared by the National Science Teachers Association which emphasize background information for teachers, knowledge and skill development for students, and use of local…

Assistance in planning peace education curriculum is available to educators from war/peace study organizations, community sources, television programs. An interdisciplinary subject approach can be given, involving mathematics, physical education, religion, science and ecology, as well as social studies and historical inquiry. (JB)

Resources available to secondary level teachers of economics include the school, newspapers, government, industry, and the community. Methods for utilizing these resources in the classroom are described. (Author/DB)

Suggests activities for using community resources as instructional agents in the study of work and careers. Describes field trips, interviews, and work-study experiences with parents or relatives, school business personnel, and representatives from industry, sales, social services, and the media. (AV)

Speakers used within a one year period in a high school are recounted; means of locating speakers are suggested and reactions from school and community are summarized. (KM)