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Describes a course designed for students to gain knowledge with a degree of relevance by providing opportunities for student appreciation of the physics associated with features in everyday life. (GS)

Reports on efforts by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) School Television to supply relevant visual material in the sciences that would not otherwise be available to teachers as an enrichment of their own courses. Describes the developmental stages and end product of two programmes designed to meet this goal. (GS)

The global objectives and content outlines of mathematics courses for grades 7 through 12 are listed and the overall rationale and goal of the courses are discussed. Several suggestions are made for changes in the curriculum. The contents include: A Curriculum of Choices, Grades 7 and 8, General Mathematics, Introductory Algebra, Algebra I,…

This study contains a statistical consolidation of information reflecting many of the trends and patterns becoming evident in high school aviation courses conducted across the country. For purposes of this report the term aviation relates to all courses including both aviation and space. The information reported is considered to be of value for…

This minicourse on film study can be a unit in English, in arts, or in the humanities. It can help to launch a film study course or complement an introduction to theater. Whatever form it takes, it helps to build a bridge to the student's media environment. Part one, the language of images, utilizes four films which demonstrate the basic elements…

This thesis provides a format for the use of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and movies in the secondary school classroom. It attempts to inform teachers of what materials are most appropriate to the interests and informational needs of high school students, and it attempts to provide a method to teach students how to systematically…

The instructor's guide is intended as an aid in the presentation of a well-organized review course on management in preparation for the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) Examination. This course can generally be covered in 10 sessions of three hours each and can be used at the secondary or postsecondary level. The 10 lessons cover the…

As an introduction to Asian literature, this course guide explores the literatures of Japan, China, and India. Included are (1) a course description with a suggested time schedule of activities; (2) recommendations for necessary student achievement level; (3) course objectives; and (4) listings of materials (e.g., books, records, slides, films,…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on comparative biography, this guide provides the teacher with strategies to aid students in examining biography from "Plutarch's Lives" and Cellini's "Autobiography" to Nabokoc's "Speak, Memory." Special emphasis is placed on comparison of biographies of the same person and…

This document describes the requirements for obtaining an undergraduate degree in education at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, which offers a performance-based curriculum in teaching at four levels: a) early childhood, b) elementary, c) middle, and d) secondary. This performance-based program combines course content with…

This is a course of study based on the American Anthropological Society's Anthropology Curriculum Study Project comprised of Unit 1, "Studying Societies," and Unit 2, "Origins of Humanness." The following topics are outlined: 1) examination of life in a small society by studying a contemporary hunter-gatherer group, the Bushmen…

The Fulton County four-quarter plan allows a secondary school to develop a program to meet the needs of each student while allowing students to participate in course selection and class scheduling. Because of the need for a quality program during the summer months, this program has been designed to meet the standards of the total school program…