The Secondary Exploration of Technology (S. E. T.) project, an industrial arts research and development project providing continuity of learning for students from grades 7 through 12, is described. Three "Systems of Industry" courses for ninth and tenth grade students, modelled on the techniques of industry, are unique to the program.…

This document contains teacher's materials for a seven-unit secondary education vocational home economics course on textiles and apparel design. The units cover: (1) fiber/fiber characteristics and textile development (including fabrication and dyeing, printing, and finishing); (2) textile and apparel design industries (including their history and…

Strategies for implementing career exploration programs into schools and cooperating hosts from business and industry are suggested in this short booklet. Content is presented in outline form and covers the following three topics: Organization of Guidelines for Exploration of Business and Industry (Schools--communication, preparation of students,…

The effects of varied concentrations of petroleum products on marine animals are tested. (CP)

Explores the change in attitudes toward young adult literature since it developed in the 1960s, and considers the future of the genre. (EL)

Basic factors in planning for successful school-business partnerships are reviewed, including expectations of schools, staff involvement and support, expectations of businesses, and steps for building the partnership. Some successfully operating programs are described. (MJL)

Describes several chemistry projects, including solubility, formula for magnesium oxide, dissociation of dinitrogen tetroxide, use of 1-chloro-2, 4-dinitrobenzene, migration of ions, heats of neutralizations, use of pocket calculators, sonic cleaning, oxidation states of manganese, and cell potentials. Includes an extract from Chemical Age on…

This teacher's guide contains activities to use in conjunction with a site visit to the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Elverson, Pennsylvania). The guide provides diagrams of the furnace, a cold-blast smelting operation, and the furnace operation. It presents a timeline of iron production from ancient times through contemporary times.…

The Progressive Era, roughly the period between the Spanish American War and the U.S. entry into World War I, was a period of transformation, a time when the United States ceased being predominantly an agricultural economy with a minor industrial base and became predominantly a modern industrialized nation. These essays and lesson plans, the…

Describes what publishers can do to improve textbooks and teaching, and what teachers can do with inadequate textbooks to repair the "faulty" state of language education. Lists nine "knowns" about language education and explains how textbooks can exploit that knowledge within existing constraints. (RS)

Describes the modular curriculum developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research; presents 10 steps toward establishing a school-to-career program in construction. Provides a variety of information about carpentry/construction as a career including salary range, projected job growth, educational requirements, and…

Observation of 10 British simulations in which student teams created and marketed a product showed the following: students were more motivated and thought the activity relevant; involvement of business/industry staff increased student response; and students preferred cooperation even though the simulation was meant to be competitive. (SK)

Considers the geographical issues involved in industrial disputes as a means for teaching economic geography. Highlights the 1998 dispute between General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW). Explains how to use the GM/UAW dispute to teach economic geography. Discusses Internet resources. (CMK)

Today the basic directions in the development of secondary professional education are being set by the modernization of social life, the priority development of a number of sectors of the economy, tendencies of the scientific and technical renovation of production relating to science-intensive and information-based technologies, and the use of…