Described is an exercise involving the measurement of temperature in a peripheral tissue, brown adipose, that is readily accessible in the laboratory rat. (RM)

Discusses the pervasiveness of computers in the world of work and the increasing need for students and teachers to be computer-literate. Describes Spokane Falls Community College's hands-on course, "Desktop Computers," designed to meet the needs of local business by teaching students to use computers and overcome computer phobia. (AYC)

Nonfictional family case studies are used to illustrate and explicate basic sociological concepts and propositions. Cases are read in conjunction with a standard textbook, and students complete written assignments designed to place the true life stories in a sociological context. (Author)

Intended for use in Marxist-Leninist theory courses in Chinese institutions of higher education, this syllabus discusses and interprets Chinese policies and events, from 1949 through 1981, considered most important by the current communist party leadership. In addition to the text, educational objectives, supplementary reading assignments, and…

Pictograms--assemblages of geometrical shapes that represent parts of the body--simply and vividly show how the body moves. They can be used to help elementary students draw larger figures and have confidence in drawing people. The pictograms also encourage children to look at shapes and details that artists use. (RM)

Though computer literacy has become a key educational issue of the 1980s, little attention has been paid to adults over the age of 25 who received their formal education Before Computers (B.C.). One-day seminars (developed at the request of the Smithsonian Institution) designed to satisfy this need are described. (JN)

Describes a course designed to teach written business communications in a simulated business environment. Summarizes student response to the course. (AEA)

Includes a description of an American studies course for grade eleven and a world history/English program for grade nine. (DD)

Describes a freshman composition course in which students used the theme of the Bicentennial as the basis for their writings. (RB)

Describes a course in which students are taught the literary devices of such long fantasy narratives as "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. (RB)

Students in the Creative Crafts class at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Brooklyn, New York, learn the medieval Tiffany method of making stained-glass panels. (Author/RK)