Protecting Property - USMES Teacher Resource Book. First Edition. Trial Edition

Protecting Property - USMES Teacher Resource Book. First Edition. Trial Edition [electronic resource] / Margery Koo Bussey.

This Unified Sciences and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) unit challenges students to find good ways to protect property (property in desks or lockers; animals; bicycles; tools). The challenge is general enough to apply to many problem-solving situations in mathematics, science, social sc...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Bussey, Margery Koo
Corporate Authors: Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools, Newton, MA, Education Development Center
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus, OH : ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1976.
Subjects:
Alarm Systems.
Elementary Education.
Elementary School Mathematics.
Elementary School Science.
Interdisciplinary Approach.
Language Arts.
Learning Activities.
Mathematics Education.
Problem Solving.
Process Education.
Resource Materials.
School Security.
Science Activities.
Science Course Improvement Projects.
Science Education.
Social Studies.
Teaching Guides.
Teaching Methods.
Unified Studies Curriculum.
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Summary:This Unified Sciences and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) unit challenges students to find good ways to protect property (property in desks or lockers; animals; bicycles; tools). The challenge is general enough to apply to many problem-solving situations in mathematics, science, social science, and language arts at any elementary school level (grades 1-8). The Teacher Resource Book for the unit is divided into five sections. Section I describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of USMES "challenges." Section II provides an overview of possible student activities with comments on prerequisite skills, instructional strategies, suggestions when using the unit with primary grades, a flow chart illustrating how investigations evolve from students' discussions of the problems, and a hypothetical account of intermediate-level class activities. Section III provides documented events of actual class activities from grades 4, 5, and 6. Section IV includes lists of "How To" cards and background papers, bibliography of non-USMES materials, and a glossary. Section V consists of charts identifying skills, concepts, processes, and areas of study learned as students become involved with the activities. (JN)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED220316.
Availability: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1200 Chambers Rd., 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43212 ($4.50).
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
Contract Number: SED-69-01071.
ERIC Note: For related documents see SE 039 060-098 and ED 142 362. Revision of earlier title, Burglar Alarm Design, ED 142 378.
Educational level discussed: Elementary Education.
Physical Description:191 p.
ISBN:9780892920181 :
0892920181 :

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