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Learning Activity Packages (LAP) relating to time, space, and matter are presented for use in sampling a new type of learning for a whole year. Besides the unit on introduction to individualized learning, 11 major topics are incorporated into three other units: (1) observation of the physical world, (2) space and exploration for environmental benefit of earth, and (3) exploring the planet earth. A set of self-directed activities is given in each topic, leading the students to learn on their own and participate in class discussions. Most activities are adopted from the content of earth science textbooks, while others are in connection with selected filmstrips and science series. Excerpts concerning the importance of information gained from moon, learning from the moon, geology of Apollo 15 moon landing site, man's changing view of the earth, and keeping up to date on the moon are included along with a message to citizens of tomorrow. Pretests, self-evaluation tests, and posttests are used in evaluation. As appendices, two remedial units dealing with calculation with decimals and scientific notation of numbers are provided. (CC)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert