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Keywords

Air; Airplanes;

Abstract

None of the types of transportation conceived by man through the ages has produced greater change to his world than air transportation. The airmail letter is a common sight. Fruits and flowers are flown from semi-tropical climes as the recipients sleep in the Temperate Zone. News of air accidents is frequent. Most of the taxpayer's dollar is for defense, a lion's share of which is for air power. World leaders skip across the globe for discussions with others. Man made satellites circle the earth in less time than a commuter may spend getting to work. Yet our world stands at the threshold of the Aerospace Age. Citizens of tomorrow ignorant of air and the craft that ply it will be illiterates, as were people of old living on a sphere they believed to be flat. But teachers of science in the elementary schools can hardly be expected to become experts on the many areas they teach. They can, however, be expected to become experts on helping these citizens of tomorrow, the young citizens of today, solve the problems that confront them. A popular method of doing this is the problem approach of teaching. With the problem approach, students under the guidance of their teacher determine what is to be learned about a particular subject. This usually takes the form of a list of questions, the answers to which the students themselves find. The finding of an answer often leads to the asking of another question and the process is repeated. This thesis, then, is intended as a source in which the students can find answers to questions they may ask about air and airplanes. Some of the answers are simply presented. There are other times when an activity is provided for the student that will aid him in finding an answer alone. Not all the activities are intended to be performed under the same conditions. Perhaps there are times when a student may wish to do an activity alone in the classroom. At another time a small group of students may wish to work together in the classroom to demonstrate an activity for the remainder of the class. Or perhaps a student may wish to perform some of the activities outside the classroom. In addition to being a source of information, the thesis is intended as a stimulant to encourage students to ask more questions. There are many questions asked in the thesis to which no answer is provided. It is hoped this will encourage some students to seek elsewhere for more information. One problem confronting teachers who use the problem approach is the acquiring of material that can be read by those students with limited reading ability. Occasionally, a teacher may even rewrite the more difficult content only to find the vocabulary is easier but the content has vanished. This thesis attempts to strike a medium with this problem. The vocabulary is as easy as it can be made without undue sacrifice of content or accuracy. In addition to the easier vocabulary, many illustrations are included to aid in performing the activities. The writer makes no apologies for these illustrations. He has found children to be young enough to appreciate illustrations of this type.

Year of Submission

1962

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Education and Psychology

First Advisor

Esther Hult

Second Advisor

Fred W. Lott

Third Advisor

William H. Dreier

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Date Original

1962

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1 PDF file (75 leaves)

Language

en

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