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For The Prevention Of Hearing Loss: A Guide For Iowa Industrial Arts Teachers, Bruce L. Plakke, Jerome Brown
For The Prevention Of Hearing Loss: A Guide For Iowa Industrial Arts Teachers, Bruce L. Plakke, Jerome Brown
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This guide is designed to assist industrial arts teachers in expanding their knowledge of hearing conservation and to enable them to answer some routine questions that their students may have concerning hearing protection and hearing loss. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: industrial arts; hearing protection; and the law; requirements for ear-protecting devices as set forth in the Iowa Code; legal limits for noise exposure; the structure and functioning of the ear; commonly asked questions about the ear; procedures for measuring hearing; noise and hearing loss; audio demonstration of simulated hearing loss; symptoms of …
Elections: An Instructional Unit For Elementary Grades, Janet Mcclain
Elections: An Instructional Unit For Elementary Grades, Janet Mcclain
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In order to increase students' awareness of their place in the nation's political life; this unit introduces young children to the electoral process. Each lesson includes objectives; materials; procedures; and supplementary materials that can be duplicated for student use. The first five lessons are designed to improve student awareness of elections and to identify information sources. In lessons six through eight; students study congressional and presidential elections and learn about the rich cultural heritage centered around the District of Columbia. Lesson nine is concerned with the branches of government. Students evaluate campaign strategies in lesson 10. The children identify characteristics …