U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1962 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D.C. Price 15 cents State Curriculum Guides for Industrial Arts Introduction THE FOLLOWING CURRICULUM guides represent current State instruction material for industrial arts. This volume updates the original annotated bibliography, published in 1958, entitled State Curricu lum Guides for Industrial Arts. Only guides bearing a publishing date from 1951-1961 are included. State supervisors of industrial arts, consultants, or persons most responsible for the program of industrial arts in each State department of education identified the guides. All State departments of education which have materials available in this field are represented. The annotations indicate some of the important material covered in each curriculum guide. Explanatory notes are related especially to general objectives, instructional areas, content organization, projects, laboratory or shop layouts, teaching aids, and reference material. To secure individual curriculum guides, it is suggested that contact be made directly with the State department concerned to ascertain their availability and cost. Some guides are out of print or in tentative revision. They are so indicated. ALABAMA COURSE OF STUDY, GRADES 1-12. State Board of Education: Montgomery, 1954. Bulletin #8. (See p. 349-353, Industrial Arts) Part of the overall State course of study. Contains statement of objectives; several topical suggestions for content in metalworking, mechanics, clay products, woodworking, electricity, and graphic arts; definitions of shops. ALASKA-None ARIZONA A GUIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS IN THE SCHOOLS OF ARIZONA. State Department of Public Instruction: Phoenix, 1951. Bulletin #10. 49 p. (out of print) Provides industrial arts instructors with administrative, instructional, and personal guides for teaching. Annotated bibliography. 1 District of Columbia and Puerto Rico included. ARKANSAS INDUSTRIAL ARTS, HOME MECHANICS. State Department of Education: Little Rock, 1953. 34 p. (out of print) Contains instructional units of woodworking, electricity, plumbing and heating, masonry, painting, yard repairs, and automotives. Course has detailed activities (manipulative), and informational units. Suggests projects, equipment, and supplies for each unit. INDUSTRIAL ARTS, GENERAL SHOP. State Department of Education: Little Rock, 1953. 145 p. (out of print) Contains statement of objectives; instructional units in woodwork, electricity, drawing, sheetmetal, printing, and machine shop. Content divided into activities (manipulative) and informational units. Suggests handtools, equipment, supplies, and teaching aids. Annotated bibliography. CALIFORNIA GUIDE FOR INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA. State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1958. Rev. ed. 39 p. History, objectives, definitions of industrial arts, and relationship to the total program of education; program of industrial arts at the elementary, junior high school, senior high school, and college levels; characteristics of an industrial arts program; overview of industrial arts teacher-education programs in California. GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND EQUIPPING INDUSTRIAL ARTS SHOPS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1956. 40 p. Contains educational specifications for the housing and layout of industrial arts shops. Suggests role of teacher in planning, and steps in planning facilities. Recommends junior and senior high school shop layouts with suggested equipment. Contains shop layouts in automechanics, shop classrooms, drawing, electricity, electricradio (electronics), graphic arts, handicrafts, general metals, general woods, comprehensive general shop, and photographs of various facilities. INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1957. 54 p. Explains purpose of industrial arts in elementary school and equipment, supplies, and tool charts. Has kindergarten teaching unit for the circus, with suggested industrial arts activities. MATHEMATICS AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION. California State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1960. 100 p. Guide for the improvement of instruction in mathematics courses relating to industrial arts in the areas of auto mechanics, industrial drawing and drafting, electricity/ radio (electronics), graphic arts, handicrafts, metal (general), and wood (general), in grades 7 through 12. Presents a selected reference for each of the above areas to assist both the industrial arts teacher and the mathematics teacher. SAFETY INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION. State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1955. 60 p. Concerns safety instruction for all areas of industrial arts. Includes safety instructions for specific machines in metalworking, graphic arts, and auto mechanics. Suggests test questions. Bibliography. SUGGESTED COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1953. 48 p. Contains course outline for junior high school exploratory and basic work in drawing, general wood, general metal, electricity, handicrafts, graphic arts, and comprehensive general shop. Outlines activities, skills, and processes; related technical information; and suggested project areas. SUGGESTED COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOR THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. State Department of Education: Sacramento, 1955. 71 p. Contains course outline for intermediate and advanced work in automotives, drafting, electricity-radio (electronics), graphic arts, handicrafts, metal (general) photography, wood (general), and comprehensive shop. Organizes content under headings: activities, skills, and processes; related technical functional information; and suggested project areas. COLORADO-None CONNECTICUT CURRENT PRACTICES IN CONNECTICUT SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INDUSTRIAL ARTS. State Department of Education: Hartford, 1954. 23 p. (out of print) Presents trends and current practices in some Connecticut schools in relation to programs for girls, curriculum development, community relations, work experience, special jobs, exhibits and intro-area cooperation, shop techniques, and related instruction. DELAWARE-None FLORIDA A GUIDE-INDUSTRIAL ARTS IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS. State Department of Education: Tallahassee, 1959. Bulletin #12. 99 p. Deals with concepts, philosophy, and organization of industrial arts as a subjectmatter area in the elementary, junior, and senior high schools. Outlines schedule for determining the number and the type of industrial arts laboratories consistent with school enrollments and educational objectives. Appendix lists texts and student personnel duties. Bibliography. A B C's OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS. State Department of Education: Tallahassee, 1955. 19 p. (out of print) Answers pertinent questions about industrial arts: purpose, advantages, program, cost, etc. INDUSTRIAL ARTS EDUCATION, INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES. State Department of Education: Tallahassee, 1958. Bulletin #76F-1. 51 p. The bulletin suggests construction activities related to science, social studies, arithmetic, and music. Contains basic equipment, tools, and instructions. Well illustrated. Bibliography. SAFETY IN THE SCHOOL SHOPS. State Department of Education: Tallahassee, 1953. 23 p. (out of print) Identifies persons responsible for safety. Contains shop accident-report form. Suggests what to teach and how to teach safety. Recommends specific safety instruction for certain basic shop equipment. GEORGIA CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR GEORGIA SCHOOLS. A Guide to Curriculum Building. State Department of Education: Atlanta, 1954. 59 p. (See p. 33 for Industrial Arts) A general curriculum guide. Suggests experiences in the practical arts through activities in the 7th grade. Recommends offering courses in industrial arts in the 8th and 9th grades. INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOR GEORGIA SCHOOLS. (A Handbook for Teachers and School Administrators). State Department of Education: Atlanta, 1958. 111 p. Characteristics of human growth; curriculum patterns; selection, preparation, and presentation of subject matter; administrative organization; records and forms; safety; evaluation; public relations; school shop planning (layouts). Recommends instructional units in mechanical drawing, woodworking, art metalwork, electrical work, general metalwork, sheet metalwork, machine shop, welding, and foundry. Outlines content under 2 headings: know and do topics. Bibliography. INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOR THE MIDDLE GRADES (A Course of Study for Grades 7, 8, or 9). State Department of Education: Atlanta, 1960. 163 p. A supplement to the curriculum guide, Industrial Arts for Georgia Schools, published in 1958. Presents a synthesis of operations, processes, and related technical information of several important industries. Suggests problems, activities, projects of vital interest to students, and techniques for presenting the subject matter. HAWAII COURSE OUTLINE FOR GENERAL METALS. (10th, 11th, and 12th Grade) State Department of Education: Honolulu, 1957. 24 p. Contains drafting principles-sheet metal layout, bench metal and wrought iron, sheet metal, forging and heating, treating, machine shop and welding-arc and gas. Course outline suggests what the student should do under column "Manipulative Operations" and what the student should know under columns "Technical Knowledge" and "Related Information." COURSE OF STUDY-GENERAL SHOP ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY/ ELECTRONICS 1 & 2, ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS 3 & 4. State Department of Education: Honolulu, September 1960. 127 p. Presents a course of study in electricity in a general shop program for 8th- or 9th-grade level. Course is divided into electricity/electronics 1 & 2, and a course for electricity/electronics 3 & 4. Gives personnel charts, approved booklist, equipment list, film list, and sources. INDUSTRIAL ARTS GUIDE. State Department of Education: Honolulu, January 1960. Bulletin #3. 102 p. Includes objectives and behavior changes. Has detailed teaching guide for instruction units in drawing, woodworking, metalwork, and electricity. Each area is divided into projects, operations, technical information, general information, and Vocational guidance information. Presents tests and teaching aids, films, and filmstrips. Bibliography. INDUSTRIAL ARTS HANDBOOK. State Department of Education: Hono lulu, 1952. Rev. ed. Bulletin #7. 91 p. (not available) Presents overview of industrial arts program (definition, purpose, and objectives for elementary, intermediate, and senior high school); organization (size of classes, time allotment); how to organize the course of study (determine objectives and select subject matter); requisition and report forms; teaching suggestions; administration; safety. Bibliography. MECHANICAL DRAWING. State Department of Education: Honolulu, 1957. Bulletin #3 (Reprint January 1960), 27 p. Presents a guide for senior high school mechanical drawing. Gives course objectives, teaching method and procedures, course content, methods and evaluation-tests, orientation and introduction outline, occupational information and guidance outline, instruments, tools, and equipment list. |