Hm Science Study Skills Program

The hm Learning and Study Skills Program

The hm Learning and Study Skills Program, Level I was designed to provide learning and study skills strategies for students in grades 5-7 through a series of activity-oriented units. It is structured on the assumption that an activity-oriented lesson is the most effective instructional strategy for the teaching of study skills. Or, more succinctly, that “learning by doing” is the best way to study smart. The Level I Teacher’s Guide includes a pre- and post-test, a wide variety of teaching suggestions, unit summaries, activities for retrieval and closure, as well as teaching adaptations through the use of technology. It was published to help teachers assist students in the development of essential study skills and to reinforce their existing strategies that work. The program supports academic independence for students that have a wide range of ability with college and career readiness as a tangible and realistic goal.

HM Science Study Skills Program

HM Science Study Skills Program

This program includes 14 activity-oriented units which integrate instruction in science study skills with hands-on learning about energy and appropriate technology. The program is suitable for use in a wide range of science curricula in grades 7 to 10. Units focus on such topics as the meaning of the word "appropriate," what makes technology appropriate, non-renewable and renewable energy, technology and the environment, using energy efficiently, life cycle costing, the solar greenhouse, storing energy, conserving energy, and solar and wind collectors. The final unit is a class project which permits students to use many of the skills they have learned. These skills include listening, building science vocabulary, reading for meaning, taking effective notes, making judgments, interpreting charts and graphs, problem solving, test taking, using scientific measuring tools, applying laws, working with the metric system, working in scientific notation, and developing and testing hypotheses. This teacher's guide (which includes facsimiles of all pages in the student text) includes instructional strategies and practical suggestions for both the experienced and inexperienced teacher. (JN)