OPT, The Magazine of People and Things. Teacher's Edition of OPT.

OPT, a newsletter consisting of a student and a teacher edition, is published monthly during the school year. Emphasis is upon presenting information and materials on current topics of interest for junior and senior high school students. The periodical, announced here on a one time basis, is unique for the following reasons: 1) it is an inquiry-based student instructional periodical with application to a broad range of social science content areas; 2) the major articles are written by social science curriculum developers or high school teachers rather than by staff writers without classroom experience; and 3) the newsletter invites reader reaction through the feedback reply cards and questionnaires. In this issue students apply a cost-benefit analysis system to an urban technology issue, interpret graphic and visual descriptions of predicted urban growth and apply the concepts and data to examine urbanization in their own community, analyze issues of womens rights, learn about future planning careers, examine holography, create alternative futures, and analyze statements of their peers about social groups within the school. For each article, the overview section of the Teachers Guide lists the major discipline orientation, the major concepts, approximate instructional time, summary of suggested student activities, goals, questioning techniques, and follow up activities. Lesson plans with objectives and teaching procedures are also included in the guide. (RM)