Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) 'How To' Design Lab Tech Cards.

These activity cards, developed by the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) Project, are divided into 18 groups. The first group of cards are Design Lab Tech Cards; the remaining groups are "How To" Cards. They include: (1) How To Construct a Sampling Histogram; (2) How To Make a Bar Graph Tally; (3) How To Make Scale Drawings and Models; (4) How To Make Triangle Drawings to Compare Fractions (or Ratios); (5) How To Find the Median of a Set of Data; (6) How To Draw Electrical Things and Electrical Circuits Quickly; (7) How To Draw Equilateral Triangles, Squares, and Regular Pentagons Using Dot Pattern Sheets; (8) How To Construct an Equilateral Triangle; (9) How To Construct a Square; (10) How To Measure Angles; (11) How To Find the Height of a Building or a Tree; (12) How To Measure Large Distances; (13) How To Use a Stopwatch; (14) How To Find the Quartile Range of a Set of Data; (15) How To Find the Average of a Set of Data; (16) How To Connect Several Things to One Source of Electricity; and (17) How To Record Data by Tallying. (MK)