THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE SUCH CONCEPTS AS (1) SIMPLE CLOSED CURVES, (2) NETWORKS, (3) MAP COLORING, (4) TOPOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS, (5) THREE DIMENSIONAL TOPOLOGY, AND (6) KNOTS. ACCOMPANYING THESE BOOKLETS WILL BE A "TEACHING STRATEGY BOOKLET" WHICH WILL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF TEACHER TECHNIQUES, METHODS, SUGGESTED SEQUENCES, ACADEMIC GAMES, AND SUGGESTED VISUAL MATERIALS. (RP)