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| Social Education | 9 |
Author
| Metcalf, Fay | 2 |
| Wieser, Paul | 2 |
| Cooper, B. Lee | 1 |
| Haverkamp, Beth | 1 |
| Marcy, William R. | 1 |
| Meszaros, Bonnie T. | 1 |
| Schamel, Wynell | 1 |
| Suiter, Mary | 1 |
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| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 9 |
| Journal Articles | 9 |
| Guides - Classroom - Learner | 8 |
| Non-Print Media | 1 |
| Reference Materials -… | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
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| Students | 9 |
| Teachers | 9 |
| Practitioners | 8 |
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Peer reviewedSuiter, Mary; Meszaros, Bonnie T. – Social Education, 2005
For several years, advocacy groups have recognized the need to strengthen financial education in the K-12 schools. Current statistics support their concerns. Financial illiteracy in the United States is astoundingly high. From 1992 to 2000, disposable personal income for Americans rose by 47 percent, but personal spending rose by 61 percent. In…
Descriptors: Income, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedMetcalf, Fay – Social Education, 1993
Presents a classroom lesson on the only land battle between U.S. and Japanese forces during World War II. Utilizes information from the National Register of Historic Places. Includes photographs, maps, and student readings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedSocial Education, 1992
Presents a poster for classroom use backed by a teacher's guide to be used in conjunction with the Public Broadcasting Service's six-part series "Space Age." Lists major concepts explored in each program. Includes questions for classroom discussion. Suggests classroom activities to accompany the lessons from the television programs. (DK)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Television, Futures (of Society), Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedMetcalf, Fay – Social Education, 1993
Presents an instructional unit designed for use in a secondary-level United States history course. Provides educational objectives and instructional procedures. Includes charts, maps, photographs, and student readings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Ethnic Groups, History Instruction
Peer reviewedCooper, B. Lee – Social Education, 1990
Suggests the variety of Christmas songs (sacred, secular, traditional, and nontraditional) recorded since 1940 offers enormous potential for use in social studies classrooms. Argues these songs provide insights into cultural history and social change. Suggests several classroom activities discussing and classifying Christmas songs. Includes a…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Content Analysis, Cultural Images, Cultural Traits
Peer reviewedMarcy, William R. – Social Education, 1990
Presents a simulation in which a student political action committee organizes to protest budget cuts affecting their high school. Seeks to engage students in legal reasoning over First Amendment issues. Poses possible protests, then asks students whether they believe First Amendment rights would protect them. Includes Supreme Court precedents for…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedWieser, Paul – Social Education, 1995
Presents a high school lesson on Hitler's death camps and the widespread policy of brutality and oppression against European Jews. Includes student objectives, instructional procedures, and a chart listing the value of used clothing taken from the Jews. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Curriculum Development, European History, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWieser, Paul – Social Education, 1995
Presents a high school lesson plan illustrating the breadth and scope of German anti-Semitism before and during World War II. Includes four lists describing anti-Semitic and German Jewry laws. Includes student objectives, instructional procedures, and instructions for students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Classroom Techniques, European History, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHaverkamp, Beth; Schamel, Wynell – Social Education, 1995
Describes the historical background to the Nuremberg War Trials. Asserts that there is a wealth of evidence in the National Archives documenting atrocities committed by the Nazis. Presents primary source documents used in the Trials and provides seven suggested teaching strategies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, European History
