Global warming and climate change have become hot topics that incite debate, inspire scientific research, and influence international policy. However, the scientific research that provides the past climate and environmental information upon which contemporary environmental change is measured, receives little attention in high school curriculum.…

The goal of this lesson plan is for second-grade students to understand the steps in how food is made and delivered to the grocery store. Students create a play where each person plays a part in the production and distribution of food. The lesson suggests that the class perform the play on parents' night. It provides five activities for students…

The quinmester course described in this guide is intended as an elective for grades 10-12. The student should have considerable background in the social studies and be considering a career in this field. The course emphasizes methods of the social scientist, including research techniques, statistics, historiography, social sampling surveys, case…