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Download full textKelly, Freda – 2000
The "philosophes" of the Enlightenment Period were a group of free (different) thinkers who offered commentary on societal issues. Often, they were like one of today's social commentators suggesting reforms for the political system. Since the United States during the era of the Revolutionary War was seeking reform of what they considered…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, European History, Grade 10, Group Activities
Edwards, Mary – 1998
In this lesson, student teams research one of the species of early humans. Teams will create presentations that include information on physical traits, habitat, era, means of survival, culture, and relationship to modern humans. Students are provided with background information, detailed instructions, on-line resources, and reflection questions.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cooperative Learning
Cabrera, Ed – 1999
In this lesson plan, students are assigned a member of the California Assembly to research and a political faction to represent. Students examine representative bills voted on by the California Assembly to determine if their member's voting record coincides with the views of their political faction. Ultimately, students must decide whether, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grade 12, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach
Diver-Stamnes, Ann C. – 1993
In Los Angeles, racial demographics have changed radically in the past 30 years resulting in inevitable tensions in the school. This paper reports on a classroom simulation of ethnicity/race and class relations. Students adopted the roles of three polarized and rigid "color groupings": (1) Greens--ruling class, wealthy since birth; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethnicity, Experiential Learning, Learning Strategies
MacDonald, David R. – 2000
The key way for government to legislate the scientific revolution is to know when science threatens to ethically destroy the fabric of society. The U.S. President has asked you (the student), his senior advisor, to test the waters of this new science and evaluate what stance he needs to take regarding issues like cloning, cryogenics, assisted…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grade 7, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools
Wheatley, Judy; Sudman, Rita Schmidt, Ed. – 1989
This packet of instructional materials is designed to give social science students in grades 6-9 a first-hand experience in working out solutions to real-life problems involving the management of California's water. Students work in groups on one of three problems presented in the packet: (1) the management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cooperative Learning, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
