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Peer reviewedLevstik, Linda S. – Social Education, 1986
Part of the "How to Do It" series available from the National Council for the Social Studies, 3501 Newark Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20016, this booklet describes how to involve intermediate-grade through high school students in reconstructing biographies and discovering history by using local primary source documents. (JDH)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education, Social History
Peer reviewedSchriver, Harold, Ed. – Social Education, 1984
Provided is an annotated listing of sound filmstrip programs and 16mm films for teaching social studies at the intermediate and secondary levels. Specific topics include money; interest rates; disarmament; and the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the US government. (RM)
Descriptors: Disarmament, Economics Education, Educational Media, Films
Peer reviewedWhite, Charles S. – Social Education, 1988
Examines "Decisions, Decisions-Revolutionary Wars: Choosing Sides," an Apple II software package that emphasizes student decision-making about the nature of revolutions. Targeted at grades 5-12, the product covers a broad range of issues. Concludes that "Decisions, Decisions" models an effective decision-making process and has…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Peer reviewedGardner, Arlene L.; Chambers, John W. – Social Education, 2001
Discusses how to incorporate conflict resolution into history focusing on the Conflict Resolution in History project. Provides a case study depicting how to use conflict resolution by presenting a lesson plan exploring the 1846 War between the United States and Mexico. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedRose, Stephen A. – Social Education, 1986
Computer software that will help intermediate and secondary social studies students learn to make rational decisions about personal and societal concerns are described. The courseware places students in the roles of business managers who make decisions about operating their firms. (RM)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making
Peer reviewedBodle, Walter S., Ed. – Social Education, 1985
A poster from the National Archives that intermediate grade and secondary social studies teachers can use to teach students about race relations in the military during World War I is presented. Background information concerning the ill treatment given blacks and teaching activities are also included. (RM)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedWest, George – Social Education, 1997
Presents a lesson plan centering on the importance of Fort Hancock, the military facilities that defend the harbor in New Jersey. Instructional materials include maps, photographs, background material and history, and suggested activities. The lesson could be part of a unit on U.S. foreign policy, military history, or technology and society. (MJP)
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Diplomatic History, Field Trips, Geographic Location
Peer reviewedLittle, Timothy H. – Social Education, 1995
Asserts that the story of Amelia Earhart holds an ongoing fascination for students. Presents an instructional unit using a spreadsheet to create a database about Earhart's final flight. Includes student objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and eight graphics of student information or teacher examples. (CFR)
Descriptors: Air Transportation, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
