Presents a lesson for secondary students which teaches that the U.S. Constitution has changed in a variety of ways and that it has a direct effect upon the lives of citizens. Provides a worksheet and a lecture outline covering three methods of constitutional change and Supreme Court cases such as Dred Scott and Brown vs. Board of Education. (GEA)

Describes a content analysis of 33 college-level American history textbooks studying the presentation of women. Findings showed 96% of the content and 70% of the illustrations devoted to men's contributions. Recommends women historians and textbook writers coordinate in textbook writing. (CK)

Examples of how oral history can be used in the secondary classroom are provided.

Slide presentations on California history which use five slide projectors simultaneously are described. (DE)

Presents a lesson which will help high school students identify the specific parts of the U.S. Constitution, recognize the way the Founding Fathers dealt with the problems of government, and evaluate how the document works 200 years later. Includes an in-depth worksheet for analyzing the document and two sets of constitutional problems to be used…

Students can use their community as a historical base, but they must first learn how to question effectively. Specific strategies for implementing interviews are suggested. Through interviewing, students learn concepts about demography, roles, and social change, and they acquire skills in collecting data, testing hypotheses, and evaluating data.…

A successful attempt at teaching a unit on ecology or environmental studies in a junior high school United States history class is described. (Author/KM)

Presents the seven principles for the teaching of history, many of which were the foundation for the 1981 "California History/Social Science Framework." (AM)

The author emphasizes the charm and importance of studying California state history. (DE)

Discusses a teaching unit which enables high school students to see the connections between the specific grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and the structural prohibitions in the U.S. Constitution. Predicts that 27 grievances will be identified as students become more familiar with these two documents. (GEA)

Presents a 234-item annotated bibliography of a wide variety of resources for teaching about the Constitution at all grade levels. The materials include: books; computer software; inspirational literature; teaching aids such as letters, memoirs, and diaries; teacher's handbooks; portraits and pictures; music, songbooks, and recordings; and…

Presents an eight-step process for developing and presenting a supplementary unit to help students in grades 5-12 understand in greater depth the story of America's cities. (RM)

Argues that, although Spanish/Mexican women have been important creative forces in shaping the development of California, their accomplishments have gone largely unrecorded. Describes the experiences of Spanish/Mexican women in California during the nineteenth century. Pays particular attention to the contributions of women in missions and on…

Three innovative approaches for teaching California history are described. (DE)

The exploitation of women, Indians, and cattle in California history is examined. (DE)