Contains 10 citations of curriculum materials in the ERIC system appropriate for elementary or secondary U. S. history instruction. Citation topics include: elementary-level materials on cities, clothing styles, country schools, and immigration; secondary materials on women in American history, images of America at war, and critical thinking about…

A bibliography of readings on human rights is followed by a human rights unit which provides an outline of topics for classroom instruction. Resources, major objectives, and four activities are provided. (KO)

Illustrates specific ways to help students think about history within the framework of a lecture-discussion format that postulates selective coverage while relying upon the textbook as a source of information. Includes lesson plans and additional teaching ideas. (LP)

Selected resources for teaching secondary students about economics and political science from the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database are described in this annotated listing. (RM)

This article provides social studies teachers with practical strategies for improving the student's ability to perceive the organizational structure of social studies materials. Sample activities are included. (Author/JR)

Presents a secondary education geography lesson plan for teaching the theme of place and relative location. Provides samples of student materials. Using Japan as an example, shows how place and relative location can be used to study a country. (KO)

History Teacher Institutes of New York (HTI), designed to revitalize individual teachers and provide an institutional basis for the informal networks and collaboration integral to lasting educational reform, are described. Benefits of the program are described and two lessons are provided. (LP)

An activity, suitable for eighth grade, has students investigate a mythical city's development. Maps depict the city's transition from rural village to town to complex urban center. (LP)

Project '87, a joint effort of the American Historical Association and the American Political Science Association to commemorate the bicentennial of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, is preparing classroom materials for use at various levels. These materials are described, and a sample lesson for secondary students is provided. (RM)

Suggests prevention is the best cure for smoking, and the goal is a generation of nonsmokers. Includes a description of an antismoking documentary and curriculum, "Death in the West." Claims the organization, Teens as Teachers, furnishes role models for younger children's programs. (NL)