The purpose of the book is to provide social studies teachers with a variety of interesting and workable ideas for presenting hard-to-teach concepts in new ways. Included in this volume are the best ideas for simulations, values exercises, and other social studies lessons from "Senior Scholastic," a magazine written especially for secondary social studies classrooms. Seven subject areas focus on United States history, American government, economics, world cultures and geography, international relations, social psychology, and sociology. The lessons in the book are suggestive and not prescriptive; the activities are designed to help students relate to the subject being studied. Three or four lesson ideas are given for each subject area; however, most of the lessons have applications in more than one curriculum area. A chart at the beginning of the book indicates the multiple uses of each idea. Lesson concepts include the American spirit, propaganda, laissez-faire, constitutional power, labor boredom, conflict resolution, and lifestyles. The ideas presented here have been used and tested in both junior and senior high schools. Most of the games are appropriate for use in history clubs and similar extracurricular organizations. (Author/JK)