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Kelly, Robert – Social Science Record, 1976
This simulation game is intended to help secondary students understand the complexities of the international oil trade. Students represent nations involved in trading oil and other commodities. The game takes about five classroom periods to teach. The article includes all essential materials. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Games, Grade 9, Instructional Materials, International Education

Hotchkiss, Ron – History and Social Science Teacher, 1981
Describes a simulated archaeological dig for a ninth-grade Canadian social studies class. Students role-play archaeological teams in 2180 AD who find well-preserved bags of "garbage." Students classify garbage artifacts, write reports hypothesizing about the households which produced them, and match the contents of their bags to…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Classification, Comparative Education, Grade 9

Bennett, Paul W. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1982
Describes a simulation designed by two Canadian teachers to help ninth-grade students learn about Canadian politics and government in both theory and practice. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Elections, Government (Administrative Body)

Gerver, Robert; Sgroi, Richard J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1983
A description is given of a game simulation course, developed for a full year of general mathematics credit. It traces a rock-and-roll band, with each student acting as manager. Ten activities are outlined. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computation, Course Descriptions, Grade 9, Interdisciplinary Approach

Cope, Karen E. – Social Studies Journal, 1989
Describes a four week simulation of the U.S. Constitutional Convention in which ninth grade students use problem-solving and decision-making skills to debate the issues of the convention. Students are assigned identities and interest areas to stimulate the writing of a class constitution which is then compared with the U.S. Constitution. (LS)
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Debate, Decision Making, Educational Games

Barksdale, Francia – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
This article describes an interdisciplinary classroom project in which ninth graders simulate a "World Council on Genetic Technology." Students in small groups take on the persona and interests of individuals from specific countries in the group effort to develop a covenant for regulating the use of biotechnology. The benefits of having gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bioethics, Biotechnology, Ethical Instruction
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1981
Student activity pages, teacher background information, and lesson ideas for teaching about law in social studies classrooms are presented. The first section, "Law and Alabama History," focuses on law at the state level. Included are a brief history of Alabama's court system and prison system, a summary of rules for safe driving, a law…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Course Descriptions, Courts, Global Approach