Three valuable approaches to utilize in improving the social studies curriculum may be to develop resource units, teaching units, and lesson plans. Resource units contain a collection of more objectives, learning activities, evaluation techniques, and bibliographical entries than can possibly be used by a given teacher for a particular classroom…

The story of the United States Constitution is told in 12 posters: "The Blessings of Liberty"; "The Articles of Confederation"; "A 'Less Perfect' Union, 1781-1788"; "The Constitutional Convention"; "The Founders' Achievement"; "The Anti-Federalist Argument"; "Ratification";…

This document contains a collection of eight selected secondary level units of study about Japan. Individual units were planned and written by teachers who participated in the first Southwest Program for Teaching about Japan (SPTAJ) study tour to that country during 1987. Unit topics include: (1) "An Introduction To Japanese Medicine"…

This teaching guide provides an interactive introduction to hazardous waste, with particular emphasis on personal responsibility and action. Nine lessons engage advanced grade 10 and grade 11-12 science students in group discussions and actions that help them develop awareness of hazardous waste, understanding of the hazardous waste situation in…

This semester unit on change was designed for use in a pull-out program (meeting approximately 90 minutes per week) for gifted students in grades 1 through 3. The unit focuses on how change affects people's daily lives and impacts on the family, community, culture, government, and world. The basic goals of the unit are for the students to…

This document outlines the rationale of the grade 2 social studies curriculum of the Lebanon School District, Lebanon, New Hampshire. The content sequence is given. The children are asked to compare their families with a family of the Hopi Indian tribe and to learn the geography of the area where the Hopi families live. Skills to be gained are…

This document outlines the rationale of the grade 3 social studies curriculum of the Lebanon School District, Lebanon, New Hampshire. A suggested content sequence is given. The focus is on a larger social group, the village, or settlement. The farming villages selected as case studies include the Algonkin Indians of New England during the 17th…

This document outlines the rationale and content of the grade 1 social studies curriculum of the Lebanon School District, Lebanon, New Hampshire. The children are asked to compare their families with the family of the Eskimo. During the study of the Eskimo, geographic understanding is stressed. Skills to be acquired are listed as behavioral…

This document outlines the content of the grade 5 social studies curriculum of the Lebanon School District, Lebanon, New Hampshire. The program focuses on a U. S. history from the first Americans to the post-Civil War era. U. S. geography is studied, either Americans to the post-Civil War era. U.S. geography is studied, either as a separate unit…

This document outlines the content of the grade 6 social studies curriculum of the Lebanon School District, Lebanon, New Hampshire. The program is essentially a chronological review of western civilization, which includes pre-historic man, early civilization, classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, Medieval period, and the Age of Expansion.…

This article outlines secondary social studies lesson plans on Bicentennial topics. The lessons contain strategies to help teachers prepare hands on student materials for classroom learning stations. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)

This document outlines the content and objectives of the grade 4 social studies curriculum of the Lebanon School District, Lebanon, New Hampshire. The core of the program is on the town of Lebanon, New Hampshire and the state of New Hampshire, past and present, beginning with the student's community and expanding into a state-wide study. Most of…

This document provides secondary education instructional materials for teaching about selected areas of Chicago (Illinois) history. Designed to support 19th and 20th century U.S. history lessons, it features a lesson plan developed to introduce students to the history and contemporary focus of Chicago's public works. The lesson plan contains: (1)…

Designed to be used in conjunction with the Alberta (Canada) Social Studies Program of Studies, this color coded resource manual provides practical suggestions for teachers. It is organized in five sections. The first section presents the goals and objectives of the program, sample models for problem solving and decision making, and an outline of…

This teaching guide describes a specific learning activities approach in teaching K-3 students about the Andes region of South America. The guide is divided into three units which focus on geography, archaeology, and current Andean customs. The geography unit introduces: (1) map reading skills; (2) map symbols; (3) political boundaries; and (4)…