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Miller, Barbara – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Maintains that gathering and analyzing data about the nature and scope of violence is an important step in designing meaningful safe-schools projects. Presents a safe-schools survey lesson plan designed for secondary schools. Includes lesson objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and sample student survey questions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Environment, Experiential Learning, Learning Strategies

Johnson, Peter – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that teaching principles and concepts related to global time is a test of student comprehension and an instructor's teaching ability. Describes how teachers can create an International Date Line Wheel for classroom demonstration purposes. Includes 11 figures illustrating how to make and use the wheel. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location
Crotty, Patricia McGee – Political Science Teacher, 1989
Describes the use of an implementation module in public administration or policy analysis classes. Involves developing a framework to measure implementation effectiveness, quantifying elements of the framework, forming hypotheses, and testing the framework. Concentrates upon framework development and operationalization components. (KO)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Governance, Graduate Study
Howes, Janice – 1987
The first of these two booklets illustrates the presenting of an elementary class play about the U.S. Constitution. It can be used to give young children some basic information about the U.S. Constitution or as a guideline for presenting a program about the U.S. Constitution. The story provides important information about the Constitutional…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Maiorana, Victor P. – 1995
Designed to provide students with an applied, portable, and transferable framework for integrating academic and career/occupational studies, this books uses a "whole learning" perspective to teach students to think, read, write, listen, speak, and problem-solve within the context of their academic and career subject matter. The book…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Class Activities, College Students

Wheeler, John – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Presents a secondary-level lesson plan designed to introduce students to teen courts in schools and develop decision-making skills. Includes learning objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, a chart illustrating a teen court referral system, and three student readings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning

Gray, Susan H. – Teaching Sociology, 1989
Describes a computer-based learning package designed to introduce students to concepts and controversies surrounding the social problem of poverty in the United States and to familiarize them with public policies concerning that problem. Use of the "Poverty Game" is discussed and information concerning cost and availability of software…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Games

Lowe, Kip – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Contends that teenagers are exposed to and participate in violence at an ever-increasing rate. Presents a secondary lesson on teen violence and teen victims. Includes objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and three student readings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Class Activities, Crime, Educational Environment

Ulmer, Barby – Social Studies Review, 1989
Presents a two to six day classroom simulation unit, "Survival or Starvation," designed to enhance student understanding of world problems. States that the simulation has been successfully used with fifth grade to adult groups. Provides daily instruction plans and describes several cooperative learning methods. Lists materials needed, and provides…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Developing Nations, Educational Games

Miller, Barbara – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Contends that mental mapping of school and community violence provides a concrete picture of youth perspectives on violence. Presents a lesson plan to help students analyze violence issues and develop community service projects. Includes student objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and a student handout. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Crime, Experiential Learning, Group Activities

Kopecky, Frank – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Presents information and materials for conducting a student forum on crime and community schools. Provides instructions for students and teachers. Includes student roles and a community questionnaire designed to be completed and sent to the American Bar Association. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Antisocial Behavior, Class Activities, Community Surveys

Shen, Wenju; Emrick, Susan – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1994
Asserts that multicultural education is an integral part of the school curriculum. Describes a three-week interdisciplinary unit on China combining social studies, language arts, mathematics, the arts, and computer skills. Includes a list of children's literature, a sample lesson, and a map of China. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education

Morgan, Jack; Martin, Angela – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1994
Asserts that price comparison is a good way to interest students in the study of cultural diversity and global understanding. Presents data comparing consumer goods prices in Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. Includes 14 classroom activities and an 18-item annotated bibliography of children's fiction books on China and Japan. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies
Moyles, Janet, Ed. – Open University Press, 2005
This second edition of "The Excellence of Play" encapsulates all of the many changes that have taken place in early childhood in the last decade. It examines the vital importance of play as a tool for learning and teaching for children and practitioners, supporting all those who work in early childhood education and care in developing and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Young Children, Infants, Toddlers
Remy, Richard C.; And Others – 1987
The instructional techniques illustrated in this book present a method of infusing national security issues into the five principal social studies courses of U.S. history, world history, U.S. government, economics, and geography. Chapter 1 discusses the meaning and evolution of the term national security in its general and educational contexts.…
Descriptors: Charts, Class Activities, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides