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Daneels, Mary Ellen – Social Education, 2016
The College, Career and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards published by the National Council for the Social Studies advocates the need for students not just to acquire and produce knowledge, but also to live a life of active engagement in the workings of our democracy. Dimension Four of the C3 Framework articulates this…
Descriptors: Social Action, Social Studies, State Standards, Democracy
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Schuchat, Dan – Social Education, 2005
What social studies project challenges students with interdisciplinary learning, engages their various abilities and learning styles, offers them the opportunity for collaborative work-and encourages them to speak in strange voices? The answer is an eighth grade radio drama project. For most of the month of March 2004, the entire eighth grade at…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Radio, Drama, Social Studies
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Barrera, Rosalinda B.; Aleman, Magdalena – Social Education, 1983
Described is a newspaper project in which elementary students report life as it was in the Middle Ages. Students are involved in a variety of language-centered activities. For example, they gather and evaluate information about medieval times and write, edit, and proofread articles for the newspaper. (RM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
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Totten, Sam – Social Education, 1980
Describes a semester-long class for secondary school students that examines the Black experience in the United States. The interdisciplinary course includes a preassessment quiz; a section on stereotypes, prejudice, and racial attitudes; a historical overview; literature; guest speakers; and a major project or paper. (KC)
Descriptors: Black Literature, Black Studies, Course Descriptions, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Stowell, Stephen – Social Education, 1995
Presents a high school unit about the U.S. Industrial Revolution featuring the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Includes student objectives, step-by-step instructional procedures, and discussion questions. Provides two maps, five illustrations, one photograph, and three student readings. (ACM)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Geography, History Instruction
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McKinnon, Mike – Social Education, 1993
Presents two activities from an "Idea Bank for Teaching Germany and Europe U.S. Classrooms K-12." Includes a role playing exercise involving significant individuals from European history and a student project involving cooperative learning about individual European nations. Provides an address for obtaining a free copy of the "Idea…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Current Events, Educational Strategies
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Moss, Gloria Siegel – Social Education, 1991
Describes the format for an interdisciplinary program of English/social studies (ESP) for eleventh grade honor students developed by the Coconut Creek High School (Florida). Promotes a thematic context for innovation and relies on cooperative learning. Provides the teacher-developed goals for the ESP program including learning outcome, present…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, English Curriculum, Experiential Learning
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Moynihan, Daniel P. – Social Education, 1994
Describes the participation of four middle school students at the World Youth Conference on Human Rights. Discusses interdisciplinary efforts at a private school to celebrate the founding of the United Nations. Outlines student volunteer activities for both local and international causes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Conferences, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
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Avery, Beth; And Others – Social Education, 1994
Describes a cooperative-learning program jointly developed by computer education and world history teachers in which secondary students create mock newspapers. Asserts that the project fulfilled cross-disciplinary objectives and encouraged critical thinking skills. Includes examples from the student-created newspapers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies
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Singer, Alan; And Others – Social Education, 1996
Presents 11 interdisciplinary projects that can be used as part of a unit of study on the Great Depression. The projects incorporate various styles of learning and disciplines, including art, music, mathematics, literature, and history. The projects include debates, dramatizations, creating newspapers, and collecting oral histories. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Capitalism, Economic Factors, Economic Impact