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Idemoto, Aggie – Social Studies Review, 1993
Presents Gold Rush Day, an annual eight-week project emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach for fourth graders. Describes the preparation and implementation of the project. Includes a description of interdisciplinary learning achievements. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning

Sabato, George – Social Studies Review, 1993
Describes a historical research project for students in secondary grades. Provides recommendations for evaluating student projects. Includes a student project guide and evaluation scale. (CFR)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development

Doggett, Keri – Social Studies Review, 1997
Describes a middle school curriculum that integrates service learning and civic responsibility skills into the core academic program. The "CityYouth" curriculum consists of 32 multidisciplinary lessons divided into four units of eight lessons each. Examines how schools have incorporated the units into community activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Core Curriculum

Light, Carol – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes an integrated curriculum approach to world history using a "medieval" newspaper as a primary student project. Presents technical requirements, a newspaper outline, and recommendations for research and writing. Includes recommendations for student evaluation and teacher resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, History Instruction

Hebert, Annie – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a high school U.S. history course where the students are completely responsible for instruction on the period from 1950-96. Small groups each take a decade from this period and prepare week-long presentations. The presentations cover economics, politics, foreign affairs, technology, sociocultural aspects, and other issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Experiential Learning, History Instruction

Gregg, Dennis; And Others – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a high school world history class field trip structured like a scavenger hunt. Following weeks of preparation the class journeyed to San Francisco (California) looking to answer the question, "What is Culture?" At various locations, the class conducted interviews, collected artifacts, and answered questions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context

Kincade, Laura – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a high school U.S. history class that combines experiential learning with local history. The class models their historical inquiry after a fictional character in, "The Secret of Gumbo Grove," who uncovers her hometown's secrets. A class trip to the local cemetery provides opportunities for historical research. (MJP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning, Educational Change

Oakes, Paula Bonander – Social Studies Review, 1996
Discusses a ninth grade, culturally diverse, interdisciplinary social studies class. Students pick a person from the class to study with whom they feel a connection and prepare a presentation about this connection, including a poster. Includes the four major themes of the class and a reading list. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Experiential Learning

Mulder, Janet – Social Studies Review, 1994
Provides of examples of performance-based assessments in three categories: (1) projects; (2) performances; and (3) question strategy sessions. Describes a typical performance-based assessment project including setting up the project, peer evaluation, the class presentation, and the test used. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Educational Change

Doig, Lisa; Sargent, Janice – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes an integrated curriculum approach to world history/language arts that employs student filmmaking as its primary instructional approach. Discusses how the production process allows teachers to assess students' content knowledge, writing skills, and research skills. Includes a list of "helpful hints," a model content outline, and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques

Rosen, Cathy; Bartels, Dede – Social Studies Review, 1996
Describes a middle school program that integrates history/social studies, language, and visual arts. Describes how the program links two different middle schools through electronic mail in their study of world cultures. Includes examples of student writing and descriptions of classroom activities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail

Shabbas, Audrey – Social Studies Review, 1996
Recommends that students learn about Islamic civilization by presenting a "medieval banquet in the Alhambra Palace." Provides information about middle eastern culture and history that students could use to plan and produce the banquet. Includes a list of 26 "guests" who would be role-played by students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Arabs, Class Activities, Course Content, Curriculum Development

Davis, Chris – Social Studies Review, 1996
Recommends a broad application of experiential learning and community service projects as a means of reinvigorating social studies and making them relevant. Describes a number of projects from service learning to local history that illustrate this approach. Discusses this approach in terms of benefits, real life application, and assessment. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Services, Course Content, Cross Age Teaching, Cultural Awareness