Presents an annotated bibliography of materials pertaining to social studies in the middle school. Teacher resources, classroom applications, and curriculum guides are listed along with ordering information. (GEA)

Presents lesson plans highlighting cultural differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. Includes background for teachers on the geography, the political system, and the economy. Student materials and suggested activities are provided. (DH)

The purpose of this article is to indicate some of the more useful materials and training programs for teaching about the judicial process. (KM)

A committee in Ladue, Missouri, comprised of six elementary teachers and an elementary principal, developed a drug education course for sixth grade students. Background details of the proposal are given, as is a sample lesson. (OH)

Social Studies Curriculum Guidelines, A Position Statement recently issued by the National Council for the Social Studies, is having a major impact throughout the country. Two educators draw on their years of experience to analyze this important document. (Editor)

Focuses on the "New York State Great Irish Famine Curriculum Guide," discussing the purpose of the curriculum. Describes the big questions approach that uses current events to learn about the famine and world history. Includes a list of big questions. (CMK)

Provides a list of resources to aid educators in teaching about the Caribbean. Includes outreach centers for Latin American and Caribbean studies, publishers and distributors, curriculum resource guides and monographs for teachers, citations of children's literature, and a website providing links to embassies. (CMK)

Provides an overview of the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools' publication, "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century." Reprints the report's curriculum characteristics and goals segments, which briefly outlines content placement. Presents conflicting conceptions of social studies education and questions…

Introduces the lessons offered in this issue of "Middle Level Learning" that are based on the materials prepared for the New York State Great Irish Famine curriculum guide in honor of the 150th anniversary of the worst year (1847) of the Great Irish Famine. (CMK)

Extract from the author's Report to the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future," which will be published by the Commission late 1972. (Author)

Provides background to the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools and its report: "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century." Stresses that the commission represents a broad coalition from the social studies and history communities desiring curricular clarification and improved practice. Surveys the…

Describes the types of materials necessary for building a strong economics education program at the high school level including materials for updating teachers' economic knowledge, publications for curriculum development, and instructional packages. Discusses how to integrate and evaluate economic instruction into social studies curriculum. (GG)

Describes instructional resources that are available through the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) system for teaching effective citizen participation. Materials highlight decision making, reflective thinking and civic responsibility. Includes two curriculum guides and a simulation for citizenship decision making. (SLM)

Lists sources for instructional materials and products for teaching about the census, the demographic and socioeconomic composition of the country, immigration, congressional reapportionment, collecting and analyzing demographic data, and related concepts. Organized by type of media, and by vendor. (LS)

Provides an overview of the material included in the recently published, "Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics." The document offers teachers a package that articulates the goals of economic instruction and gives them a source of materials they can use in their classroom to teach the standards. (MJP)