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Thomas, Paul F. – 1988
This document, which primarily contains statistical tables of data, is designed to help teach secondary school students how to compare the power levels of 186 countries. The three indicators or measures of economic strength include a country's total population, total area, and per capita income, and they are used to determine power levels. A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Guides, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Design Branch. – 1988
Developed for senior high school social studies classes, this Alberta (Canada) curriculum guide provides: (1) a social studies program rationale and philosophy; (2) social studies education's goals and objectives; (3) a general statement of the content and time allotment of required and elective social studies courses; and (4) evaluation…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Antoniuk, Howard; And Others – 1989
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…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1986
This Manitoba (Canada) curriculum guide for eighth grade social studies students contains suggested teaching strategies and learning activities in four units covering: (1) life during prehistoric and early historic times; (2) ancient civilizations; (3) life in early modern Europe; and (4) life in the modern world. Each unit includes an overview,…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1994
These lessons, designed for high school classrooms, focus on the country of Germany in teaching the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region). The lessons can be used individually via integration into the curriculum or collectively used as a complete stand-alone unit. The lessons are desigend…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts
Rudin, Kelly Bryan – 1988
In 1975, India's Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, declared a state of emergency, temporarily suspending the civil liberties of this country's citizens. This classroom simulation, designed for use in secondary school world history classes, examines the various issues surrounding this declaration of emergency and includes: (1) an introduction to the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Curriculum Guides, Democracy, Experiential Learning
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Townsend, Kenneth – 1983
Focusing on Latin America's culture and historical development, this seventh grade social studies curriculum guide provides teaching methods for presenting this topic in the classroom and lists resource materials including three textbooks. A topical outline suggests that the course emphasize: (1) Latin America's physical environment; (2) the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Developing Nations
Aldridge, Ron; Townsend, Kenneth – 1987
This curriculum outline, designed for use in U.S. history, world history, or English courses, presents information about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust. Part 1 provides a rationale for teaching about this subject, while part 2 presents an outline of historical information from 1887 to 1934 concerning Hitler's life and the rise of the Nazi Party.…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, English Instruction
Merryfield, Merry M., Ed. – 1989
Written by 25 African educators from 15 African nations that make up the African Social Studies Programme (ASSP), a Pan-African organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, this document is designed to supplement the sparse material on Africa available in the K-12 curriculum and textbooks in the United States, and these 11 lessons encourage U.S.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange
Oliveira, Louise A.; Robinson, Natalie – 1995
This curriculum unit for the study of Vietnam policy has the following goals: (1) student awareness and examination of alternatives to war; (2) student understanding of the process and elements involved in governmental decision making, including that of public opinion; (3) student understanding of their responsibilities and rights as citizens in a…
Descriptors: Asian History, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This subunit on Western Europe is one of four resource units for an eleventh grade area studies course. One section of the subunit contains an introduction and the other the geography of Western Europe. The introduction contains objectives, an outline of content, teaching procedures, and instructional materials. The geography section focuses upon…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Concept Formation, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies