The curriculum guide for the second semester seventh grade social studies course is designed to help students better understand themselves by examining the physical aspects and the social systems of the world. Emphasis is on gaining insight into the way groups operate in ways approved by society, specifically into ways in which the social…

The supplement to the Career Orientation Curriculum Guide: 7-8 provides actual units of instruction which have been utilized in career orientation programs throughout the State of Ohio. In general, the units contain teacher and student objectives, student activities, teaching procedures, information on career opportunities in specific fields, and…

Developed to assist grade 7-10 teachers in the Cleveland Public Schools in starting a career education program in conjunction with their specific subject areas, this guidebook contains fifty-two lesson plans. Each lesson plan lists objectives, activities, materials, vocabulary, and related occupations. Each lesson is categorized as being…

Designed as a pre-requisite for other quinmester courses in the politcal studies cluster, this course of study for grades seven through nine, aims at providing the student with basic knowledge about Democracy, and an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of each citizen to make a Democracy work. Course goals are for the student to: 1)…

The curriculum guide for the seventh grade social studies course is designed to help students better understand themselves by examining the physical aspects and the social systems of the world. Emphasis is upon gaining insight into what it means to be a human being and, further, understanding the similarities and differences among cultural groups…

This general social studies course for grades 7-9 is an introduction to urban life: its history, the attraction of the city, its growth, advantages and problems. The condition of cities in America today is examined for the purpose of understanding the causes of their present condition and the steps that can be taken to save them. The goal of the…

This unit is designed to give students insight into the British contribution to civilization with study emphasis on those nations that have had political, economic and cultural ties to Great Britain. Geographic and historic factors are outlined as background for study of the development of cultures of the British Isles, India, Kenya, Australia,…

Students in grades seven through nine will examine and analyze the political organization, social structure, economic life, and values of the American Colonial period in this quinmester arranged American Studies course. Since the thirteen English Colonies effected the United States development, many of our nations foundations in government,…

The introductory social studies survey course required for grades 7 through 9, part of the Quinmester Program, attempts to help the student develop a cognitive structure in the social sciences generally and in each of seven disciplines. Emphasis is placed on basic skills the social scientist uses to study man and his problems. "Launch…

This elective course of study for grades seven through nine is part of a total effort to revise curriculum to fit the quinmester administrative organization of schools. The intent is to equip students to meaningfully analyze current events. Emphasis is placed on understanding the complex underlying political, economic, racial, and religious causes…

Designed as an elective course of study for grades seven through nine, this curriculum guide provides a study of the political, economic, and social aspects of ecological problems in the community, state, or nation. The focus is on the causes and effects of pollution and alternative courses of governmental and student (citizen) action. A suggested…

Students, grades 7 through 9, will examine and hopefully gain understanding of the process for effecting change within the structure of a Democratic society in this quinmester course of study. Focus is upon the reasons, limits, methods, and effectiveness of American dissent bringing about social change. The responsibility of citizenship in a…

The elective, Quinmester course of study for grades 7 through 9 presents a survey on Chinese cultural history, cultural development, and culture as it is now in contemporary China. Emphasis is on comparing and contrasting traditional attitudes, values, and the total culture with the new culture since the Communist Revolution of 1948 in an attempt…

The quinmester American studies elective course for grades seven through nine focuses on the development of the United States as a world power from 1898 when conditions and influential groups of expansionists contributed to the United States, changing from an isolationist nation to the present world power. Emphasis is on the concept of national…

This world studies elective quinmester course for grades seven through nine focuses on the national life style of Russia, emphasizing its varied cultural background, and, through an analysis of cultural characteristics, examining the influence a totalitarian government has on the nation's institutions. The student will: 1) evaluate the environment…