This paper examines the framings that the fields of the social studies of science and science education use for each other. It is shown that the social studies of science frames science education as passive and timeless. Science education frames science studies as a set of representations to better capture how science works. The paper then…

Geography, the "Mother of Sciences," antedates other disciplines and has its origins in antiquity when Greek scholars compiled descriptions of the earth in so-called "topographias." Since then, other sciences have branched out and geography has become the subject of much controversy. Taught in the United States in conjunction…

Types of elementary social studies curricula can be categorized according to the amount of subject integration included in each approach. Individual subjects such as history, geography, or economics may be presented as separate and distinct, or these descriptives may be integrated fully within the presentation of social studies materials. Faculty…

Presented is the Introduction for the Iowa Developed Energy Activity Sampler (IDEAS), a multidisciplinary energy education program designed for infusion into the curriculum of grades 7-12. Included in the program are activity sets for Home Economics (SE 034 678), Industrial Arts (SE 034 679), Language Arts (SE 034 680), Mathematics (SE 034 681),…

Traces the history of the debate over the status of social studies as a discipline. Discusses the events in the battle between a federated curriculum based on history and a fusionist curriculum. Urges that the debate be ended on the grounds that social studies is not, and never has been, a discipline. (DK)

Social studies teachers can help students develop self- and career awareness by infusing career education into the social studies curriculum. The infusion method of career education is preferred since it can make the content of lessons more relevant for students. In addition, infusion of career education is particularly appropriate in social…

This publication examines techniques for integrating consumer and economic education into the K-12 social studies curriculum. The intended audience includes school administrators, curriculum developers, and classroom teachers. Many practitioners have found that consumer education is an excellent area for developing the skills of economic analysis.…

Wisconsin is developing an energy-related education program as an adjunct to environmental education, a program that stresses the infusion of energy concepts in different K-12 disciplines. The seven steps in the infusion process are described. (RM)

Comparing separate subject approach with an integrated approach to social studies instruction, it was found that neither approach taught process skills or changed student attitude; that integrated classes used more evaluative questions and were less teacher dominated; and that educational quality is related more to teacher quality than to…

Curricular infusion is recommended as a method to promote integration of students with severe disabilities into regular schools. A case study is presented of the curricular infusion process as employed in middle school science and social studies, including examples of infused activities and outcomes of the effort. (Author/JDD)

Provides a rationale for integrating archaeology into the social studies classroom, suggesting archaeology topics that satisfy knowledge goals in the curriculum. Describes field trip, excavation, and experimental archaeology activities. Includes lists of archaeological agencies and teacher references. (LS)

Integration of the social studies disciplines for more complete understanding of man's problems is promoted as reform to "real" social studies curriculum. (Author/ND)

Described is the Social Studies component of the Iowa Developed Energy Activity Sampler (IDEAS), a multidisciplinary energy education program designed for infusion into the curriculum of grades seven through twelve. Aspects of the energy situation addressed in these lessons include resource finiteness, exponential growth, standard of living,…

The Career Education program in Social Studies was designed to achieve two major goals; (1) to assist school districts in developing a career education program that would be more meaningful to students and would help them make better, more informed decisions about life in the world of work; and (2) to assist teachers and curriculum decision makers…