Presents a classroom exercise entitled, "Latitude, Longitude, Spell It" designed to reinforce the concepts of latitude and longitude. Teachers divide the class into teams, provide them with a map and latitude-longitude coordinate cards, and ask them to record cities found within a given radius of each coordinate. Includes necessary…

Provides a crossword puzzle for social studies students. Offers clues based upon early Canadian history. Invites teachers to submit their own puzzles. (SG)

Describes an educational game that is designed to review and reinforce elementary map and compass skills and help children to use maps to plot routes to specific locations in urban areas. The game is based on a tag procedure and can be used with almost any large-scale street map. (MJP)

Some teaching techniques were provided for teachers so that they might better instruct their students to deal with the problems of technology and values in our society. (RK)

Asserts that recognizing and analyzing satire in the media is a thought-provoking and enjoyable way to teach current events. Provides an eight-step student guide for analyzing and discussing satire. Includes suggestions for teachers who want to use satire in the classroom. (CFR)

Recommends that social studies classroom teachers use landsat images in geography units to teach students about map interpretation. Information is presented on interpreting landsat images, uses of landsat images in the classroom, cities for which landsat images are available, and ordering information. (DB)

A model for the joint planning and integration of science and social studies is presented. Curriculum comparisons, topic selection, topic definition and integration, and operational strategies form the basis of the model. Suggestions for implementing the model and evaluation processes are also included. (JR)

Presents a classroom exercise to involve secondary students in a plausible discussion of the impact of a technological phenomenon on the future of society. (RM)

An introductory bibliography lists materials useful in linking social studies and science. Books, bibliographic items, periodicals, catalogs, pamphlets, and science fiction materials are reviewed. (KM)

Presents an educational game for helping secondary school students learn about the role of Raoul Wallenberg in protecting European Jews from Nazi abuse in Hungary. Explains game objectives, materials needed, and procedures. Includes a map of 1945 Budapest that serves as the game board. (SG)

Discusses the National Council for the Social Studies "Guidelines for Teaching Science-Related Social Issues." Suggests that only through appropriate citizen action and participation can technology and science be contained and directed. Suggests a teaching unit exploring the topic of science, technology, and society. (DK)

Provides an account of the James Keegstra case, in which Keegstra was convicted for promoting hatred as a result of teaching 9th and 12th grade social studies students that there was a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. Focuses primarily on the actions of Alberta Teachers' Association in defense of Keegstra. (JDH)

This article argues that bullying is a human rights violation and should be a social studies curriculum concern. It treats bullying not only as a school incident but also as part of any systematic, continuous violence in any context. There is a discussion of legal implications, applicable educational theory, and attempts to deal with bullying in…

Discusses a study of sixth grade children's preferences regarding the portrayal of houses on maps. Reports that there were no significant differences between boys' and girls' preferences for the manner in which rooftops and streets were oriented. Concludes that apparent sex differences found previously may have been a result of the preferences of…

Describes the use of science fiction in teaching about the effects of science and technology on human interaction. Questins appropriate for social studies class discussion and tips to teachers on preparing science fiction stories are included. (Author/DB)