Presents four exercises to help secondary school social studies students understand the complex issues of the draft. Students participate in a mock draft lottery, analyze Phil Och's Draft Dodger Rag, examine how individual experiences affect attitudes, and compare writings by Bill Mauldin and Ron Kovic. (KC)

Describes eight ways of using "The Book of Lists" to stimulate the thinking and imaginations of high school social studies students. The author also presents examples of ways lists can be used to teach concepts and to clarify values. (AM)

Materials contained in this activity package are designed to provide teachers with a method of approaching a complex environmental question. That question centers on the return to the "good life" of the country. The two activities in the package provide a different view of this question than the most commonly accepted one. The first activity…

One of the major goals of the social studies is to help students gain and refine skills in the area of value clarification. Value sheets, carefully planned activities designed to elicit value clarifying patterns of language from students, are one way of securing value clarification. Sheets, planned in conjunction with ongoing units of instruction,…

Activities intended to encourage creative expression in all areas of the K-6 curriculum are presented for use by parents and teachers. Language and visual arts activities are emphasized and are integrated with the areas of social science, mathematics, science, self-esteem, and values clarification. The amount of materials needed and the…

Maintains that in an increasingly multicultural and globally interdependent world, learning to value diversity will become a curriculum imperative. Outlines two activities designed to facilitate this goal. The activities consist of students examining either random facts or visual images that reflect global perspectives, and responding to…

Based upon the notion that the study of the environment should include attempts to articulate concepts related to the natural, social and cultural dimensions of the human environment, this learning module was developed for Unesco's International Environmental Education Programme. It is intended for use at the secondary school level and contains…

These student probe cards for grades 4-8 provide a variety of values-oriented activities to help students explore, understand, and appreciate culturally diverse values. Activities are matched to one of seven objectives and are cross-referenced to the subject areas of social science, mathematics, fine arts, drama, physical education, language arts,…

A compilation of 13 social studies activities suitable for immediate application in the classroom includes teaching ideas for both elementary and secondary teachers. Activities comprise a simulated mapping expedition to Jamestown colony; a folktale illustration of moral dilemmas; taped interviews with Soviet citizens; simulated employment…