This guide provides student practice problems which use the procedures of ship navigators to reinforce the skills of mathematics learned in the secondary school and which seek to provide examples of the application of mathematical concepts. Along with the practice problems, teacher background material is provided briefly in the body of the unit.…

This study explores the effectiveness of using graphic illustrations with written text in promoting learning in social studies by junior high students. Two groups of experimental reading materials, one group composed of three narratives with related graphic illustrations and the other composed of three narratives alone, were prepared and…

Metropolitan land use change, with a specific focus on the processes of participation and conflict over neighborhood development, is discussed. The resource paper is part of a series designed to supplement existing texts and to fill a gap between research and accessible materials in geography. Part I deals very generally with the implications of…

This curriculum guide details a 10-week German language course on Austria for advanced high school students. It is intended to help students develop skills of listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing German; to add to their knowledge of German grammar and vocabulary; to acquaint them with Austrian history and culture, and to have…

While the earth's geography is well known, vast sections of the human landscape are considered to be unsurveyed by scientific explores; In this monograph the world of black America is studied. The boundaries and patterns of a black neighborhood in inner Philadelphia are charted, and its behavioral and environmental characteristics identified. Such…

Presented in outline form, this article details the historical conflict between the Federal government and the Mormon settlers regarding treatment of Native Americans indigenous to Utah's Great Basin. The following major points are made: (1) upon Mormon occupation of the Great Basin in 1847, Brigham Young initiated a policy of peaceful coexistence…

Data derived from two special censuses of Oklahoma (1975) and Mississippi (1974) Choctaw populations were used to compare and contrast selected demographic, social, and economic characteristics of "blood brothers" and the variations by location in their quality of life. Comparisons revealed the following: (1) southeastern Oklahoma and…

This unit, one in a series of teacher-developed materials for elementary geography, is based on a part of a social studies textbook, "Topics of Life," Book Two. One section proposes a learning center environment to make learning experiences in social studies possible throughout the entire school day. The text's section has been expanded for this…

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two treatment variables, mastery and aptitude, on two outcome variables, achievement and retention, as measured by researcher-constructed tests. Seventeen classes of seventh-grade geography students were taught an instructor-developed geography unit with either mastery or nonmastery…

This paper presents a series of analyses which focus on the geographical and historical context of the racial balance of the public schools of Lansing, Michigan. Based upon the results of these analyses, it is concluded that there is not conclusive evidence pointing toward an excessive alteration in the racial balance of the public schools due to…

The British Journal (triannual) is written for secondary level teachers of current international affairs. Typical format consists of a teaching topic with several analytical articles followed by others explaining how best to teach the concepts. Other regular sections include a four month summary of international events, articles on educational…

The eighth-grade curriculum guide has been designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of urban life and growth throughout the world, emphasizing the metropolitan area of New York City. Concepts from history, economics, geography, political science, sociology, and anthropology are developed through four "themes": (1) a…

This bibliography of new books received at the U. S. Office of Education's Educational Materials Center from January 1968 to May 1969 and related to social studies programs in elementary and secondary schools is divided into two parts: juvenile literature and textbooks. The 284 books listed in the first part have been favorably reviewed in at…

Social studies teachers in Liverpool, New York, furnish their students with significant cultural experiences by a strategy called total immersion day. Two middle schools organized this experience by having grade six students examine a particular area, its geography, history, culture, and politics. The culminating activity of the study unit, an…

This bibliography of approximately 300 citations dating from 1959 is concerned with Western Europe. It is divided into five main sections on: 1) Historical Perspective; 2) European Unity; 3) The Atlantic Alliance; 4) Country References; and, 5) Selected Periodicals. For information on the series see SO 005 913. Other bibliographies related to this…