An exploratory attempt to generate preliminary data with a limited sample, this study examines the feasibility of elementary school children and their teachers using infra-red false color landsat images in the pursuit of social studies. (JC)

Compares social studies transportation units for primary grades in 2 books published 71 years apart: one in 1931 the other in 2002. Includes examination of content selection, standards, literacy, view of the learner, instructional focus, and teacher direction. (Contains 22 references.)(PKP)

Addresses the current uncertain status of social studies education in the state of Vermont. Reports that the Vermont Department of Education now lacks a social studies consultant and that the state has few professional organizations to assume such functions. Discusses the present state review of social studies education and the reemergence of the…

Suggests mnemonic tricks to help elementary students learn social studies vocabulary. Argues that traditional vocabulary teaching methods using list, definition, and oral and written use provides only a momentary link with the vocabulary. Lists 20 words with definitions and strategies for remembering both words and definitions. (DK)

Describes L. S. Kenworthy's 1936 article on famous American immigrants, and discusses its usefulness as a resource for social studies teachers. (SR)

States that without spiritual depth to an intervention program for violently traumatized children, there is very little hope of their recovery. Describes the three dark secrets that traumatized children have learned and the three voices that can guide them in finding meaning in their lives once again. One of these voices is the spiritual voice of…

Discusses the beginning of the ascendancy of the language sciences in the past 50 years to become the "queen" of social studies. Focuses on contributions by Mikhail Bakhtin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Noam Chomsky, Erving Goffman, and Michael Halliday. (SC)

Discusses history education in the United States and Northern Ireland, examining: differing approaches (learning stories of the national past and studying other times and places); differing ideas about history (the nature of historical change, why life has changed over time, and reasons for learning about the past); and rethinking priorities…

Describes traditions of citizenship in the United States and patterns of inclusion and exclusion, especially those based on gender. Analyzes the degree to which these patterns have been replicated in social studies and citizenship education. (SK)

Presents a collection of President's Day activities for elementary school students. Activities include creating a presidential home state map, making a list of presidential responsibilities, holding an Inauguration Day ceremony, balancing the budget, and writing memoirs of the president's time in office. A White House reproducible and a list of…

As a social studies teacher, the author emphasizes the story of history (sticking to the facts as much as they are known) and the human qualities of the players. Middle school kids are in the throes of exploring self-identity and attempting to define their worlds. They love drama, and history provides plenty of it. The author finds that teaching…

Few educational debates have been as sustained and acrimonious as whether school curriculum should emphasize history or social studies. This article argues that school history has largely shared social and individual goals with social studies, while the latter has relied on history as central to learning about the present. Although the article…

In this article the author discusses the love for teaching social studies, however with the continued emphasis on reading and math, very little funding is available for social studies materials. Over the years the author has become an expert at teaching on a shoestring budget. Drawing from personal experiences and from the ideas of many other…

This article explores objectification in science and science education, i.e., the way material is turned into an object of interest to scientists. Drawing on sociological and anthropological drama theory, it examines how objectification does and does not occur in classrooms and schools. To understand the role and relationship of the object to the…