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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Alexander Cameron Rutherford: A Gentleman and a Scholar. Documents in the Classroom.
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Hodysh, Henry W. – Canadian Social Studies, 2000
Provides information about Alexander Cameron Rutherford, a provincial politician. Includes a letter written by Rutherford in 1912 that provides insights into his responsibilities to the general public, information about Rutherford himself, the economic conditions of Alberta, Canada in 1912, and information about the individual to whom it was…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Economic Climate, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
On the Periphery of the Tar Sands. Documents in the Classroom.
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Hodysh, Henry W. – Canadian Social Studies, 2000
Explores the diary of Karl Clark that focuses on his experiences in the Athabasca tar sands. The diary helps decipher the nature of 1920s town life and the pioneering spirit involved in exploring the oil sands. Includes background information on Clark. (CMK)
Descriptors: Diaries, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Documents in the Classroom. Adventure in the Arctic: The Baffin Island Expedition, 1926.
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Hodysh, Henry W. – Canadian Social Studies, 1999
Utilizes a letter by J. Dewey Soper as an example of how archival documents can be used in the social studies classroom and explains that in the letter Soper reported on his exploration of Baffin Land (Canada) to the acting director of the Geological Survey. Addresses possible activities and discussion questions. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries, Geography