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ERIC Number: EJ518990
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Putting Science Back into Social Science. High School Review.
Chapel, David
Social Studies Review, v34 n3 p54-57 Spr 1996
Contends that learning skills taught in science classes are of equal value for social studies. Discusses a two-step formula for establishing principles, hypotheses, and theories and then validating them. Presents and discusses eight skills used in science instruction that are applicable to social studies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California
Note: Theme issue topic: "Middle School."