Presents ideas to aid high school social studies classroom teachers as they teach students the impact of media advertising for political candidates. Students are involved in activities to decide which candidate for president they would select on the basis of several media presentations. (DB)

Suggests implications of extending the kind of accountability to which public school teachers are subjected to other professionals, including doctors, parents, and clergymen. (DB)

Reviews social studies trends and objectives from 1939 to the 1980s and predicts some possible directions which social studies might take after 1981. Topics discussed include visions of various social studies leaders, the emphasis on citizenship education, and modern assessment procedures. Journal available from P.O. Box 189, Olvedo, Florida…

Reviews studies which indicate that students and teachers throughout the United States would be interested in more global studies within the social studies curriculum and suggests ways in which educators can alter the social studies curricula to reflect these interests. For journal availability, see SO 509 325. (DB)

Evaluates a junior high school social studies program which emphasizes integration of content with developmental problem solving and writing skills. The four major skill components are analyzing social studies questions, demonstrating understanding of the questions, recording relevant information, and summarizing material. For journal…

Outlines ideas for units presenting facets of the geographical, economic, social, and cultural heritage of Pennsylvania. Annotated lists of museums, historical resources, suggested field trips, and bibliographies on William Penn and other selected Pennsylvania history topics are included. (AM)

Describes a social studies unit on Pennsylvania for third graders. As a final activity, students hold a Pennsylvania party at which they use pictures of famous people from the state with other state symbols as decorations, and serve foods grown in the state for refreshments. (AM)

Describes the use of history fairs to encourage student projects in local and state history. The discussion covers student motivation and incentives, in the implementation of fairs within school curricula. (AM)

Describes a variety of fourth-grade student projects on Pennsylvania history which could be used in a schoolwide Tercentenary Fair. Individuals or small groups of students become experts on particular subjects (historical figures, state products, or important historical events) and serve as resource people at their booths during the fair. (AM)

While researching Pennsylvania folktales for children, the author found mostly fragmentary stories. She suggests that the transmission of folklore has been disrupted by the disappearance of extended families and traditional storytellers; the impact of formal, rational education; and television. Currently available materials are often not…

Presents three quizzes designed to test student awareness of Pennsylvania's historical and economic relationships with the rest of the world. (AM)

Over 260 public school administrators in Pennsylvania completed questionnaires on their undergraduate majors, coaching experience, school supervisory positions, extracurricular activities, and social science backgrounds. Findings confirmed a strong relationship between social science backgrounds and school administrative careers which could be…

Describes a simulation game developed to introduce elementary school students to basic economic concepts, including scarcity, availability, resource utilization, trade-offs, and demand and barter. The simulation, based on a shortage of chocolate milk in the elementary school lunch room, stressed problem solving skills. (DB)

Offers a sampling of consumer economics teaching methods and materials developed by K-12 social studies classroom teachers during an experimental graduate level course in consumer economics and curriculum development. (DB)

Explores the relationship between current events instruction and economics education and explains how teachers can stress the relationship between these two areas of study and increase students' interest in and understanding of both areas. Suggests how to use a current events game ("The Interwoven Web") to provide important learning experiences…