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ERIC Number: EJ510878
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
The Five Keys to History-Social Science.
Coleman-Knight, Jan
Social Studies Review, v34 n2 p14-23 Win 1995
Maintains that history is stories of extraordinary and ordinary people confronting problems not unlike today. Presents and discusses five keys to history: (1) time; (2) place; (3) people--achievements and failures; (4) society--contributions and failures; and (5) connections between past, present, and future. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History, World History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California History Social Science Framework (1988); National History Standards