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ERIC Number: EJ522200
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Using the National Standards for Grades 4-6: A Teacher's View.
Coleman, Rhoda
Social Studies Review, v35 n1 p16-19 Fall 1995
Outlines uses of participatory activities suggested for middle school students in the National Standards in Civics and Government. One fifth-grade group studied drug and alcohol problems from a constitutional perspective. Another simulation involved students role playing interest groups lobbying a senator about legislation concerning smoking. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Enrichment, Democratic Values, Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Instructional Innovation, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Role Playing, Social Studies, Standards, Student Needs, Teacher Effectiveness, Values Education, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Standards for Civics and Government