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Opdahl, Viola Woodruff – Social Education, 1976
The author describes a secondary level course in which students make their own audiovisual productions to illustrate social studies issues. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Educational Media, Film Production
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Keller, Clair W. – Social Education, 1979
Secondary students write a dialogue of an interview they have conducted with a person who could have lived during a certain historical period. Students are provided with guidelines and substantiate answers to their questions by citing sources. Objectives, procedures, and evaluation methods are provided for an interview during the American…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making Skills, Evaluation Methods, History Instruction
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Solomon, Warren; Birkes, Keith – Social Education, 1979
Discusses assumptions underlying human need for privacy. Provides case studies and teaching strategies related to privacy, constitutional principles, legal cases, and decision making. Strategies include role playing, class discussion, writing, and art projects. (KC)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Class Activities, Constitutional Law
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Ellison, Judith A. – Social Education, 1977
This class activity for senior high and adult education provides a medium for teaching cultural pluralism. Information about an ethnic wedding and a non-ethnic wedding is presented. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism
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Lazarus, Stuart – Social Education, 1977
Presents sample lessons for teaching about the American family. The lessons are organized into four categories: (1) what is a family? (2) using the family to introduce a topic or time period; (3) American family life and family roles; and (4) contemporary family issues. Activities include class discussion, picture recognition, assigned readings…
Descriptors: American Culture, Class Activities, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Life Education
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Mueller, Jean West; Schamel, Wynell Burroughs – Social Education, 1988
Examines the events leading to and immediately following the declaration of war on Mexico in 1846. Includes the second and third pages of Abraham Lincoln's "Spot Resolutions" and presents teaching suggestions for interpreting the document and assessing public opinion. (GEA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Student Participation
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Alexander, Mary, Ed. – Social Education, 1984
At the end of the American Revolution, British merchants flooded U.S. seaports with inexpensive and much-desired goods, threatening the healthy markets that U.S. merchants had enjoyed during the war. The broadside in which Massachusetts merchants made their anger and demands known is the basis for the teaching activities presented here. (RM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, International Trade, Primary Sources, Revolutionary War (United States)
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Switzer, Kenneth A.; Mulloy, Paul T. – Social Education, 1984
Secondary social studies students analyze and discuss a case study dealing with free trade in this lesson requiring one class period. (RM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Current Events, Economics Education
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Alexander, Mary, Ed. – Social Education, 1984
Most of the 11,108 sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) between 1947 and 1966 were explained by the Air Force as astronomical phenomena, aircraft, or balloons. The document from the National Archives produced here for use in secondary classes is typical of those sighting reports. Classroom activities are suggested. (RM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social Studies
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Klasky, Charles – Social Education, 1977
Described is a social studies unit which challenges students to employ important geographic principles in investigating the relationship between land and people. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
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Tanner, Thomas – Social Education, 1976
Describes a simple simulation for teaching secondary students about nuclear power as a source of energy by having them role play various interest groups. Game rules, including division of class members into four interest groups, are described. The author suggests eight references that would be useful for the simulation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decision Making Skills, Energy, Role Playing
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Turner, Thomas N. – Social Education, 1973
Objectives and procedures are described for using a game focusing upon discussion which involves students in important and current issues. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Games
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Kuhmerker, Lisa – Social Education, 1974
This article suggests two projects for high school students to help them analyze the steps that lead to involvements such as Watergate. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Ethical Instruction, Secondary Education, Social Studies
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Gillespie, Judith A. – Social Education, 1972
A model involving: (1) identification of objectives; (2) identification of the significant parts of a game; (3) selection and use of evaluation criteria for each part; (4) analysis of the interrelation of the parts. (SE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Analysis, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
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Shapiro, Victor W. – Social Education, 1981
Describes a critical thinking activity for secondary school social studies students using a letter written in the nineteenth century. The letter contains references to unfamiliar people and events. Through research, students are able to trace the exact date of the letter and to identify the people and events. (KC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Instructional Materials, Primary Sources