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- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students create/use spreadsheets to solve real-world problems, explore patterns and make predictions, select/explain most appropriate types of graph to display data, and enter data into a prepared spreadsheet to perform calculations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students discuss that the movement toward farming during the 1850's to the 1870's meant for California. The economy of California is studied in relationship to the effects of farming. There are several focus questions to help students think critically. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explain the term social status, describe how this concept helped determine individual roles in African and Asian societies in the past, and compare with ideas about social status today. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore different areas of America by using the internet and the "Google Earth" website in this interactive, social studies lesson for late elementary students. This lesson includes a resource link to download a free program to get started. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students use powerpoint slides to review the year progress of lessons in Social Studies. A link to the powerpoint is included. Without such the lesson would not really work. The slides can be used a comprehensive review or can be spread over the course of the school-year. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students identify core social studies subjects. They discuss key issues from twentieth century American history of the social studies and identify key social studies concepts taught at elementary grade levels. They modify this activity to work with elementary social studies students. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's Theater teaching strategy. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore numerous instructional materials that may be used in an elementary social studies classroom. After analyzing each type of material, they discuss and make informed decisions concerning the quality and use of the material. Finally, students design learning centers for elementary social studies classrooms. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the teaching of Elementary Social Studies. They are introduced to the technology resources available for teaching. Then students are shown specific strategies for using technology in a variety of contexts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Higher Ed
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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts related to writing lesson plans for the elementary Social Studies class. They are introduced to the lesson planning template and create an initial lesson. Then students attempt to focus the plan around a set academic standard. Full Review »