Social Science Education Consortium
Ssec: Inflation: Are Higher Prices the Only Problem? [Pdf]
This investigation begins with a discussion of spare change. Students are asked to compare and analyze peoples' attitudes toward coins today to those of the past. Students then complete an activity that teaches them how to compare...
British Library
British Library: Dreamers and Dissenters
How do people work to change society for the better? The British Library presents case studies of visionaries, dissenters and rule breakers through the past centuries. Counter culture, the struggle for democracy, and utopias are looked...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sound and Fury: Deaf and Diverse
Identify beliefs, values and attitudes of deaf culture. Explore the causes and special communication needs of deafness, research the role that American Sign Language plays in forging a sense of community and create your own "sign name".
Curated OER
Horatio Alger, Jr.
Excerpt from Horatio Alger's well-known novel that describes the values and attitudes needed to make it in the capitalistic, urban America of the late-nineteenth century.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources From the Roaring Twenties
In order to appreciate historical fiction, students need to understand the factual context and recognize how popular culture reflects the values, mores, and events of the time period. Since a newspaper records significant events and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Employability Skills
[Free Registration/Login Required] Through this PowerPoint presentation students will be provided information to understand the importance of attitudes, values, and communication expected in the job world.