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Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management explores environmental effects by examining the potential impacts humans have on the environment when integrated pest management is used to control crop pestilence.
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Factors That Affect Income
“Factors That Affect Income” discusses various economic factors that affect profit and income, such as inflation, deflation, unemployment, capital goods, human capital, and productivity.
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Saving Money in the Bank
Saving Money in the Bank discusses the benefits of saving money in a bank and explains interest.
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World Landmarks
“World Landmarks” explains the significance of world landmarks by discussing specific examples and their locations.
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Liberties in the First Five Amendments
Liberties in the First Five Amendments clarifies how amendments protect individual rights against government interference by exploring amendments one through five of the Bill of Rights.
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Civic Duties and Responsibilities 2
Civic Duties and Responsibilities explains how citizenship includes obligations by describing examples of how citizens exercise civic responsibility.
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Affecting Change in Your Community
Affecting Change in Your Community examines the responsibilities of citizens by evaluating ways to assist government as they address problems that directly affect communities.
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Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch
Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch explains the responsibilities of the executive branch, including the role of the president, by analyzing Article II of the Constitution.
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Paths to Citizenship
This lesson teaches the student about the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship by defining and discussing native-born, or automatic, citizenship and naturalized citizenship and how they are obtained.
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The Washington Monument
The Washington Monument explains the history of the Washington Monument and describes its physical features.
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Needs in the Community
"Needs in the Community" examines behaviors that illustrate a community that provides for the needs of all of its citizens.
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Rule of Law: Guardian of Freedom
This lesson teaches the student about how the rights of all Americans are protected by exploring the rule of law and identifying examples as related to individual rights and the common good.
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Industrialization
Industrialization investigates the effects that industrialization has on Earth and its inhabitants by analyzing the pros and cons of industrialization.
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Enhancing Social Studies Classes Using Podcasts
Educators, learn how and why you should use podcasts in your social studies classrooms. Learn how to evaluate podcasts for classroom use and how to use them to motivate and engage those you teach.
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Best Practice use of Media When Teaching Civics
Educators share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching civics.
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Using Media to Develop Critical Thinking Skills
In this video educators will learn about how to develop critical thinking skills in their social studies classes using media, such as: compare claims, assess credibility and reflect on one’s own process of reasoning.
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Best Practice use of Media When Teaching Economics
Educators share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching economics.
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Best Practice use of Media When Teaching History
Renee Shaw hears from Educators who share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching history.
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Bringing Social Studies to Life With Social Media
Educators, discover how and why you should incorporate social media into your social studies classes. Learn how it’s an effective tool, how to safely implement it in classes and how to use social media sites to enhance curriculum and...
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Creating Videos in Social Studies Classes
Educators, discover how and why you should incorporate the production of video into social studies classes, and how your students can make a real impact in the world around them by using these skills to become citizen journalists.
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Best Practice use of Media When Teaching Geography
Renee Shaw introduces educators who share their tips and tricks for successfully using media in their social studies classes when teaching geography.
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Inquiry Based Learning with Digital Media
Educators, learn how to plan and facilitate inquiry based learning approaches with digital media & technologies in the social studies classroom.
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Questioning Techniques for Talking About Media
In this video educators will learn how to develop questioning skills in their students by learning how to effectively ask questions of sources.
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Media Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom
Educators, discover how media literacy can be taught/learned within all social studies classes.