Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Types of Social Sciences and What They Teach

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the different disciplines within social sciences and the history of the term 'social science.'
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Social Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia entry looks at social science as a study of relationships between people. It explains the various branches within this category and the methodology and theory of research in the social sciences.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Two Treatisies on Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides selections from John Locke's "Two Treatisies on Government." It contains evaluations on the sections 'Of the State of Nature' and 'Of Political of Civil Society.'
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Theory of Environmental Determinism

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what is meant by the theory of environmental determinism, its origins and history, and its decline in popularity. Also presents examples of environmental determinism.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning From the People Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ECHO Collection provides rich, multi-disciplinary educational resources in science, literacy and language arts, fine art, and social studies. The combined skills, experience, and collections of our six institutions provide...
Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching the Jah: Earth Day and the Environmental Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of a larger lesson plan on the the environment and the environmental movement, this lesson focuses on the movement as part of a larger emphasis on social movements in the 1960s. Find information about the history of Earth Day,...
Handout
Other

Encyclopedia.com: The Illuminati

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the Illuminati is, how it was formed, its attempt to infiltrate and take over the Freemasons, and its condemnation by the Bavarian monarch in 1787.