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To Walk the Sky Path

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use maps of Florida. They locate places from a list on their map. Students use the places mentioned in the book, "To Walk the Sky Path," and locate them on the map. Students should have labeled a minimum of 10 places, and...
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Curated OER

Push and Pull Factors on Migration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate push and pull factors. In this population trends lesson, students examine primary sources that help them comprehend how push and pull factors have changed over time. 
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Curated OER

Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building Them

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the role of public opinion polls in America. In this public opinion polls lesson, students discover the steps of analyzing poles before they create and conduct their own polls.
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Woman Holding Plum Blossoms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners contrast and compare the definition of beauty in Tang dynasty China with that of America today in this high school Social Studies lesson. The lesson concludes with a small group activity.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Sociology

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at the development of the field of sociology. Looks at its historical roots, the earliest sociologists, and explains major theories that it was based on, and theories and schools of thought that evolved from those....
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National Taiwan Univ: Chapter 5: Modern Theories of Social Stratification [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 5 of a sociology textbook. It looks at the history of social stratification perspectives in American sociology; the functional theories of Davis and Moore, and of Talcott Parsons; the concept of occupational prestige; the...
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Other

Sociology Central:teaching Notes: Social Inequality: Theories: Marxism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines Marxist perspectives of social stratification in the contexts of class, gender, and ethnic group stratification. Touches upon modern Marxist theory.
Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: General View of Comte's Postivism

For Students 9th - 10th
A general survey of the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798-1857) who developed a secular religion known as positivism and founded modern sociology.
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E Notes: Explain the Functions of Mass Media From the Sociological Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the structuralist and conflict perspectives used by sociologists to understand mass media's role in modern society.
Article
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The Philosophy of Social Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article on how philosophy can be used in the study of social sciences such as sociology and psychology. The nature of social sciences and how they differ from the natural sciences is also explored.
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E2 Bn: History's Heroes: The Secret War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
War isn't only the men in the woods or the desert attacking other men, war also requires intelligence, food, and fuel to name a few things. These are the secret aspects of war that are not often thought about by those studying about...