Cooperative Problem-Solving Activities for Social Studies, Grades 6-12 (eBook)

Michael Hickman, Erin O′Donell Wigginton (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008 | 2., Second Edition
200 Seiten
Corwin (Verlag)
978-1-4522-9578-7 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Foreword by Tim Erickson
Preface
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Geography: Time Zones, Maps, and Population Counts
Activity 1: The IBA: Globe Trotting
Activity 2: The IBA: Time Zones
Activity 3: The IBA: Playoff Schedule
Activity 4: The IBA: Satellite TV
Activity 5: Maps of the United States and Canada
Activity 6: Demographics: "Population Shifts"
Activity 7: World Rankings
Activity 8: US Population Clock Projections
Activity 9: World Population Clock Projections
2. Politics: US Political Processes
Activity 10: The President′s Cabinet
Activity 11: Apportionment
Activity 12: Apportionment: The Equal Proportions Method
Activity 13: Gerrymandering a State
Activity 14: Gerrymandering a County
Activity 15: The Electoral College and the Election of 1824
Activity 16: "Capitol" Murder: How to Kill a Bill
Activity 17: Coming to America
3. Economics: My Money, Our Money
Activity 18: Interest(ing) Times
Activity 19: The IRS and the Single Taxpayer
Activity 20: The Power of Diversification
Activity 21: Family Matters
Activity 22: Social Security Retirement Benefits
Activity 23: Watch Your Money Grow
Activity 24: Watch Your Money Go!
Activity 25: Mortgage Smorgasbord
Activity 26: To Buy or Not to Buy
Activity 27: Real and Personal Property Taxes
4. Cultures: Mystery From History
Activity 28: Succession to the British Throne (Part 1)
Activity 29: Succession to the British Throne (Part 2)
Activity 30: Royal Surfing (Part 1)
Activity 31: Royal Surfing (Part 2)
Activity 32: Roman Numerals
Activity 33: Mayan Math (Part 1)
Activity 34: Mayan Math (Part 2)
Activity 35: Search for the Zytar (Part 1)
Activity 36: Search for the Zytar (Part 2)
Activity 37: Search for the Zytar (Part 3)
5. History: Perspectives on Past Events
Activity 38: The American Revolution
Activity 39: The Election of 1824
Activity 40: The 1850′s
Activity 41: The Roaring Twenties
Activity 42: What′s in a Name?
Activity 43: Five Great Presidents
Activity 44: The Headright System
Activity 45: US Population Growth 1790-1860
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.7.2008
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: 7salefilemay11 • Active learning • ap • AP Social Studies • Collaboration • Collaborative Learning • Collaborative Teams • Complex Tasking • Constructivist Teaching • Cooperative Learning • Cooperative Learning Structures • Cooperative Learning Techniques • Culture • Economics • Geography • group activities • group work • Higher Ordered Thinking • High School Social Studies • History • Maps • Politics • Social Sciences • Social Studies Activities • Student Teams • Teaching methods • Teams • Teamwork
• ISBN-10: 1-4522-9578-6 / 1452295786
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4522-9578-7 / 9781452295787