—Samuel TottenThe author suggests ways to close lessons on the Holocaust that will stimulate student thought on the role of citizens in a democracy.441

—Joan Brodsky SchurStudents journey to the fifteenth century Islamic world with this simulation activity to learn how trade and travel fostered intellectual achievement, as well as improvements in material life.436

—C. Frederick RisingerTeaching about Civics and Citizenship with the InternetThis practiced web surfer describes a range of sites every social studies teacher must bookmark.428

An information section prepared by the staff of Social EducationThe special section provides background information on a country and regime that looms large in the news. 425

—Choices Education Program, Watson Institute, Brown UniversityAs a debate continues in the United States and abroad about U.S. policy toward Iraq, this lesson plan will help teachers engage their students in considering that important issue.412

—James H. LandmanThis article revisits the historic two-hundred-year-old verdict that affirmed the Supreme Court’s right to review, and overturn, congressional or executive acts it deems unconstitutional.409

—Lee Ann PotterA newly launched project highlights one hundred landmark documents—such as the United States Constitution, Thomas Edison’s electric lamp patent, and the canceled check for Alaska—that have influenced the course of U.S. history. Here’s how to integrate these documents into classroom instruction.400

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—James S. Leming, Lucien Ellington, and Mark SchugThis survey of more than 1,000 elementary and middle school teachers nationwide offers a unique view of social studies practices and challenges in our schools today.329

—Ronald W. EvansThe author places contemporary controversies about the social studies curriculum in a historical context. 322