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Stories such as the featured account of an ill-fated Inuit walrus-hunting trip serve as an important part of that culture's tradition of passing down lessons and experiences from one generation to the next.

Investigating and discussing pick-up sports offers students an opportunity to see direct democracy in action.

As young children engage in their play and daily activities, they show a natural interest in the world around them. Early childhood educators may capitalize on these interests and carefully plan a variety of experiences with social studies in mind, cultivating and extending young children’s diverse skills and abilities to form and voice opinions, identify and solve problems, negotiate roles, perceive diversity and inequality, and recognize the consequences of their decisions and behaviors on others. Social studies is a vital part of the early childhood curriculum, since children’s formative…

Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on bottled water. Students can learn about the costs and consequences of this choice.

This look at the contradictions between economic freedom and slavery provides a comprehensive view of the institution of slavery in world and American history.