Organizing a mock constitutional convention in the classroom allows students to probe our govern-ment structures and to consider whether modifications are needed.
Investigating upcoming Supreme Court cases can ignite important classroom discussions on topics such as disability rights, election law, and the First Amendment.
Local walking field trips enable young people to learn financial literacy concepts and practices that reflect their own community’s history, economics, and conceptions of wealth.
Examining how Black comedians have used satire as a form of resistance can challenge students to think critically about prevalent narratives of Black history.
The highlighted teaching activities analyzing the smartphone can springboard into a critical inquiry that considers the collateral, unintended, and disproportionate effects of technology over time.
Inviting students to study the featured newspaper editorial about the Battle of Little Bighorn can launch an engaging lesson on Westward expansion and Native-settler conflict.
By encouraging deliberation, collaboration, and production in the classroom, teachers can build a culture of trust that leads to successful social studies inquiries.
Looking at the role associations played in the lives of key figures like Rosa Parks or Theodore Roosevelt can serve as a jumping off point into a valuable class discussion on the role such groups have played in spurring social change.