Passion for Social Studies

MARCH 14, 2025

The laws of our country are the foundation of our democracy, safety, and prosperity. Without laws, there would be no protection for citizens rights and freedoms. There would also be no framework of laws to maintain order in the country. As such, citizens and their rights would be in grave danger and the nation could fall into a state of chaos. Thats why teaching the Legislative Branch and its importance to students is so crucial.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

Few traits define humanity as clearly as language. Yet, despite its central role in human evolution, determining when and how language first emerged remains a challenge. Fossils do not speak, and ancient DNA does not carry recordings of conversations. Traditionally, scholars have debated linguistic origins based on indirect clues—symbolic artifacts, brain size, or the complexity of tool-making.

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Humanities Archaeology Artifacts Psychology 98

Living Geography

MARCH 14, 2025

Thanks to Bob Lang for the tipoff to AlphaGeo's data and mapping. It claims to "Future Proof your Geography". The first of the resources can be found by clicking the EXPLORE button top right. This reveals some trends mapping. It includes a range of Risk Data. Heat Stress Annual maximum temperature Annual 5-day average maximum temperature Cooling degree days (CDD) Number of local hot days in a year Drought Maximum number of consecutive dry days Number of extremely hot days in a year Water supply

Geography 52

Geography Economics Tradition 52

O-Level Geography

MARCH 14, 2025

How can nuclear energy help to secure energy security for Singapore? What are the limitations of using solar energy? What are the limitations of using hydrogen to generate energy? Why is nuclear preferred over natural gas in generating hydrogen energy? Where are the countries presently using small modular reactors to generate nuclear energy? Where can a floating small modular reactors be located in Singapore?

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

Starting with Inquiry : A Need for Change: As a new administrator in an urban public school in New Jersey, I began my journey into Social Studies curriculum reform with a fundamental question: How do we effectively implement the New Jersey Social Studies Disciplinary Practices in a way that is engaging, meaningful, and culturally responsive for our diverse, multilingual learners?

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Social Studies Public School Primary Sources Civic Engagement 40

Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

Age-appropriate Text and Engaging Activities with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial Mar 14, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER Speaker : Frances B., Elementary Learning Specialist, CA How will the Studies Weekly session impact your approach to supporting teachers? Frances B.: Through the dialogue that we have, we were able to really understand the power of the different things that Studies Weekly brings to our sites and our classrooms, and our hope is that through our conversations today, thr

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources American History World History Social Studies 52

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 14, 2025

On Monday, April 14, 2025 , historian Mary Phillips, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editorJesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones, will discuss her book, Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins. This is the first biography of Ericka Huggins, a queer Black woman who brought spiritual self-care practices to the Black Panther Party.

Professional Development 83

Professional Development History Research Teaching 83

O-Level Geography

MARCH 14, 2025

Why does Johor need to import treated water from Singapore? Where are the new reservoirs found? How will the building of the new reservoirs help Johor be more self-reliant in water supply?

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Living Geography

MARCH 14, 2025

A GEReCo Open Seminar will be held online via TEAMS next Wednesday (the 19th of March) GEReCo is the Geography Education Research Collective. Details and sign up form can be found here.

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Geography Research Education 52

Moler's Musing

MARCH 14, 2025

This week was all about building depth and complexity while keeping students engaged with a variety of EduProtocols. We wrapped up Westward Expansion with strategies that helped students compare perspectives, analyze sources, and refine their writing skills. We used Annotate & Tell to break down Texas independence and the Mexican-American War, Map & Tell to visualize territorial disputes, and Thick Slides to connect primary and secondary sources on the Mormon migration.

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Primary Sources Local History History Government 98

Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

Populists in Opposition: A Neglected Threat to Liberal Democracy? By Sarah L. de Lange and Larissa Bckmann , University of Amsterdam When the impact of populism on liberal democracy is examined, the focus often is on populists in power. After all, when in office, populists have the possibility to change legislation, thereby negatively affecting individual freedoms and rights, and to transform the political system, often toward democratic decline and illiberalism (Pappas 2019; Ruth-Lovell and Gra

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Political Science Government 54

Living Geography

MARCH 14, 2025

and if you guessed the COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil you'd be correct. This is taking place in Belm. 50 000 people are expected to attend. Apparently the road was going to be sustainable. Trees with aai berries have been felled, robbing people of livelihoods for the sake of a few days which will go nowhere in terms of stopping climate change. There is no chance with Trump in the White House.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

This obituary is written by Dr. Mary Coleman and John Matthew Holden, with additional contributions from The HistoryMakers website and the APSA. Dr. Matthew Holden Jr. , renowned political scientist, distinguished educator, and cherished mentor, passed away on January 26, 2025, at the age of 93. A man of profound intellect, unwavering dedication, and boundless curiosity, Dr.

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Oral History Political Science Social Justice Social Science 47

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2025

President Donald Trump promises hell make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds. This weeks mass layoffs by his secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, of more than 1,300 Department of Education employees delivered a crippling blow to the agencys ability to tell the public how schools and federal programs are doing through its statistics and research branch.

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Education Government Research Humanities 145