Social Studies and the Young Learner
Volume 13 Number 1
September/ October 2000

news & notes

articles

Becoming Informed Voters: Internet Research and Reports
Betty B. Peel and Carolyn C. Ledford

Civics Made Real: The Presidential Elections Storypath
Susan Hickenbottom and Margit McGuire

Getting the Point: Studying Editorial Cartoons in the Third Grade
Melinda Schoenfeldt

"Cartoons During Class"? Third Graders’ Opinions
Lisa M. Boehm, Jacqueline Rae Ziven, and Melinda Schoenfeldt

pullout

Role Models for Youth: A Survey and Unit of Study
Steven H. White and Joseph E. O’Brien

perspectives

Group Investigation: An Introduction to Cooperative Research
Nancy L. Gallenstein

Environmental Concerns: Cooperative Research in the Sixth Grade
Tonya Beaty and Nancy L. Gallenstein

curriculum concerns

Cooperative Learning and Conflict Management in the Second Grade
Patty Foncault

children’s literature

Heroes and Heroines: Biographies to Live By
Tony R. Sanchez

teacher resources

Building Healthy Relationships: Conflict Resolution Videos
Gloria Alter