social sciences

Explores what has been learned about human behavior over the past 100 years and how much more is yet to be discovered. Topics include psychoanalysis, eugenics, the brain, Dr. Sigmund Freud, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Harry Harlow on the power of love and conflict, and John B. Watson on the behaviorist movement.

This easy-to-follow guide explores ten projects teaching social studies concepts that students can work on with friends at local makerspaces.

Contains twenty strategies for engaging students in social studies and more than two hundred grade-level activities, including project-based and problem-based instruction tips, with graphic organizers, semantic maps, word webs, and internet projects.

The effects of economic decision making are far-reaching. Economics is more than just business;the course of government, society, and more has been determined, to a large degree, by economic players. This comprehensive volume takes a three-pronged approach to introduce readers to the essentials of economics: after providing an overview of basic economic concepts, it chronicles the development of economics as a discipline and then launches into an examination of the various economic systems in existence.

"Pairs narrative nonfiction biographies rich in language and illustrations with national content standards in...social studies, science, and the arts"--Provided by publisher.

"Sociology, the study of human behavior in social groups, is a relatively recent discipline within the social sciences, which examine human behavior, culture, and society using scientific methodology in both research and analysis. This resource explains the rise of the social sciences, in particular sociology, charting the history of the discipline and its founders. The key principles and fundamental theories are examined in detail, and the contemporary status of sociology and today’s major players are noted. Readers will also learn the importance of methodology in sociology and all social sciences.".