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An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including education on human rights, capital punishment and child soldiers.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including civic awareness among students, 225th anniversary of the adoption of the constitution and teaching about elections.

One of the major sources of error for electroanalytical measurements in high-temperature molten salts is from the measurement of the working electrode (WE) area. A glass sealed working electrode (GSWE) was developed in order to set the exposed area of tungsten and reduce the error associated with WE area. The insulating property of the glass while in contact with molten salt was verified by observing the independence of electrochemical signals with adjustments in the WE position. The integrity of the glass coating was also confirmed by observing the stability of electrochemical signals (±1.9%) over several hours. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and normal pulse voltammetry (NPV) were applied at 10 different concentrations of UCl 3 . Above 0.17 mol dm −3 UCl 3 , the electrochemical signals from CV and NPV deviate significantly from linearity with concentration, but in opposite directions. A shift from reversible to quasi-reversible behavior and migration are theorized to cause the non-linearity for CV and NPV, respectively. A model is proposed to account for migration in NPV resulting in a significant error reduction in the electrochemical concentration measurement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various issues within the journal including the teaching activities focused on letter and artwork, five outstanding books for studying cultural Revolution, and various cooperative learning strategies.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including curriculum planning, developing the analytical capabilities of students, and a lesson plan for teaching world history.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including political terrorism, bullying and cyberbullying, and natural disasters and relief efforts.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during its 2010-2011 term, strategy for teaching slavery and emancipation in classes, and need of students to know on global issues and world history.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including congressional investigation, Choices Program of Brown University, and independence of South Sudan.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the essential role of social studies, major problems in the national and state education policies and websites for teaching social studies.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue including one by Jeremy D. Stoddard and Meg Hoffman on the use of mini-camcorders to evaluate social history in middle school classrooms, one by Ilene R. Berson and Michael J. Berson on the use of Google Lit Trips as a way to integrate social studies and literature, and one by Megan L. Webster and Andrew J. Milson on the use of ArcGIS Explorer to match economic data for various countries in the world.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on the debate by the First Congress and the Constitutional Convention on whether the federal government should pay them by Michael Hussey and Stephanie Greenhut, one on the appropriate compensation for those serving in the public by Hussey and Lee Ann Potter and another on a law requiring to vote for elections by Norman Ornstein.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by David L. Rosebaum on the innovations in political campaigns, one by Charles F. Williams on the major cases decided by the Supreme Court, and one by Mat Morgan on the humanitarian response in Haiti disaster.

A foreword to the September 2010 issue of "Nuclear Technology" is presented.

The article presents an obituary for Robert Angus Fletcher Gilbert, former general practitioner from Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, who died on March 28, 2010.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Mark S. Weiner on teaching suggestions for trials, one on books which obtained the 2009 Carter G. Woodson book awards, and one by Don Bragaw on the strengthening of social studies.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editors discuss an article on National History Day (NHD) by Ann Clauch, another article on the importance of class activities by Syd Golston, and an article on nuclear weapons' regulation by Tiffany Willey Middleton.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on the innovative way of teaching the geography of China through Chinese cuisine by Jonathan N. Lipman, a comparison of positive and negative perspectives concerning China by Rob Gifford and Kristin Stapleton, and a letter from Jon Huntsman, the U.S. Ambassador to China on the significance of teaching students regarding China.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by David L. Rosenbaum on the speech of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the dedication of the Triborough Bridge in New York City in 1936, one by David L. Rsenbaum and Lee Ann Potter on how to examine a government's role in the nation's infrastructure, and one by Kathleen Bruhn on how the authoritarian rule impeded the court system in Mexico.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Stephen J. Thornton and Bárbara C. Cruz on English language learner (ELL) students' language needs, one by Paul Nagel on the ignorance of the heritage and culture of Creolos, and one by C. Frederick Risinger on several websites that offer lesson plans for teaching climate change.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Missy McNatt on school lunches program, one by Marc Brasof on tips for learning democracy at public high school, and one by C. Frederick Risinger on the study of comparative government.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Le Ann Potter and Elizabeth K. Eder on the evolution of the Preamble of the Constitution, another by C. Frederick Risinger on the helpful Internet sites that caters to literature and art social studies and one by Michael G. Lovorn on the application of folk music to captivate the interest of students on the study of depression era.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on technology that offers creative teaching by MIchael Berson and Meghan McGlinn Manfra, the move of the National Archives to digitize archival documents by Lee Ann Potter and tips for teaching with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by Andrew J. Milson and Mary D. Curtis.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article by Timo Eppig and colleagues which assesses the optical properties of diffractive multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).

The article discusses various topics published within the issue, including one on the importance of teaching basic economic principles by Mark C. Schug and William C. Wood and another on the causes of the economic crash in 2008 by James D. Gwartney.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including a letter to former U.S. president John F. Kennedy, one on the bicentennial birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln by Brian Dirck, and another by Joan Brodsky Schur on the civilization under Abbasid rule.

The article discusses various topics published within the issue, including one by Allan J. Lichtman on the evaluation of the U.S. presidential candidates, one by Suzanne Isaacs and Lee Ann Potter on the Digital Vaults, and one by Cherry McGee Banks on the comparison of the Canadian and U.S. approaches to diversity.

The article discusses various articles on some historic milestones and guiding principles of democracy published within the issue, including one by Elizabeth M. Yang and Kristi Gaines on different dimensions of voting rights and another by Robert Cohen on the need to study the Constitution to understand its implication.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, which focuses on literary and cultural themes, offers the annual Notable Social Studies Trade Books list and reviews of the Carter G. Woodson award-winning books.

The article discusses various reports on pyroprocessing and actinide recovery published within the issue.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Joseph Kahne and Ellen Middaugh on the state of civic education in schools and another by Valerie Ooka Pang, Marcelina Madueño, Miriam Atlas, Tamiko Stratton, Jennifer Oliger, and Cindy Page on teaching about natural disasters.

Biological systems display a functional diversity, density and efficiency that make them a paradigm for synthetic systems. In natural systems, the cell is the elemental unit and efforts to emulate cells, their components, and organization have relied primarily on the use of bioorganic materials. Impressive advances have been made towards assembling simple genetic systems within cellular scale containers. These biological system assembly efforts are particularly instructive, as we gain command over the directed synthesis and assembly of synthetic nanoscale structures. Advances in nanoscale fabrication, assembly, and characterization are providing the tools and materials for characterizing and emulating the smallest scale features of biology. Further, they are revealing unique physical properties that emerge at the nanoscale. Realizing these properties in useful ways will require attention to the assembly of these nanoscale components. Attention to systems biology principles can lead to the practical development of nanoscale technologies with possible realization of synthetic systems with cell-like complexity. In turn, useful tools for interpreting biological complexity and for interfacing to biological processes will result. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Lee Ann Potter on the first dispatch from the U.S. consultate which was established in 1888 in Baghdad, and another by Joan Brodsky Schur on the bygone world of the Puritan communities which was established of New England's colonists during the seventeenth-century.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by C. Frederick Risinger which asks whether the 2008 election could transform the American landscape with a political realignment and another by David H. Lindquist who looks at the Danish Rescue of Jews during the Holocaust and identifies distinctive set of circumstances that allowed it to happen.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Michael Hartoonian and William E. White on principles that have supported the "idea of America" since the Declaration of Independence and another one by Amelia G. Chisholm and Brett T. Bentley on the use of "dig boxes" in developing historical appreciation.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Noel Smith on the visual arts of Cuba and another by Diana Hess focusing on the issues that arise with the showing of documentaries in class.

The article discusses the innovations in education through the help of technology. Software enhancements and the growth of Internet resources in various formats have covered the way for newly creative lesson plans that are supported by the easy availability of documents, audio recordings and video footage that were expensive, hard to find or stored in inaccessible archives. The new possibilities of audio technologies in the classroom are the main point of these technologies. The of use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can enhance simulation activities of other kinds.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Mark C. Schug on examining the struggle for U.S. independence and another by Gerald Gunderson on the contribution of entrepreneurs to the extraordinary historical growth of the U.S. economy.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Raphael Mazzone and Lee Ann Porter on the global flu pandemic in 1918 and another by Ron Levitsky about the inadequacy of attention given to social studies in the schools in the U.S.

The article presents a discussion about the contents and the information that the October 2006 issue of the journal "Social Education" give out. It states that the journal offers contributions on both contemporary and historical topics. It covers an inclusion of upcoming Supreme Court cases and November's congressional elections. It mentions that a set of historical articles explains the use of different primary sources, from nineteenth-century images of women's clothing to safe conduct given by United States aircraft in the Vietnam War.

This article presents information on the November 2005 issue of the periodical "Social Education." This special issue of the periodical demonstrates how classes in civics and government can obtain the same benefits from the use of primary sources as the history classroom in the U.S. One common problem facing the civics teacher is finding a hook to engage students in the study of the most important constitutional documents and processes. Carefully selected documents that ignite the interest of students can play a crucial role by motivating them to research and understand the system of government. The guest editor of this special issue and author of three of its papers is Lee Ann Potter, head of education and volunteer programs at the National Archives and editor of Social Education's Teaching with Documents column, one of our most widely read and appreciated features. In the opening paper, Potter cites the amusing pitfalls of civic ignorance by presenting a letter from former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson to Secretary of War William Crawford in 1816 urging relief for a war veteran who had petitioned Jefferson. Unfortunately, the veteran's letter was written in the mistaken belief that Jefferson was still president. The document will easily persuade students of the desirability of being well--informed about who's who in government, making a good introduction to the teaching of civic literacy and responsibility.

Presents an introduction to the October 2005 issue of the journal "Social Education."

Presents an introduction to the September 2005 issue of the journal "Social Education."

The article discusses the National Archives publication, the leader in the modern digital presentation and storage of documents. The publication material shows a complement of the existing technology and the attitude of the students. On the other hand, majority of the high school students in a recent survey believed that newspapers should never be published without the government's approval.

Reviews two music albums on war songs. "Songs of Protest"; "World War I Songs," by singer Mark Best.

This article presents information on the October 2004 issue of the "Social Education." Lee Ann Potter's article on campaign memorabilia traces the history to the days of U.S. President George Washington and describes their evolution from buttons and silk ribbons to today's huge range of symbols of support for one candidate or aversion to another. In his "Surfing the Net" column, C. Frederick Risinger complements Potter's examination of campaign memorabilia with a list of websites that provide audio or video recordings of past campaign songs, slogans, verses and ads, as well as U.S. Presidential speeches. Apart from election-related coverage, articles in this issue examine history, law and the impact of globalization.

This article presents an introduction on various issues related to electoral process. Much of this issue consists of a special section that will help teachers educate students about the elections. Researcher Syd Golston leads the section off with a general overview of the most effective strategies for getting students interested, informed, and involved in the electoral process. Making the point that no future voter should be left behind in understanding the electoral process, she recommends activities ranging from the evaluation of debates to service learning projects that bring out the vote.

The article discusses contents of articles published in the May-June 2004 issue of the journal "Social Education." Just as teaching students to appreciate good literature is important, educator Christopher R. Leahey shows that teaching the skills of media analysis is essential to making them informed citizens able to evaluate the news. He describes an activity he conducted with his global history class in Syracuse, New York, that examined how the local and national media treated the war with Iraq. At the Law column, writer James A. Landman examines how the U.S. has balanced an official commitment to freedom and the right of dissent with government policies.

The article discusses about the use of Internet and online resources for teaching history and making the information available to the user. Compared to print publications, online resources are relatively cheap to produce, maintain, and expand. Although commercial publishers need to evaluate whether there is a national market for books they publish, it is possible for universities, schools and non-profit institutions to make a major contribution to the study of history by operating websites that contain documents recording the histories of their communities.

The article discusses the issues in focus in the March 2004 edition of "Social Education." In all social studies classrooms, one of the biggest challenges facing teachers is the organization of collective discussions. The importance of preparation for discussion by both teachers and students is highlighted, rejecting the idea that the best discussions are those that spontaneously evolve from the students. Today's critics on social studies often imply that history education used to be better than it is now.

Editorial. Claims that economic educators have made significant advances in developing imaginative and interesting activities for schools. Improved financial education in schools; Efforts to get students engaged in activities that are both imaginative and education; Difficulty of educating students in the skills needed to save.