In social studies classes, Inspiration^® helps students explore historical events and people, such as Rivalry in American Democracy, as well as understand cause and effect relationships as in the Causes leading to World War I.

See other great ways to use Inspiration in social studies:
Landforms of Africa
Comparison of French and American Revolutions
The invention of the refrigerator

Social Studies examples - Inspiration^® for handhelds

Inspiration is cross-curricular:

	Language Arts Diagrams
	Science Diagrams
	Math Diagrams
	Planning Diagrams
	Multimedia/Web Site Diagrams

For more ideas and teacher-inspired lesson plans, see our cross-curriculum teacher resource book. The Thinking Classroom: Using Inspiration^® to Meet Curriculum Standards is designed to support teachers as they help students develop their critical thinking strategies. Each of the book's six sections focuses on a fundamental thinking skill. Each section includes an overview of the cognitive strategy and its application in the major curriculum areas: language arts, science and social studies.