Beyond the Textbook: Studying Roswell in the Social Studies Classroom
@article{Joseph2008BeyondTT, title={Beyond the Textbook: Studying Roswell in the Social Studies Classroom}, author={Bradshaw Joseph}, journal={The Social Studies}, year={2008}, volume={99}, pages={132 - 134} }
Roswell has long been synonymous with aliens and UFOs, and people have been arguing over what happened that night in 1947 for many years. It is a topic left out of most textbooks and neglected in many social studies classrooms. However, Roswell has found a permanent place in American culture, and teaching about Roswell can be valuable to social studies students. In today's information age, Roswell provides a useful example with which to teach students the value of critical thinking and data…