Serious Fun in Social Studies for Middle Schoolers Guest Editors: Dan Rea and Robert L. Stevens “The War that Never Ended:” Special Education Students Write History Diane Zigo Freedom Train: Building an Underground Railroad Wayne Hickman Using Computers to Design Historical Communities April Mock A Walk Through Time: A Living History Project Alice Aud, Gini Bland, Barbara Brown, and Bruce Law

Let Me Explain: Students as Colonial History Docents Linda L. Gesek Take a Break: A Token Economy in the Fifth Grade John M. Hail The Real World: Community Speakers in the Classroom Lindy G. Poling Whales in Depth: An Interdisciplinary Study Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Gail Pritchard, and Dennis W. Sunal

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Memorials, and Americans with Disabilities Eric Waples The Erie Canal: An Early Public Works Project S. Kay Gandy  

Legendary tour Guides who were Enslaved AmericansCaroline C. Sheffield and Ashley L. Shelton Also in this issue: Giving Up Control: Action Research in Middle SchoolRon Silvis MEMBERS ONLY

From Château Fort to Renaissance Palace Jennifer Rothwell Overcoming the Odds: An Easy Interdisciplinary Activity Tedd Levy In From the Cold: People with Disablities in Juvenile Literature Jane Manaster Asia In the Classroom Mary Hammond Bernson

The Character of Their Content Tedd Levy Foreward: The Great Irish Famine Maureen Murphy, Alan Singer, Maureen McCann Miletta, and Judity Y. Singer A Brief History of the Potatoe in Ireland Traces of the Written Record The Delicious, Nutritious Pratie From County Cork to New York Selected References Irish Curios & Cameos

Controversy Over Child Labor Teresa G. Wojcik and Williiam Knous Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and the Idea of National Parks Carol Thornton

Preventing Bird Strikes on Windows Steven S. Lapham Climate Change and National Landmarks Union of Concerned Scientists Comprehending Big Numbers

Benjamin Banneker's Letter to Thomas Jefferson John A. Moore Next Door to Old Smokey: Engaging in Scientific Measurements and Public Action Bertha Vazquez, Hilary Landorf, and L. Bahia Simons-Lane  

Civil War Drummer Boys: Integrating Music into Social StudiesJing A. Williams, Deborah Check Reeves, and Paige M. Wright Mission Impossible: Turning Essays on Enduring Issues into Respectful Ethical Debates Jennifer Ingold