DOCUMENT RESUME ED 473 432 SO 034 296 AUTHOR Blankenship, Glen; Moffitt, Louisa TITLE Germany in Europe: Enduring Issues. Social Studies Grades 6- 12. Update 2002. INSTITUTION Goethe House, New York, NY.; Inter Nationes, Bonn (Germany). PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 126p.; For related items, see SO 027 656-663 and SO 029 487- 488. Color transparencies not available from ERIC. AVAILABLE FROM Goethe House New York, German Cultural Center, 1014 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028. Tel: 212-439-8700; Fax: 212 -439- 8705; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site: http://www.goethe.de/ uk/ney/deindex.htm. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; *Cultural Context; *Economic Factors; European History; Foreign Countries; Middle Schools; Political Issues; Secondary Education; Social Studies IDENTIFIERS *European Union; *Germany; Scope and Sequence ABSTRACT This instructional package, consisting of a text and 27 transparencies, is designed for the middle and secondary school classroom. The unit focuses on three topics: (1) "Germany in the European Union (EU)" (four lessons focusing on history of the EU, characteristics of member states, and EU governance); (2) "Economic Issues in Germany and the European Union" (three lessons focusing on the Euro, environmental policy, standard of living); and (3)"People of Germany and the European Union" (three lessons focusing on citizenship, nationalism, immigration, and the legacy of the Holocaust). Each lesson states an educational objective; lists materials and resources; offers an overview; and provides maps and activities.(BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.