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Download full textFitzhugh, William P. – 1995
This paper is part of a larger study, conducted as part of a Christa McAuliffe Fellowship research project, "A Comparative Geography of Three Ecologically Similar Regions." The study compared the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland with the Murray River region of South Australia and the Rio de la Plata region of Uruguay. The project was…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Fitzhugh, William P. – 1995
This paper shows comparisons among the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland, the Murray River region of South Australia, and the Rio de la Plata region of Uruguay. Through comparative geography, students are to draw their own conclusions about the similarities and differences of the three regions. Teachers are encouraged to use other resources to aid…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Fitzhugh, William P. – 1995
This lesson focuses on student use of magazine pictures of a region in Australia to understand the region and discover more about it. The students begin by mental mapping of the area to discover what they already know, then proceed to explore the pictures for verification or for new ideas which they had not considered previously. This is an…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Culture, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts
Tasmanian Education Dept., Hobart (Australia). – 1976
A packet of resources for helping students develop map skills is presented. The packet includes: 18 stencil masters of mapping exercises for elementary students; an aerial photograph; the course guide, entitled "A Course to Understand Maps," designed to help secondary students understand maps through problem solving; and a teacher's…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts
Peer reviewedMcHoul, Alec – Geographical Education, 1990
Presents an ethnomethodological study of how Australian high school geography teachers and students rely on common sense knowledge and reasoning to facilitate learning. Analyzes portions of transcripts from a class activity in which students built a scale model of a city. Explains location categorization devices, illustrating how learning involves…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Peer reviewedLidstone, John; Wiber, Marilyn – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Profiles the current geography curriculum in Australian schools and discusses the policy decisions that resulted in its implementation. Australian geography education features a prominent social education component that emphasizes development, the environment, and other social issues. Includes several tables listing national curriculum goals and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
