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Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1994
These lessons, designed for high school classrooms, focus on the country of Germany in teaching the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region). The lessons can be used individually via integration into the curriculum or collectively used as a complete stand-alone unit. The lessons are desigend…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 2002
This instructional package, consisting of a text and 13 transparencies, is designed for high school classrooms. The five lessons in the instructional package relate to the "Five Themes of Geography" (Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region) as promoted by the National Geographic Society. The lessons are…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Context, Curriculum Guides, Foreign Countries
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1998
This packet contains five lessons related to the five themes of geography: location; place; human-environment interaction; movement; and region. The lessons are designed to support the teaching of courses in world geography, U.S. government/civics, and economics from a comparative U.S./German perspective. Lessons include: (1) "Location of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture
Blankenship, Glen – 2002
This instructional package is targeted at students in grades 3 and 4. The package, presented to students as a travelogue, stresses basic map, globe, and geography skills, and presents case studies of communities (cities/towns/villages) across Germany. It contains three lessons: (1) "One Germany in Numbers: Size, Population and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Blankenship, Glen; Muller, Martina, Ed. – 1995
This packet is a primary/elementary instructional package targeted at grades 3-4. The four lessons address physical and cultural geography, basic needs, community services and community helpers, transportation and communication, and political symbols. The materials focus on a comparative U.S./German perspective. The lessons include: (1)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture

Blankenship, Glen – 1995
This packet is a primary/elementary instructional package targeted at grades 3-4. The lessons are presented as a travelogue, stressing basic map and globe/geography skills and presenting case studies of communities (cities/towns/villages) across Germany. The materials focus on a comparative U.S./German perspective. The lessons include: (1)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1997
This packet contains three lessons designed for the high school classroom. Lessons include: (1) "The German Worker"; (2) "Government in Germany"; and (3) "Culture and Daily Life in Germany." Student activities focus on comparative economic systems, worker training and apprenticeship programs, structure of government…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture
Blankenship, Glen; Tinkler, D. William – 1995
This packet is designed for middle school classrooms. The four lessons correspond to the typical curriculum pattern of world cultures, geography and government. The materials focus on world studies and state studies from a comparative U.S./Germany perspective. The lessons include: (1) "Culture and Perspective Taking on the Federal Republic of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture
Blankenship, Glen; Hutcheson, Gwen – 1995
This booklet offers classroom activities for use with 15 social studies-related films for teaching about Germany. The series of 25-minute films are made available by Deutsche Welle Television and Goethe House New York. Lessons in the booklet include: (1) "Germany Since 1945: A Focus on Berlin"; (2) "'I'll Get You All Out of Here!' A…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education
Blankenship, Glen – 1995
This manual is designed to offer support for the instructional resources guides on "Germany since Unification." It provides the basis for a full-day inservice training session on the use of those materials. The format can be modified to meet the needs of leaders, audiences, and time frames. Using the materials developed by teachers and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture
Blankenship, Glen – 1996
This manual contains a description of each of the instructional kits for teaching about Germany offered by the Goethe Institute. Each kit contains lessons plans, handouts, worksheets, color transparencies, and other support materials. This teaching packet provides information regarding the "best fit" of each lesson in the instructional…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture
Blankenship, Glen – 1997
This packet is a primary/elementary instructional package targeted at grades K-3 with interest level extending to adult. The lessons of each topic draw heavily on interpretation of photographs and address the topics of physical and cultural geography, basic needs, community services and community helpers, transportation and communication,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture

Inter Nationes, Bonn (Germany). – 1997
This packet is designed for middle school classrooms. The four lessons correspond to the typical curriculum pattern of world cultures, geography, and government. The materials focus on national studies and state studies from a comparative U.S./Germany perspective. The lessons include: (1) "Culture and Perspective Taking on the Federal…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cultural Education, Culture

Niemz, Gunter – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Provides a concise overview of geography education in Germany from the 18th century to the present.Outlines concerns that include the incorporation of the old East German school system and employment problems for German youth. Tables summarize geography curricula throughout different periods. (MJP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives