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Download full textCarswell, Ronald J. B.; Cason, Robert M. – 1970
In this teacher education kit, participants use a wide range of media and materials including slides, serial photos, census data, and video tape to work through exercises from the High School Geography Project. These exercises provide a basis for analysis of the discrepant data teaching procedures in which various media are used to lead students…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Geography, Geography Instruction, Human Geography
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. – 1974
This course of study offers to seventh grade pupils themes which are designed to clarify the meaning and importance of the urban environment in which they live. The guide is about people in the cities and about the planning, growth, and problems of cities. Themes cover the Baltimore city area, urbanization in Maryland, urbanization in the United…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives, Fundamental Concepts
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. – 1973
The social studies curriculum guide for levels K-6 focuses on urban studies emphasizing the effect of urban living on a multi-ethnic population. The ultimate program goal is to develop children who will become action-oriented and responsible decision makers. An inquiry method of teaching is used throughout the course. The foci for grades K-6 are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, City Government, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
Stehney, Virginia A. – 1974
The Sampler is designed to stimulate teachers, parents, students, and groups to look at various types of open spaces and facilities as resources for environmental study. Written for use with children, but adaptable to older groups, the Sampler tries to engage the feelings as well as intellects of its users in the process of inquiry. It locates…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Discovery Processes, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1974
The urban studies guide has been developed to give young people insights into the problems of city living in support of the concept that a healthy environment is necessary for healthy human beings. The objectives and role of social studies and the demands of an interdisciplinary, open-ended, urban studies course, requiring a problem-solving and…
Descriptors: City Government, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), Human Geography
Hickerson, Jerry; Wild, Paul H. – 1972
The resource unit in urban studies is designed to be used by suburban social studies classroom teachers in grades 7-9. The unit aims at developing a positive attitude in suburban students toward the central city. Students are introduced to the social dynamics and cultural resources unique in large urban centers. They recognize that solving urban…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Field Trips, Grade 7, Grade 8
