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Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1966
Five resource units constitute the Kindergarten level of the Project Social Studies curriculum. The five units, on the theme of earth as the home of man, are preceded by a grid showing the concepts, generalizations, sequential development of skills, and attitudes appropriate to each unit. All the units follow a similar format, consisting of an…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Fundamental Concepts, Geography
Download full textMcCallum, W. F.; Botly, D. H. – 1975
These activities are part of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary-grade level described in SO 009 140. In the activities students develop map skills by learning about and using nautical charts. The first activity involves students in using parallel rulers and a compass rose to find their…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Earth Science, Geography Instruction, Illustrations
Parker, Edmond T.; Conzen, Michael P. – 1975
These activities are part of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary-grade level described in SO 009 140. The activity involves students in the use of maps as a source of information about American social and economic history. It outlines six learning activities which employ inductive methods. Given…
Descriptors: Deduction, Economics Education, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction
Larkin, Robert P. – 1976
This activity is one of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary-grade level described in SO 009 140. The activity investigates the development of compass skills, map skills, and orienteering. It employs the educational-games approach. Given specific exercises and instructions, students become…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Earth Science, Educational Games, Educational Media
Jefferson County Public Schools, Lakewood, CO. – 1976
A land use unit using information from space programs is intended to help secondary teachers develop, plan, and implement land use programs in the social studies classroom. The subject of this unit is a flood control dam in Colorado. Interdisciplinary curriculum includes activities in mapmaking, environmental and mathematical studies, local…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development
National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC. – 1978
This instructional unit contains four classroom lessons dealing with energy for use in grades six and seven. The overall objective is to provide students with a comparative overview of two basic energy concepts: energy is a basic need in all cultures; and energy use affects the way people live. In the lessons, which can easily be integrated into…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
