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MacLeod, Lewis – Geoscope, 1978
Description of a simulation game in which the objective is to keep a city's streets clear of snow through the winter without overspending the road and traffic maintenance department's budget. Journal available from Faculty of Education, 3700 McTavish Street, Montreal, H3A 1Y2, Quebec, Canada. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Classroom Games, Community Problems, Community Resources
Popescu, Diane – Geoscope, 1978
Describes a simulation game in which the objective is to highlight the social, political, economic, and environmental factors related to the building of a natural gas pipeline. Groups of players represent private enterprise, government, local people, environmentalists, and news media. For journal availability, see SO 507 287. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Classroom Games, Ecological Factors, Environment, Ethnic Groups
Bailey, Patrick – Geoscope, 1979
Points out that geography works toward educational objectives by helping the learner understand geographic aspects of society, by providing collaboration on and discussion of important problems, by informing him about present-day dilemmas, and by teaching him how to learn for himself. Journal available from Faculty of Education, 3700 McTavish St.,…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Pitcher, Stephen – Geoscope, 1979
Describes a simulation game whose objective is to help students understand the part played by water in the environment from both the physical and the social viewpoint. Journal availability: see SO 507 285. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Materials, Community Development, Community Planning