One Learning Activity Packet is presented here, outlining the objectives and the activities for examining the geographic and ecologic bases of the Eastern international region. (JB)

Describes two mini-units, a primary grade activity and upper grade activity, to teach elementary students location skills by becoming map-makers, rather than merely interpreting maps made by others. Students learn to locate areas of a grid, to use a compass rose, to use scale and plot distances, to solve proportion problems, and to enlarge…

Suggests integrating teaching geography and other cultures within the context of children's literature in grades three through six. Provides instructions for teaching geographic vocabularies and concepts through a Chinese children's story, in which the author uses the physical landscape to set the stage for the story. (NL)

The process of constructing a test to assess geographic knowledge and understandings of fifth and sixth grade pupils is discussed. In addition, a draft of a test to measure geography skills and knowledge of physical and human geography is presented. The document is presented in three sections. In section I, information is presented on test…

Describes a field sketch mapping project conducted with a sixth-grade class. The project involved selecting appropriate sites around the school to map, organizing the students, and instructing them about measuring distances and drawing maps. Illustrations include assignments and examples of students' work. (MJP)