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Kirman, Joseph M.; Goldberg, Jack – Journal of Geography, 1992
Discusses a study of sixth grade children's preferences regarding the portrayal of houses on maps. Reports that there were no significant differences between boys' and girls' preferences for the manner in which rooftops and streets were oriented. Concludes that apparent sex differences found previously may have been a result of the preferences of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Grade 6
Blaga, Jeffrey J.; And Others – 1987
This program provides a way to enhance student understanding of social studies subjects by increasing their basic knowledge of geographic information. It enables teachers to make geography a part of every social studies class and is designed to be used during the first five minutes of each class period. An important aspect of the program is to…
Descriptors: Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geography, Geography Instruction
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Hicks, Sandye, Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1988
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…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Cartography, Elementary Education, Geographic Concepts
Fredericks, Anthony D. – 1990
This book is designed to help students use their geography knowledge in real-life situations and explorations. The approach emphasizes problem-solving activities in which students can use higher-level thinking skills together with basic geographical facts. The activities are organized into two groups--Daily Problems and Extended Challenges.…
Descriptors: Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geographic Regions, Geography
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Scholl, Jennifer – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2005
In 2002, the University of California, San Diego ArtsBridge America program initiated a project that was designed to address the lack of standards-based geography content and culture-based arts instruction within San Diego elementary schools.
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Social Studies, History Instruction
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Allen, Rodney F.; Hoge, John Douglas – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
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)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Concept Teaching, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
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Taketa, Richard – Journal of Geography, 1996
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)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning