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Peer reviewedEhrman, Ted; Rubenstein, Stan – Social Science Record, 1974
Three simulations developed at the Henry George School, New York, and used by students in the City-As-School program in New York City to understand patterns in the growth and economics of their city, are described. Information for ordering the games is included. (JH)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economics, Economics Education, Nontraditional Education
Peer reviewedSiegel, Seymour – Social Science Record, 1972
Descriptors: Community Resources, Grade 8, Homework, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedSauers, Bernard – Social Science Record, 1983
Presented is a three-week independent study unit in which secondary students analyze present urban conditions and then create their own images of the city of the future. (RM)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Independent Study, Learning Activities, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHumphreys, Robert E. – Social Science Record, 1986
An activity, suitable for eighth grade, has students investigate a mythical city's development. Maps depict the city's transition from rural village to town to complex urban center. (LP)
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Grade 8, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
