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Bosch, William W.; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Presents a classroom mathematics project for preservice teachers or secondary school students in which students investigate roughness or ruggedness of the boundaries of a state. (MKR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Regions, Geometry
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Weikel, Brenda – Social Studies Review, 1991
Discusses the importance of geographic knowledge and understanding for learning history. Emphasizes five themes of geography: location, place, relationships within places, movement, and regions. Provides specific lesson suggestions. Argues for geography instruction's integration into all areas of social studies with maps and geographic themes. (DK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, High Schools
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Lockledge, Ann – Journal of Geography, 1991
Suggests using an example versus nonexample format to teach geographical concepts related to landforms in the elementary grade classroom. Describes lesson plans and includes objectives, methods, and instructional strategies. Recommends using a conceptual framework rather than rote memorization. (NL)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Elementary Education, Geographic Concepts
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Chapel, Linda – Social Studies Review, 1991
Discusses "Mascots and Meanings," a research activity that helps give students a concrete concept of some of the elements of a region or place. Provides a list of professional and college sports mascots. Identifies strategies that call upon students to identify the reasons for the choice of the particular mascots. (SG)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Athletics, Elementary Education, Geographic Concepts
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Klimasewski, Ted; Cole, Ellen – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1991
Suggests that cultivating U.S. sensitivity and knowledge about the world are the tasks of geographers. Reminds teachers not to ignore the newspaper as a source of information about world geography. Concludes that newspapers can help students develop an appreciation of how geography contributes to world events. Proposes teaching strategies. (SG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Global Approach
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Havill, Thomas; And Others – Journal of Geography, 1994
Describes a four-credit college course for preservice elementary and secondary teachers. Declares that the course is a model that integrates basic geography content with appropriate teaching strategies. Outlines the origins and development of the course and includes a copy of the class syllabus. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
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Johnson, Peter – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that teaching principles and concepts related to global time is a test of student comprehension and an instructor's teaching ability. Describes how teachers can create an International Date Line Wheel for classroom demonstration purposes. Includes 11 figures illustrating how to make and use the wheel. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location
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Milson, Andy – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1998
Provides an activity in which teachers can combine mental mapping with the five themes of geography (location, place, relationships within places, movement, and regions) in order to help students develop an understanding of their world. Explains that the activity can be concluded by asking students to draw a mental map of the world. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Family Environment
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Byers, Alton; Gilligan, Nancy; Golston, Syd; Linville, Rex – Social Education, 1999
Provides a lesson that enables students to explain the global importance of mountains by applying the five themes of geography (location, place, relationships within places, movement, and regions) to a particular mountain range. Explains that students work in teams to prepare a brochure about their mountain range. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
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Pring, Adele – Geographical Education, 1999
Explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, related to geography skills (mapping, locational distribution, directional skills, locational change, decision making), on topics such as geographic place names, location of indigenous language speaking groups, traditional stories as navigational tools, shifts in population, and mining.…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
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Steinbrink, John E.; Helmer, Joel W. – Journal of Geography, 2004
Students analyze a contemporary geopolitical event from a comprehensive geographic perspective using role play simulation, discussion, and decision-making. The three-day activity provides teachers with a realistic, ready-made classroom lesson that combines powerful conceptual learning with drama and surprise. The task of the teacher is to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Terrorism, Global Approach, Simulation
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Bisland, Beverly Milner – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2005
One can easily identify the United States of America by the Statue of Liberty, France by the Eiffel Tower, Egypt by its Great Sphinx, and China by its Great Wall. What do these landmarks tell people about these places? What are the characteristics of the place and culture that are symbolized by these landmarks? These questions can serve as the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Multicultural Education, Concept Mapping, Geographic Concepts
Slater, Frances – 1993
This teacher's guide is to enable the teacher to promote thinking through the use of geography. The book lays out the rationale in learning theory for an issues-based, question-driven inquiry method and proceeds through a simple model of progression from identifying key questions to developing generalizations. Students study issues of geographic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Fitzhugh, William P. – 1995
This paper is part of a larger study, conducted as part of a Christa McAuliffe Fellowship research project, "A Comparative Geography of Three Ecologically Similar Regions." The study compared the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland with the Murray River region of South Australia and the Rio de la Plata region of Uruguay. The project was…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Fitzhugh, William P. – 1995
This paper shows comparisons among the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland, the Murray River region of South Australia, and the Rio de la Plata region of Uruguay. Through comparative geography, students are to draw their own conclusions about the similarities and differences of the three regions. Teachers are encouraged to use other resources to aid…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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