Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ471739
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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Valley Forge and the Green Bay Packers: Putting Life and Motion into Geography and History.
Ludwig, Gail S.
OAH Magazine of History, v7 n3 p16-20 Spr 1993
Presents a learning activity in which the location of National Football League teams are used to explain geographic concepts. Contends that geography presented in most history textbooks is limited primarily to simple name-place identification. Provides maps and teaching suggestions to help students understand spatial perspective and historical events. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Football, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Distribution, Geography, Geography Instruction, History, History Instruction, Human Geography, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Social History, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Student Interests, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
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