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ERIC Number: EJ430542
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Teacher, How Far Did Paul Revere Ride?
Burlbaw, Lynn Matthew; Lewis, Laura
Social Education, v55 n3 p195-97 Mar 1991
Illustrates improving map study by relating an unfamiliar location to the geographical area where the student lives. Explains the circles map and the transparency map comparison methods. Discovers that the two methods of using maps are effective when teaching about past events in distant places. (NL)
Descriptors: Distance, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Map Skills, Maps, Overhead Projectors, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Circles Maps; Transparency Map Comparison