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ERIC Number: EJ496925
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Decatur House: A Home of the Rich and Powerful. Teaching with Historic Places.
Schuldt, Robin Fogg
Social Education, v58 n6 ps1-12 Oct 1994
Presents a lesson based on Decatur House, the home of Stephen Decatur, a military commander during the war with the Barbary Pirates and the War of 1812. Outlines student objectives and three learning activities. Includes four student readings, one map, three drawings, and two photographs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Built Environment, Colonial History (United States), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Photographs, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Decatur (Stephen); Decatur House DC; National Register of Historic Places; National Trust for Historic Preservation; War of 1812