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ERIC Number: EJ488748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
How Not to Get a Driver's License or a Lesson in Time Zones for Middle-School Students.
Davis, Anita P.
Social Studies, v85 n4 p181-84 Jul-Aug 1994
Presents instructional strategies for teaching middle school students about time zones and why the earth experiences night and day. Provides instructions for helping students make and use sextants and sun dials. Describes class activities and student-teacher dialogue. (CFR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Class Activities, Earth Science, Experiential Learning, Geography Instruction, Grade 5, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Social Studies, Time
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Time Zones