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ERIC Number: EJ309189
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Ownership: Realing the World.
Van Ravenswaay, Nancy
Social Studies Review, v24 n1 p36-38 Fall 1984
Activities that an intermediate grade teacher used to make geography relevant to her students are described. The students researched their own family heritage. To learn about another culture, they adopted a country and did library research concerning the country's economy and culture. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Relevance (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Family History