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ERIC Number: EJ445187
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Elementary School Review.
Chapel, Linda
Social Studies Review, v31 n1 p67-70 Fall 1991
Discusses "Mascots and Meanings," a research activity that helps give students a concrete concept of some of the elements of a region or place. Provides a list of professional and college sports mascots. Identifies strategies that call upon students to identify the reasons for the choice of the particular mascots. (SG)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Athletics, Elementary Education, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction, Learning Activities, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Maps, Student Research, Symbolism, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Mascots