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ERIC Number: EJ663619
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The New World and the New Frontier: Studying the Age of Exploration and the Space Age with Elementary Students.
Fritzer, Penelope; Ploger, Don
Social Studies, v92 n6 p248-51 Nov-Dec 2001
Discusses a social studies classroom unit for use with elementary students. Focuses on comparing the age of exploration and space age exploration. Provides background information on both explorations and compares the similarities and differences between the two. Includes suggestions and questions for using this interdisciplinary approach. (CMK)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Critical Thinking, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Social Studies, Space Exploration
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Exploration
Note: Social Studies is a refereed journal.