An Example of Playground Design for Elementary Geography Instruction.

Duggay, Maureen; Kirman, Joseph

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ERIC Number: EJ600351

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Publication Date: 1999

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An Example of Playground Design for Elementary Geography Instruction.

Duggay, Maureen; Kirman, Joseph

Southern Social Studies Journal, v24 n2 p4-12 Spr 1999

Describes how by designing a playground, the fifth-grade students at Good Shepherd School in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) learned in a hands-on manner that geographic knowledge has practical applications in the real world. Explains that the geography concepts utilized in this activity follow the objectives of the Geography Education Standards Project. (CMK)

Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, National Standards, Park Design, Playgrounds, Questionnaires, Relevance (Education), Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Edmonton)

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