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Download full textTarbell, Horace S. – Werner School Book Company, 1896
The study of geography affords excellent opportunities for the exercise of judgment, generalization, inference, and comparison. This textbook is designed for the pupils who are completing a course of elementary studies, the special purpose has been to secure the exercise of these powers. It aims to give pupils clear and broad views of human life…
Descriptors: Textbooks, World Geography, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMurphy, Lora V.; And Others – Social Studies Review, 1987
This article describes the development process and products of a two-year project designed to improve basic skills instruction in existing secondary social studies courses. Includes a sample lesson plan and student handouts. (JDH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Instructional Improvement, Lesson Plans, Secondary Education
Calhoun, Mary C.; Goldstein, Jeren; Walford, Sylvia B.; Purdum, Betsy – 2001
This teacher's guide and student guides on world geography skills and regions are part of a series of supplementary curriculum packages of alternative methods and activities designed to meet the needs of Florida secondary students with mild disabilities or other special learning needs. Content is based on the Florida Curriculum Frameworks and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Mild Disabilities, Secondary Education
Haas, John D.; And Others – 1987
This document provides a set of lessons and other teaching aids for either a semester-length course on the future or to infuse a futures perspective into other secondary social studies courses. The lessons were designed to fit into many different courses but are particularly appropriate for U.S. history, government, civics, modern social problems,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Futures (of Society), Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans
Conniffe, Patricia, Ed. – 1995
This mini-unit seeks to fill the gap in textbooks that exists when teaching about modern France. Many textbooks end their coverage of France with the chapter on World War II. This unit offers high school students a unique introduction to France in the mid-1990s. The mini-unit includes a two-sided poster, teaching tips, and student pages. Student…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Jones, Richard S. – 1996
This text is a combination of a student training manual and a teacher's guide. The student manual gives background information, activities, and student worksheets for map work. Chapter titles include: (1) "Our Country"; (2) "World Regions"; (3) "United States Regions"; (4) "Continental Topics"; (5) "Urban Topics"; (6) "Rural Cultures"; (7) "World…
Descriptors: Climate, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Concepts
Amundson, Kristen J. – 1996
This guide offers a closer look at the newly-independent nation of Kyrgyzstan. The teaching materials focus on the history and culture of the nation, emphasize the influence of physical geography on culture, and explore the diversity found in this small country. Each lesson includes the geography standards linked to the activity, objectives,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
