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ERIC Number: EJ397139
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Traffic Light Geography: A Fifth Grade Community Project.
Zirschky, E. Dwight
Journal of Geography, v88 n4 p124-25 Jul-Aug 1989
Describes a community study project that uses history and the five fundamental themes of geography as a framework. The project involves organizing committees to study the need for a traffic signal in a small town. By studying various dimensions of the issue, the committees are able to demonstrate the need for a signal. (KO)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Study, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geographic Regions, Geography Instruction, Grade 5, Human Geography, Lesson Plans, Physical Geography, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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