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Symmes, S. Stowell – Social Education, 1989
Suggests ways census data in the "Statistical Abstract of the United States" may be used to develop thinking skills in economics. Presents a lesson in which students collect data on different types of work done by a small group of workers. Emphasizes the process of classifying workers in order to provide experience with this reasoning…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Classification, Data Collection, Decision Making
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Devona, Henry – Journal of Geography, 1992
Describes an integrated thematic unit for children from kindergarten to third grade. Explains that the unit incorporates reading, speaking, writing, science, mathematics, social studies, and art into the study of whales. Suggests learning activities on echolocation, migration, measurement, scrimshaw, history, and human interaction with the…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
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Conroy-Kelly, Esther – Science Scope, 1991
Presents a hands-on activity in which students try to identify 15 unknowns using only their sense of touch. This method reinforces the science process skills of observing, collecting and recording data, and analyzing data tables while requiring few reading skills. (MDH)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classification, Data Collection, Junior High Schools