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Peer reviewedYoung, Katherine A. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1998
States that the Bown house, built in 1879 and overlooking the Oregon Trail, serves as a case study for demonstrating how historical houses can be used to teach about the past. Explains that the house is used as a living laboratory for social studies and describes the six rooms in detail. (CMK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Experiential Learning, Geography, Group Activities
Peer reviewedEvans, Sam; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1993
Presents "C.U.B.E.: Creating Understanding of the Built Environment," a unit focusing on a community's built environment. Discusses the interdisciplinary goals of the unit. Provides four samples of activities from within the unit. (CFR)
Descriptors: Architecture, Built Environment, Community Characteristics, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPorter, Priscilla H., Ed. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Maintains that, as students develop, they can begin to acquire the skills of historians by investigating not only the facts of history but the human motivations the why of history. Provides recommended resources for helping student construct historical meaning, local historical and community resources, and for family history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Family (Sociological Unit)
