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Download full textMontgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1979
This teacher guide contains 12 detailed local history investigations, complete with procedures, required materials, and evaluation exercises, based on performance objectives that support the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools' social studies and mathematics instructional objectives for grades K-6. The exercises draw students into their…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Behavioral Objectives, Community Study, Elementary Education
Berezowski, P. E.; And Others – 1976
Presenting extensive background material on the development of shopping centers, this paper includes elementary and junior high school outdoor education activities centering upon shopping center studies. Background material includes analysis of the following: shopping center types (architecture, regional location, etc); land use (guidelines for…
Descriptors: Activities, Architecture, Commercial Art, Community Study
Knapp, Clifford E. – 1996
Outdoor education, a general term describing the use of resources outside the classroom, has long been considered a method to improve student learning. This book aims to create a bridge between current school reform efforts and the field of outdoor education. Chapter 1 introduces the idea of outdoor education and relates several recent educational…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Community Study, Democratic Values
Poudre School District R-1, Ft. Collins, CO. – 1970
This guide to environmental and outdoor education is based on the principle that man will properly care for his world only if he both understands and appreciates it. Seventy-two multidisciplinary environmental themes are identified for instruction in grades K-12. Each theme is presented with behavioral objectives, key concepts, and both in school…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Community Resources, Community Study
Smith, Charles A. – 1979
Sixth grade students' attitudes toward school were studied to determine if outdoor education investigations conducted on the school site and in the community would effect a positive change, similar to the change noted with students involved in residential outdoor programs. An experimental group of 28 students participated in outdoor activities…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Change, Community Study, Comparative Analysis
Project Adventure, Hamilton, MA. – 1978
As part of Project Adventure, a specific unit within a 12-week Colonial History course taught at a Massachusetts high school was designed to: involve students with each other, their community, and local history; add a significant social and experiential dimension to the course; use a unique system of student evaluation and grading; and be…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Objectives, Colonial History (United States), Community Involvement
