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Peer reviewedDuggay, Maureen; Kirman, Joseph – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1999
Describes how by designing a playground, the fifth-grade students at Good Shepherd School in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) learned in a hands-on manner that geographic knowledge has practical applications in the real world. Explains that the geography concepts utilized in this activity follow the objectives of the Geography Education Standards…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Grade 5
Peer reviewedTepper, Anita Benna – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1999
Highlights an activity that focuses on learning the geometric concepts needed for students to design blueprints for a city park by mastering fifth-grade geometry concepts and applying their knowledge in a real-world context. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
