This primary/elementary instructional package is targeted at grades 3-4. The lessons are presented as a travelogue and include (1) "Germany in Numbers: Size, Population and Landscape" and (2) "The German Landscape," both of which practice basic geography skills in a comparative Germany/United States context, and (3)…

This learning packet presents geography units designed for self-directed study use by students in grades K-8. Instructions are given regarding how to use the materials. The five themes of geography provide a framework for analyzing questions about a place, how that place came to be the way it is, and how the place effects the people living there.…

House Bill 3590, passed by the 77th Texas Legislature, established the Texas Fund for Geography Education. The legislation permits the Board to enter into an agreement with the National Geographic Society to develop and operate an endowment fund, the earnings of which will be available for competitive grants to fund partnerships which enhance…

This study shows how differences in spatial patterns of urban delinquency may be assessed by measuring the amount of dispersion about a computed mean center. This methodology may be employed in the classroom with data for any spatially distributed phenomena. (Author/JH)

The "how" of teaching is as significant as the "what". This was the content of a nonlecture session at the N.C.G.E. Milwaukee meeting that was structured to give participants an experience in a dynamic model of process instruction. (Author/JH)

Two activities are suggested for involving students. In the first, "Project Short Wave", students speak directly to people in geographic region being studied in the classroom. In the second, "Weather and Climate", the teacher's information input is reinforced by student projects. (JH)

Passage of the 26th Amendment gave young adults the right to vote. This study attempts to further student understanding of the electoral process by presenting a method for analyzing spatial voting patterns. The spatial emphasis adds another dimension to the temporal and behavioral-structural approaches in studying the American electoral system.…

A monitor was used to observe a college geography course, generate additional information with pre- and mid-course questionnaires, assist professor and class in interpreting and acting on the values of the monitoring process. (Author/JB)

Three series of eight fifteen-minute programs were made with conceptual and process orientation. Data was presented and open questions asked, but not answered. New ways of using traditional materials were demonstrated, as was the adaptability of television to non-expository teaching. (NH)

Three series of eight fifteen-minute programs each were made conceptual and process oriented. Data was presented and divergent questions asked about it, but not answered. New ways of using traditional materials were demonstrated as was the adaptability of TV to non-expository teaching. (NH)