This teacher's guide contains information, lesson plans, and diverse student learning activities focusing on space flight. The guide is divided into seven sections: (1) "Drawing Activities" (Future Flight; Space Fun; Mission: Draw); (2) "Geography" (Space Places); (3) "History" (Space and Time); (4)…

In global history courses and in western civilization courses Europe might be better treated as a subcontinent or, better yet, as a coastal, peninsular, or even insular phenomenon. This would be more consistent with both its geography and its history. H. J. Mackinder argued that until the 15th century Europe was powerfully shaped by repeated waves…

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.…

This social studies resource is designed for French-speaking high school students who have need for definitions of widely used terms relating to social studies. Divided into four sections, the first section presents a term, the gender of the French term, a related term, the definition, a sentence using the word, and the English equivalent. The…

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…

From a 1968 summer National Defense Education Act (N.D.E.A.) Institute the author draws implications on the means for making field experience a revitalizing and effective educational strategy. (JH)

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)

The article, an annotated bibliography of materials, aids the teacher in identifying map-skills for all academic levels in the elementary school. Most entries are dated in the 60's. (Author/RM)

Findings of the 1970 census and the spatial distribution of certain aspects of two year public colleges are explored in an attempt to apply the tools and concepts of geography to the study of higher education in the United States. (Author/KM)

Schools in Mississippi have undergone phases of change in which racial segregation and patterns of resistance to change have been influenced significantly by residential segregation at the local level and by racial composition of the population at broader scales. The fifth phase is likely to be a return to some form of dual school system.…

Describes four learning stations for developing map reading skills in fourth graders. (GB)

Studies of theories developed by several demographic analysts dating from the 17th century form the basis of this essay about the effects of the French population and family structure on childhood education. A psychohistorical approach is suggested for future studies of population and pedagogy. (SM)

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.…