Hands-On History: Geography Activities

By Sarah Giese

Book Overview

Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of land and water forms, map components, latitude and longitude, climate, vegetation, plate tectonics, natural disasters, global water issues, economics, and political systems. These hands-on activities are aligned to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness skills. The hands-on lessons foster engagement, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking. In addition to history-based lessons, this resource includes grading rubrics and ideas for assessment. The games in Hands-on History Activities will help you take an active approach to teaching while inspiring your students to make their own explorations of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425803830
• ISBN13: 9781425803834
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Shell Education Pub
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 11