Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography (Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship) [Hardcover]

Martha B. Sharma (Author), Gary S. Elbow (Author)

Book Description

Series: Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship | Publication Date: September 30, 2000

Geography teachers and school library media specialists will find this resource indispensable for providing classroom lessons and activities in critical thinking for geography students in grades 7-12. It is filled with over 75 primary source Internet sites covering such topics as Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment and Society, and the Uses of Geography, and will be an invaluable tool in helping teachers and librarians meet the standards set forth in the 1994 publication Geography for Life: National Geography Standards. Each site is accompanied by a site summary that describes the site contents and usefulness to geography teachers and school library media specialists. Site subjects include: Urban Landscapes, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Weather, The U.S. Census, and the World Wildlife Fund Global Network. The questions and activities that follow are designed to develop critical thinking skills for both oral and written presentations. An appendix of additional geography resources includes Internet addresses for approximately 25 sites relating to maps, primary sources, and critical thinking. This will provide teachers and librarians with even more resources for developing lessons to help each student meet all 18 of the National Geography Standards.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“...a valuable tool that has been properly researched and provides numerous references at the end of each chapter. Geography teachers and media specialists will appreciate the varied Internet resources that the authors have compiled. A must-read professional resource for high school and college teachers. Recommended.”–The Book Report

“The lesson plans are well designed and quite appropriate for the intended grades. Although the book was written for both school librarians and geography teachers at the junior high and high school level, other librarians and educators will find the book informative and useful as well.”–Science Books & Films

“...this book deserves to find a wide audience comprised of all those interested in geographic education, geography teacher preparation, and teaching geography with the Internet.”–The Professional Geographer

About the Author

MARTHA B. SHARMA is a Geography teacher at National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., and an active member of the National Council for Geographic Education.

GARY S. ELBOW is a Professor of Geography at Texas Tech University and an active member in the National Council for Geographic Education.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (September 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313308993
• ISBN-13: 978-0313308994
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,825,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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