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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.
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Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography Martha B. Sharma Gary S. Elbow GREENWOOD PRESS Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography Recent Titles in Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship 100 Research Topic Guides for Students Barbara Wood Borne Special Events Programs in School Library Media Centers: A Guide to Making Them Work Marcia Trotta Information Services for Secondary Schools Dana McDougald and Melvin Bowie The Internet and the School Library Media Specialist: Transforming Traditional Services Randall M. MacDonald Creating a Local Area Network in the School Library Media Center Becky R. Mather Collection Assessment and Management for School Libraries: Preparing for Cooperative Collection Development Debra E. Kachel Using Educational Technology with At-Risk Students: A Guide for Library Media Specialists and Teachers Roxanne Baxter Mendrinos Teaching Electronic Literacy: A Concepts-Based Approach for School Library Media Specialists Kathleen W. Craver Block Scheduling and Its Impact on the School Library Media Center Marie Keen Shaw Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in History Kathleen W. Craver 100 More Research Topic Guides for Students Dana McDougald Curriculum Partner: Redefining the Role of the Library Media Specialist Carol A. Kearney Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography Martha B. Sharma and Gary S. Elbow Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship Harriet Selverstone, Series Adviser GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sharma, Martha B., 1945– Using internet primary sources to teach critical thinking skills in geography / Martha B. Sharma and Gary S. Elbow. p. cm.—(Greenwood professional guides in school librarianship, ISSN 1074–150X) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0–313–30899–3 (alk. paper) 1. Geography—Study and teaching (Secondary)—Computer network resources. 2. Internet in education. 3. Critical thinking—Study and teaching (Secondary) I. Elbow, Gary S. II. Title. III. Series. G73.S393 2000 910'.285—dc21 99–088459 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright 2000 by Martha B. Sharma and Gary S. Elbow All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalo