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Generational Geovision: People's Perceptions of Place Over Time Lesson PlanGenerational Geovision: People's Perceptions of Place Over Time Lesson Plan
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Generational Geovision: People's Perceptions of Place Over Time

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Students examine how perceptions of place are influenced by time, cultural setting, and experience. They write a class paragraph describing the community, develop a list of questions from the topics included in the paragraph, and conduct interviews with one younger student and an older person to compare the differences in perception.

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
1998

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