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Subject: Re: Cartography course for homeschooling families
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:24:49 -0800
From: Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]>
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Some of that factoid information like what is the longest river, deepest
lake, etc. can be found in the World Almanac and Book of Facts which can
be found in most bookstores.
The U.S. Geological Survey has lots of educational material on their
website at:
http://education.usgs.gov/
As a matter of fact, most government agencies have educational material
that is easily downloadable with curriculum plans and everything.
I would also encourage home schooling parents to visit libraries because
that's where you will find the material you need for free.
University/College libraries have maps collection they can checkout like
topographic maps, nautical charts, general and reference maps of all
kinds. Federal depository libraries have huge amounts of information
that home schooling parents can use...all for free!!
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Carlos A. Diaz
Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms
James E. Brooks Library
Central Washington University
Mailstop 7548
Ellensburg, WA 98926
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Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545
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>>> "Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee"
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Subject: Re: MAPS-L Digest - 23 Dec 2011 to 29 Dec 2011 (#2011-209)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:20:53 -0800
From: Virginia R Hetrick PhD <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
Yup, it's a great idea, but from reading the website, it looks like
the families have to bring the kids to the Library. If they'd find a
way to do this remotely, they'd really have something. I have a
number of friends who are homeschooling their kids and they have great
difficulty finding material they think is important in several areas,
geography being one of them. One Dad told me, "I don't really care if
it's not in the official curriculum, I want my kids to know how the
world works, including all the longest rivers, tallest mountains,
states, state capitols, countries of the world, etc. (But it's good
to know that he understands this stuff is useful for his kids to know,
even though he's in an academic discipline pretty far removed from
geography.) ;~)
v
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