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A fabulous presentation/activity based on geography. The author has designed a "baseball game" where batters advance to the next base if they correctly answer a multiple choice question about geography. Geographic terms are used, along with a wide variety of other geographic skills. Very nice!

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Presentations
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For Teacher Use
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