Teachers Guide and Map Set was the result. Carol Gersmehl was the Project Director, and Laura Kigin, the Geography Department Administrative Assistant, served as Project Coordinator. Several Macalester students and recent graduates also assisted with the production. Minnesota Studies is a geography curriculum for middle-grade students, but it may be adapted for younger or older students. Map activities are at the core of all lessons.
Lessons focus on the physical, historical, and cultural geography of Minnesota.
In addition to Rand McNally's colorful laminated desk map, over thirty blackline maps are included in the Teacher's Guide. It focuses on geographic patterns in Minnesota and was distributed to 1100 elementary teachers in fall 1992. A Geographical Perspective , Water Resource Research Center, University of Minnesota, Public Report Series Number 4.