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- 8th
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Students identify, investigate, and classify quadrilaterals, regular polygons, and circles according to their properties. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students examine the relationship between innovations in geography and world events. Using maps, they report different information from a spatial perspective. They develop hypothesis about how man's quest for knowledge has impacted the development of inventions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students combine the use of geographical information and writing. They write a story and create a visual aid to be used when presenting to the class. They move to different stations deciding which topic they want to further research. Peer evaluation is used to check for spelling and grammatical errors. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students create a travel game of one of the United States. They research a state of their choice and create a travel game using a common road map. They interpret map symbols as they calculate map mileage for their games. They create playing cards to be used for their games. Full Review »
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- 7th
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The class is engaged through a discussion of mapping. They determine what they believe makes a good map and what the essential elements of a map are. Students work independently to complete a worksheet on mapping. They follow clear directions to find an online map and practice manipulating and interpreting symbols on the map. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the treaties between Michigan and Native Americans. Using primary source documents, they are introduced to the contributions of Native Americans in the area and discuss the use of treaties between Americans and Native Americans. To end the lesson, they participate in a skit to show how the two groups built a relationship. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explore art and its relationship to society. They compare a Renaissance piece of art to a medieval piece of art. Students create a time line of key events of the Renaissance which includes significant people during this era. After research, students write about the major contributions of each significant person. Additional social studies topics concerning Europe, China, religious faiths and art are included. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students create posters that represent events, historical scenes or historical figures associated with historical trails. They compare and contrast a contemporary highway map with a historic map. Students research the type of information included on historic maps. They discover why it is necessary to have political subdivisions within a state. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review the concepts of ratios and proportions. Using the internet, they examine the directions from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. They identify the scale to which the map is laid out and discuss what would happen if the scale changed throughout the length of the map. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore numerous instructional materials that may be used in an elementary social studies classroom. After analyzing each type of material, they discuss and make informed decisions concerning the quality and use of the material. Finally, students design learning centers for elementary social studies classrooms. Full Review »
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