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- 4th - 6th
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Students correctly order the continents in terms of area, population, and other geographic terms. After a lecture/demo, students divide into groups and attempt to order the continents given differing sets of data. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students review or learn information regarding the 7 continents on our planet. It is also a fun movement and fitness activity. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the cultural and geographic characteristics of the continents by examining stories and images. They describe geographic characteristics and identify each continent. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine a map and a globe to compare the physical features of the Earth's continents. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use maps and a globe to discover the differences and similarities of continents and oceans. They practice the names of the seven continents and four oceans by learning songs and poems to help them remember. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students in an ESOL class identify the continents and oceans and label them on a blank map. They complete a chart using information from Internet research. They compare and contrast the continents. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students design a continent by eating a graham cracker into its shape. They place their continents on a piece of blue paper and label them. They write a paragraph about the continent that they were assigned. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students identify the continents of the world. In groups, students create a three-dimensional clay representation of their assigned continent. Using KidPix software, they draw and color their continent. Students research their continent and create a PowerPoint presentation for the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the tectonic plates of the Earth and how the landforms of Earth have changed position over time. In groups, they identify the evidence that the continents are still moving. To end the lesson, they practice measuring continental movement. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate and trace the movement of the continents from Pangaea to the present and the concept of continental drift. In small groups they create and present continental placement maps and answer a series of research questions. Full Review »