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Students research the environmental, historical and cultural significance of U.S. national parks and identify how and why tourism and development effect the parks. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the fifty states of the United States through this six lessons unit. Multiple resources are utilized to produce a product about a particular state. The creation of an appropriate bibliography forms the basis of this unit. Full Review »
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- 1st - 12th
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Students use the Internet to examine the land, customs and government of Jamaica. They also hear music from the island. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain five ways that coral reefs benefit humans and identify three threats to the reefs. They investigate the phenomenon of "coral bleaching" while examining ways to reduce threats to coral reefs. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students read three articles with different points of view on the water and sanitation issues in the Florida Keys. They identify the facts and opinions in each article and write a summary. In addition, they write an essay expressing their own opinion about the issue. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students discover how energy flows through communities because of the relationship between producers, consumers and decomposers. Examining various ecosystems, they identify the materials that cycle continuously through them. They label the major biomes of the Earth and discover their characteristics. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore how to use the time zones in the United States and internationally. They use elapsed time to solve problems. Students calculate the time in various places in the United States. They discuss the 6 time zones in the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine how to calculate the time in various time zones in the world and determine why this is an important skill. In the direct instruction section, they practice figuring the time in different zones by adding or subtracting the proper number of hours. They also examine AM and PM, and 24 time, and the International Dateline. In guided practice they problem solve by applying the concepts and finally, complete independent student practice. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read articles about the problems that global climate change have posed to residents in other parts of the world. They discuss the issue of climate change and the magnitude of emissions that the U.S. and Iowa produce compared to other parts of the world. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students use maps and the internet to discover the geography of the Caribbean Islands. They create a brochure for an imaginary resort on one of the islands making sure to include the interesting history and customs of the island. Full Review »