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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze and interpret mapped information. They analyze the effects of urban sprawl on Maryland and describe state government's efforts to address urban sprawl in the last decade. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students discuss pollutants and brainstorm a list of possible solutions to combat the problems of pollution. They conduct experiments to demonstrate small particles of dust exist in the air. They study vocabulary and complete a review word puzzle. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students discuss reasons to plant trees and the best locations for cooling. They study two homes and identify types and locations of trees and determine the placement of the central air conditioners. The class plans a landscape design for the school. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students compare the differences between rural and urban communities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the urban socioeconomic and political problems in the US that caused hip hop to emerge in the 70's and 80's. Hip Hop culture is explored and related to the genre of art form. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students examine and differentiate between rural, urban, and suburban communities. They describe their local areas, view and discuss the images on the West Virginia Quarter, and write a friendly letter describing a camping trip. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students interpret maps. They also create mental maps of regions in which they are studying. Students then explain the historical or cultural significance of map features orally or in written form. Students take a walking field trip in which they can gather data to create a more complete community map drawn to scale. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research plants native to the Hawaiian Islands. Using the plants, they identify its purpose in the watershed and ways to help protect them from extinction. They survey a area of land and discover ways in which to bring the native plants back into the area. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students identify ways in which people have modified the physical environment, through building roads, clearing land for urban development and mining coal. Students identify consequences of human modification of the physical environment such as the use of irrigation to improve crop yield. Students identify ways people can conserve and replenish natural resources. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate the concept of different communities and how they are inhabited. They conduct research using a variety of resources and identify the type of community they live in. Then students compare and contrast urban, suburban, and rural communities. Full Review »
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