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Lake Champlain Teacher Resources
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Ninth graders read and color “Boats, Boats, Boats on Lake Champlain.” In this US History instructional activity, 9th graders listen to more detailed descriptions of the history of boating on Lake Champlain. Students draw a picture of a boat used today.
Students examine the significance of Lake Champlain in the Revolutionary War. In this American Revolution lesson, students discuss how Lake Champlain was integral to the war, create war time lines, and identify the 13 original colonies.
Pupils complete activities to learn about quotation usage and script writing. In this quotation lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint on the use of quotation marks and rewrite sentences on a quotation worksheet. Pupils locate maps of the Lake Champlain area and write a final scene for the screenplay of Loch by Paul Zindel. Students practice the screenplay and act it out.
Students complete Internet research activities. In this Internet research activity, students review procedures for working on the Internet and work in groups to research the Loch Ness monster.
In this Vermont history worksheet, students read two and a half pages of information about Vermont history. After reading, students complete 10 true or false questions about what they read.
Eleventh graders study underwater archaeology. In this history lesson, 11th graders read an article on archaeology. Students complete a reading comprehension worksheet on archaeology underwater.
Does it actually exist? Consider the sighting of a giant squid, much like the one that appears in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Middle and high schoolers read the article One Legend Found, Many Still to Go, and research other mysterious creatures. What if these animals actually exist today? Spark an interesting discussion with your researchers.
You won't find a better worksheet than this! Here is a fabulous, comprehensive test on the War of 1812. Learners complete 50 questions of a wide variety; true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and essays. They must also draw a map.
Third graders "travel" from Europe to North America as Columbus did. They organize the information into chronoglogical order.
Tenth graders create maps to a secret location on the school grounds for others to follow, study topographical maps, estimate the size and shape of the Earth, explore various formations of the Earth's topography, and give an oral report on their conclusions.