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- 5th - 6th
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Students describe eight stages in the formation of islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. They examine the movement of tectonic plates in the Hawaiian archipelago region, and describe how plate movement produced the Hawaiian archipelago. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students describe the movement of tectonic plates in the Hawaiian archipelago region. They describe how a combination of hotspot activity and tectonic plate movement could produce the arrangement of seamounts obse Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities as they examine the ethics of acquiring and distributing fish as a food source. They touch on the ethics involved in genetically modified salmon, as well. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify the steps in the life cycle of an island. They label islands in the correct stage of their life cycle and illustrate the process themselves. They also review the concept of plate tectonics. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students compare and contrast places around the world. Students analyze the effects of human activity on the physical environment and devise plans to address the consequences. Students also focus on geographical topics such as formation of the Hawaiian islands, natural resources, and ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore Puerto Rico. They create K-W-L charts of their prior knowledge of Puerto Rico and observe maps of Puerto Rico. They code the map for measurements and land and water forms. They explore websites to gain background on history of Puerto Rico. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students work in small groups to create a topographic map of Greece. They must include labeled line drawings of bordering countries and bodies of water. Students use salt and flour clay to make Greece three dimensional, showing the many mountains and archipelagos. This is the first of a series of lessons at this link. Seven chapters of the book "Greece" are covered in this series. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze the book "A Wizard of Earth sea" by Ursula Le Guinn. They answer discussion questions for each chapter, diagram and label the parts of a sailing ship, conduct research on the meaning of their own name, create a dragon sculpture, and write three wishes they would wish. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students draw and correctly label the land forms such as Archipelago, atoll, bay, cape, delta etc. on a continent of the design. They the landforms the drawing tools in Microsoft Word. Full Review »
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- 1st - 12th
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Students create replicas of mola art , a fabric applique process of the Kuna Indians. After discovering Mola designs include the natural world, dreams, geometric shapes, imaginary monsters, and contemporary images, they design their facsimiles on paper. Full Review »

