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6,669 Physical environments Lesson Plans
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the National Park System in the United States and, through exploration of the parks, identify human modifications to the physical environment and the intended and unintended effects. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how technology has transformed the physical environment and identify connections between economic development and environmental change. They debate whether the advantages of technology outweigh the harmful impact on the environment. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study how the physical environment affected the lives and culture of the California Indians. They examine the differences in the tribes that was caused by the environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the different factors that influence forested regions of Canada. They complete worksheets to study how this physical environment influences human activity and vise versa. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research the Haida and Inuit Indians and then create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the physical environment in which they live and the different characteristics of their cultures. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students research and analyze how governmental mining policies have affected the physical characteristics of the mining regions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students are introduced to the diverse environments found in Ohio. They perform a variety of investigations to deepen their understanding of plants and animals that reside in these areas. They will explore the needs of plants and animals, the predator-prey relationship and how plants and animals are affected by Ohio's seasonal changes. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students able to use information technology, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remotely sensed images, to gather information on ways people have changed the physical environment of the United States in the nineteenth century. They are able to identify the types of problems that resulted from those changes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read two stories about physical environments. In groups, they compare and contrast the two legends and the physical environments described in the book. Using a map, they locate the areas being mentioned and present their chart to the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read about the settlement of Illinois from statehood to the present. They categorize different areas of need such as survival, economic and social. Students make a list of ways people used the physical environment in Illinois since state hood and classify each item in their list as a survival, economic or social need. Students write a paragraph comparing the ue of the physical environment by early people with current day people. Full Review »

