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Urban Ecosystems 5: In Defense Of Cities
Students explain that while cities have unattractive features, the density of human life enables energy efficiency, mass transit, recycling, and other benefits which are difficult or impossible in rural areas. This is the fifth in an...
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City to Country Quiz
For this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the chart that includes 20 world cities. Students identify the names of the countries where the cities are located in 4 minutes.
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Kid City, USA
What a model community would look like? Get your kids talking with an activity that allows them to create their own town. After printing out a "fold out village," groups of young scholars use a variety of resources to help them build an...
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United States Map- Map Legend/City Symbols
Young scholars investigate the United States map. In this map skills geography lesson, students explore city symbols on the map legend and identify them. Young scholars use post-it notes to mark various symbols.
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Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds
Students read a story called Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current event Lose a Million Pounds lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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The Birth of a City
Third graders understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives. They research the basic structure of the United States government. They participate in a simulated City Council meeting.
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Urban Ecosystems 4: Metabolism of Urban Ecosystems
Cities are compared to living, breathing, metabolizing organisms. Fourth in a five-part series of lessons, this one focuses on the flow of materials through a city. Links to interesting websites and images make your delivery of...
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Trash! How Cities Work: Dealing with Garbage in the US and India
Students identify how different cultures deal with the challenge of trash. Read an excerpt from a chapter book based on real life written from the Southern Indian perspective. Describe the life of a street child in Southern India....
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Urban Ecosystems 2: Why are There Cities? A Historical Perspective
Second in a series of five lessons, this lesson encourages preteens to consider cities as urban ecosystems. First, they keep a food diary for a few days. They visit the Natrional Agricultural Statistics Service website for current data...
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Mining and Milling: The Story of Park City
Study the chemistry of mining! Through nine lessons in the unit, learners explore different concepts related to mining. Their study ranges from rock and mineral analysis to the environmental impact of dynamite and the chemical reaction...
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Hawaii Cities Word Jumble
For this Hawaii worksheet, learners unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in Hawaii. There is a word box to help.
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Wisconsin Cities Word Jumble
In this Wisconsin worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in the state of Wisconsin. There is a word box.
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South Dakota Cities Word Jumble
For this South Dakota worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in South Dakota. There is a word box.
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Kansas Cities Word Jumble
In this Kansas learning exercise, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in Kansas. There is a word box to help.
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North Dakota Cities Word Jumble
For this North Dakota worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in the state of North Dakota. There is a word box.
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Pennsylvania Cities Word Jumble
In this Pennsylvania cities activity, students unscramble the letters to spell Pennsylvanian cities. Students spell 10 cities and use the word box.
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Minnesota Cities Word Jumble
In this Minnesota cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell cities in the state of Minnesota. There is a word box to help.
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New York Cities Word Jumble
In this New York worksheet, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of New York. There is a word box.
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Inverness and Highlands Heritage box
Pupils explore, experience and study the rich cultural heritage that Inverness and the Highlands has to offer to young people and takes a look into the future. They assess certain aspects of Highland culture through the expressive arts...
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Tenochtitlán
Behold, the Great Aztec empire! Scholars use primary sources to understand the impact of the Aztec city Tenochtitlan. Academics complete a worksheet and participate in group discussion to understand how Tenochtitlan was a melting pot for...
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Cities of the World
Students identify the symbol for cities on a political map. In this world map lesson, students identify specific cities on the World Political Map. Students should identify the country in which the city is located. Students discuss the...
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Great Cities of the Middle East
Students explore the cities of Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Mecca and Tehran. In this Middle East lesson plan, students complete a map, research one of the five the cities and prepare a presentation that includes details about the city. ...
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Illinois Cities Word Jumble
In this word jumble learning exercise, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in Illinois. Students use the word box to help them spell the 10 cities.
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The UK and the Republic of Ireland
In this maps worksheet, learners label the cities and countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and answer a short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.