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Organizer
Curated OER

Iowa Outline Map

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Iowa outline map worksheet, students examine political boundaries of the state and the placement its capital city as well as its major cities. This map is not labeled.
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Lesson Plan
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The Mormon Trail Through Iowa

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read selections from travel diaries and create their own travel diary.  In this Mormon Trail through Iowa lesson, students discover background of the Mormon Trek of 1846 and discuss how a group may be persecuted for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystery State #49

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this United States mystery worksheet, young scholars determine which state is described by the 5 clues listed on the sheet and then mark it on the outline map of the United States.
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Unit Plan
ReadWriteThink

Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
I Have A Dream ... that after the lesson, all individuals master the reading, writing, researching, listening, and speaking skills the biography project helps them develop. Martin Luther King, Jr. serves as a topic example for a model...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Every Picture Tells a Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the ways in which a work of art represents the culture or lifestyle of people living in a state. They analyze the back of the Iowa quarter and discuss how art reflects the time period in which it was created.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Name the States Worksheet 2

For Students 5th - 8th
In this name the states learning exercise, students examine 6 state map outlines and identify each of them by writing the state names and postal abbreviations.