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Highest Cities in the USA

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 32 identification questions regarding the highest elevated cities in the U.S. Students have 4 minutes to finish the timed quiz.
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Freeform Rhode Island Map

For Students 4th - 6th
In this free form Rhode Island map learning exercise, students study, locate and memorize key cities, physical attributes and surrounding states for a quiz. Students fill out the major cities on a blank map of Rhode Island.
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Ancient Greece: Athens as a City State

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders find Greece on the map and recognize how the geography of Greece was important in its development. In this ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders research Greece and compare to the civilization of ancient Egypt. Students answer...
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The Rise of the City States in Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine Ancient Greece and its development of democracy. In this Greek History lesson plan, 6th graders explore the rise of city-states in Greece and its overall effect on the development of democracy. The class continues...
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How Can We Locate Specific Places On Earth?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover how to use longitude and latitude to locate specific sites on Earth. They compare old and new ways of locating specific places, and discover how latitude and longitude coordinates are used to locate places on Earth.
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Comparing the Impact of Multiple Uses

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study multiple land uses and their effects on one another. They assess multiple land uses in National Forests and Grasslands and evaluate the effects of each use on all other uses. They develop a comprehensive list of human...
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High Five Burger

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate agricultural sources. In this agricultural lesson plan, 5th graders read the book Have a Hamburger and See the U.S.A. and record each component of a hamburger. Students use a map of the U.S.A. to locate the...
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Ancient Greece Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a unit of study on Ancient Greece. For this Ancient Greece lesson, students complete 16 sets of activities to learn about Ancient Greece. Students finish with a comprehensive test over the unit.
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Location of Cities 201

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in pairs to locate the ancient cities on a world atlas using the longitude and latitude measurements. They examine the physical and human futures that explain their locations.
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Famous Streets Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the chart that includes the names of 18 famous streets in the world. Students have 4 minutes to identify the names of the cities where the streets are found.
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Tracking Satellites Using Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how to track satellites using latitude and longitude. They investigate what man learns from all the satellites currently being studied today. Students analyze the four basic types of satellite orbits.
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Our State Road Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students take a virtual tour of the country of China instead of a state. Using the Internet, they examine the differences between a political and physical map and use latitude and longitude to locate specific places. They also research...
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Northernmost Countries Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about cities located in the northernmost regions of the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Sparta and Athens

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders complete 16 lessons to learn about Ancient Greece. Students complete a quiz for assessment.
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Regions of the US: Gulf Stream, States and Their Capitals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify one way of dividing the US into geographical regions and then consider alternate ways of doing the same. They locate each of the fifty states and their capitals on a map. They research the Gulf Stream region.
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Rapping Regions in America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine what designates a place as a region. They apply their criteria for a region to the US map. They work in groups to write a rap about their region that describes its organization, type and structure.
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Mystery Pen Pal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate different cities and states in the USA, and practice their letter writing skills while corresponding with a pen pal.
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Email Around the World

For Teachers K - 12th
Students send and receive e-mail messages and find the location of each of the messages on a map. Students then write a description and trivia facts about their school to send to others.
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Passport to Courage

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the character trait of "courage of convictions" and apply this to their daily life. Using the internet, they research the life and work of Thomas McKean and discuss the courage needed to sign the Declaration of...
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Date with Responsibility

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss what it means to be responsible. As a class, they brainstorm a list of how they are responsible in their daily lives. In groups, they read the story of Liliuokalani and locate Hawai'i on a map. They discuss the...
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Where in the United States Are We?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students spend the lesson identifying the location of the fifty states and the capitals. Using a software program, they retrace te outline of each state numerous times. To end the lesson, they write a story about a state and city of...
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Early Greeks-Unit Test

For Students 7th
In this social studies worksheet, 7th graders focus on Early Greeks. Students respond to a total of 30 matching, multiple choice, and fill in the blank questions.
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The Greek Gods

For Teachers 5th - 6th
What were the early Greek myths? Have elementary young scholars examine the Persian Wars and read various Greek myth in order to identify the cause and the results of the Persian Wars. Myths, activities, simulations, and a unit plan are...
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Ancient Greece: The Olympics and the Gods

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Research Ancient Greece, the Olympic games, and Greek mythology. Young historians will research Ancient Greece and complete multiple activities about the history and culture. This is a unit of lessons.