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What Famous Landmarks Have You Visited?
Responding to blog posts can increase written communication skills, critical thinking skills, and the use of social media as a means for discussion. Kids will compose a blog post in response to the provided article related to famous...
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Landmarks Of Civilization
Middle schoolers research famous landmarks of the world. In this landmarks lesson, students determine why cultures build special structures and then find out more about specific world landmarks. Middle schoolers respond to the provided...
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Leapin' Landmarks: Locating 10 man-made landmarks around the world
Third graders engage in a lesson which addresses their curiosity about some of the outstanding people-made landmarks of the world. They explore the geographical themes of location and place through literature.
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Oh! The Places I CAN See!
Students explore landmarks around the world. In this world geography and technology instructional activity, students view world landmarks using a webcam. Students take a virtual field trip during which they zoom in and manipulate three...
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Around the World Calendar
Students examine world landmarks and monuments. They create a 12 month calendar featuring a significant site for 12 different countries.
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Famous Landmarks
Students research a country and the national holidays the people of that country celebrates. In this cultural celebrations lesson, students are assigned a country, research the major holidays of that country, and create a 12-month...
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Famous Landmarks
Learners investigate countries by identifying their national landmarks. In this World Geography lesson, students utilize the Internet to research a historic landmark in a foreign country and complete a landmark survey worksheet....
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Exploring Louisiana's Land Down Under - The World of Kate Chopin's The Awakening.
Visit 19th century Grand Isle, Cheniere Caminada, and New Orleans! Meet the inhabitants, learn about their history and culture, and view landmarks and industries! After reading Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, class groups research the...
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Geography Project: Australia
A presentation packed with project ideas and research questions encourages viewers to use images to describe Australia's climate, leisure activities, location, interesting facts, culture, and landmarks. Learners combine technology and...
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Where in the World?
Students locate famous landmarks around the world. They identify the location of natural and manmade landmarks using a worksheet that provides ten clues.
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Investigating Our Place in the World
Students study the concept of geography in a year long unit. In this geography unit, students participate in different activities that explain the spatial sense of the world, the physical landmasses and bodies of water, geographic...
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Leapin' Landmarks: Locating 10 Man-made Landmarks Around the World
Third graders label continents, oceans, and major mountain ranges on maps and use the maps to write an informational report about landmarks. For this landmarks lesson plan, 3rd graders write about 1 major landmark.
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Great Monuments of the World
Students explore the wonders of the world through inquiry. In this world monuments instructional activity, students investigate famous landmarks around the world as they conduct and apply research. Students create products that feature...
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Invent It!
Students explore invention and unveiling of world's first Ferris wheel, analyze photographs and poster of first Ferris wheel, and discuss engineering achievements of Ferris wheel, including how it worked, how it was built, and its...
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Picture Quiz: Famous Landmarks
In this picture quiz: famous landmarks worksheet, students look at 12 color photographs of famous landmarks around the world and identify the structure, the city and the country for each one.
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World Geography Quiz
For this world geography worksheet, students answer several questions based on world geography and landmarks. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Schools Around the World
Young scholars discover how schools around the world are the same and different. In this international school lesson, students learn about different types of schools from all around the world and the items and activities within these...
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Watersheds: The San Francisco Bay Watershed
Sixth graders make a model of a watershed. In this geography lesson, 6th graders view a shaded relief map of California and locate landmarks. Students examine the San Francisco Bay Watershed by following the journey of water through the...
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Symbols of the World, Country and State
First graders understand what a symbol is and recognize symbols of the world, country, state, and local areas. In this symbols lesson, 1st graders identify symbols, and play a bingo game with traffic symbols. Students study the...
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Around the World Calendar
Students explore a country and its culture through its national landmarks. They use technology tools to research and communicate information. To demonstrate research skills, they use the Internet as well as print materials.
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The World's Newest landmark
Sixth graders study the various landmarks of the world. In this Geography lesson, 6th graders write about these landmarks.
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Geography Quiz 22
In this geography instructional activity, students answer short answer geography questions about landmarks around the world. Students complete 10 questions.
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What City and Country
In this city and country worksheet, students analyze 6 labeled pictures of world landmarks. Students write the name of the city and country where they are located. Example: Eiffel Tower, Opera House, Great Wall, Colosseum.
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Google Earth Trip
A trip around the world sounds nice, but for now we'll just have to make do with Google Earth. Pupils use pictures of landmarks to apply geometry concepts. They determine whether each building has bilateral or rotational symmetry, search...