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U.S. Geography: The West
Students explore the national parks of the American West. In this geography skills lesson, students watch "U.S. Geography: The West," and examine print and Internet sources about the national parks found there. Students feature their...
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Colonial Regions of America 1689 - 1754 Worksheet
In this Colonial America worksheet, students color and label a map of the 13 colonies. They complete three more maps on which they label the major cities and waterways in New England, the Middle, and the Southern colonies. They answer an...
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Aztec Culture and Lifestyles
Students explore the lifestyles of the Aztecs. In this ancient culture lesson, students jigsaw into groups that divide up various aspects of Aztec culture. Students reform as a class in order to discuss and share their findings.
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Explore the Ocean
Students explore the oceans from their origin. In this oceans lesson plan, students read and discuss excerpts from the Book of Genesis regarding the creation of the ocean. Students then clean up a mock oil spill, measure the volume and...
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Where on Earth Are You From?
Students create family trees and discuss cultural differences. In this cultural diversity lesson, students discuss the places their families came from and develop questions for each other.Students show their families path of migration.
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Explore More About Bottle Construction
Students explore Green Construction. In this lesson based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers, students gain insight into alternative construction in Guatemala. They examine the pros and cons of using alternative building...
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US Geography: The Midwest
Learners investigate the geography and agricultural products of the Midwestern United States. In this US geography lesson, students watch and discuss a video that depicts the Midwest of the US as the breadbasket of the country. They make...
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Are All Children at the Same Starting Gate?
Learners examine the education experience around the world. For this global studies lesson, students research education standards and practices in developing and developed nations. Learners share their research findings in a class...
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Recognizing the Undocumented
Learners consider the plight of undocumented workers. In this immigration lesson, students examine multimedia sources about the role that undocumented workers play in the American economy and conduct further research about the...
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The Motivation for Movement
Students explore the geographic theme of movement. In this migration lesson, students discuss push-pull factors that motivate immigrants and interpret illegal immigration data. Students also discuss the difficulties that illegals face.
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Map of Pennsylvania's Waters
For this labeling bodies of water in Pennsylvania worksheet, students observe a map outline of the state with water sources and use the word bank of names of creeks, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers to identify them. Students label 21...
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Understand the Push Pull Theory of Immigration
Students examine the Push Pull Theory of immigration. In this lesson on immigration, students explore primary sources to discover several reasons why people migrate. They will then present skits to share this information. Finally each...
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Watch Out for Landslides
Students conduct an experiment. In this landslides lesson, students learn about landslides and discuss how they could minimize the risk of landslides. Students complete an experiment to see if changing the slope of the land helps...
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Underground Railroad
Students explore the Underground Railroad. In this U.S. history and technology instructional activity, students research an assigned topic related to the Underground Railroad, such as "abolitionist," "conductor," or "station houses." ...
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What Is an American?
Students explore different backgrounds of Americans. In this lesson, students discuss how people in the United States may come from a different background, yet have similar values and beliefs. After the class discussion, several...
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History of Irrigation on the Great Plains
Students explore irrigation in the Great Plains throughout history. In this irrigation lesson plan, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the history of irrigation in the world and on the Great Plains. Students conduct...
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What a Relief Map
Learners create a map using cookie dough. In this geography lesson, students research the physical features of a country, draw a diagram and design and create a map out of cookie dough.
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Soil, Designer Soil: From Rainforests to the Prairie
Students explore the role and importance of soil in the ecosystem. In this Science and Social Studies lesson, students complete an experiment using various kinds of soil and clay and then examine how soil has a direct impact on our...
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A New Birth of Freedom: Black Soldiers in the Union Army
Learners investigate the history of civil rights by viewing historical photographs. In this U.S. history activity, students discuss why Black Soldiers fought for their rights by joining the Union Army in the 1800's. Learners complete a...
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Ecology--Biomes
In this ecology worksheet, students view a world map and match the name of the biome with the number that identifies it. There are ten different biomes to identify.
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Around the World in 1896
Students work in groups to plan, take and document a trip using an Internet Database of primary sources "Around the Wolrd in the 1890's." This enables students to break old western perspectives of other nations as they analyze these...
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Absolutely and Relatively: The Puerto Rico Quarter Reverse
How much does your class know about Puerto RIco? How much can they learn from the back of a 2009 quarter? Use the coin, part of a series of quarters that depict US territories, to teach learners about the geography, culture, and history...
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4: In With the Imports
Students research imports of American Samoa and Hawaii and create a map showing the major imports for both. In this economics activity, students identify where American Samoa and Hawaii are on a map, discover what the imports for the...
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The Olympics
Students will research the geography and designa route form Columbia SC to an olympic competition, then follow local news and current events to track team perfomance.