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The Exploration and Settlement of North America

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students locate place in Canada and explore highlights of early of early American exploration and settlement. In this North American history lesson, students locate provinces, major cities, and physical features of Canada....
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Mexico Outline Map 2

For Students 4th - 10th
In this outline map worksheet, students discover and investigate the North American country of Mexico. This blank outline map may be used for a variety of classroom activities.
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Mapping Population Changes In The United States

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a choropleth map to illustrate the population growth rate of the United States. They explore how to construct a choropleth map, and discuss the impact of population changes for the future.
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United States Map- Continent, Country, State

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students identify their continent, country, and state on a globe. In this geography instructional activity, students use a globe to identify the seven continents, the United States, and the state which they live in. Students define key...
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The Early Peoples

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, after studying The Early Peoples, explain and give examples of how Native Americans and Europeans adapted to living in certain environments. They give examples of early cultures and settlements that existed in North America...
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What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in the United States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine how the European voyages of discovery influence American culture even today. They map eighteenth century Europe's impact on the United States.
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It Bears Repeating!!!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research bears and their characteristics with a specific study on North American bears and polar bears. In this bear study lesson, students read books about polar bears and wild bears. Students complete activities to further...
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Why Not Come to North Amercia?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils examine the motives for French expansion into the New World, they evaluate primary source documents to determine who, what, when, where and why.
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Jack-O-Latern Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Have a Happy Halloween and build strong oral language skills. Special needs Pupils functioning at a moderate level can practice sequencing, writing lists, and using oral language by explaining how they carve a pumpkin. 
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Indian Women in Texas History

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study Indian women in Texas. In this US history lesson plan, 4th graders discuss what each Indian woman's contribution was by completing a timeline and table. Students examine the Caddo Women's pottery...
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A Study of Panama

For Students 4th - 5th
In this worksheet on Panama, students read an introduction about Panama, then read about its history, The Panama Canal, the Kuna Indians and the Endangered Species of Panama. After each selection, students answer a set of related questions.