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Be the Kiwi

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore aspects of New Zealand's environment. In this environmental geography lesson, students research the geography, resources and climate of New Zealand. This lesson includes a game, rubric, and extension.
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Election Vocabulary Brainstorm

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in numerous activities pertaining to elections. They study election vocabulary and generate questions about campaigns and elections. They paraphrase articles and generate a class vocabulary list.
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New Hampshire State Quarter

For Students 5th - 6th
In this New Hampshire learning exercise, students study a picture of the state quarter for New Hampshire. Using the information on the coin, students answer 5 short essay questions about New Hampshire.
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North Carolina State Quarter

For Students 4th - 5th
In this North Carolina worksheet, students study a picture of the state quarter. Using the information on the coin, students answer 5 short essay questions.
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Oregon State Quarter

For Students 4th - 5th
In this state quarters worksheet, students study the picture of the state quarter of Oregon. Students use the information on the quarter to answer state fact questions.
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Queen Victoria: Royal Family Values

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain how Queen Victoria's reign defined an era and helped Britain reach the status of world power.
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Maps In Our Everyday Lives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students break into groups and complete a chart about information on maps of their hometown.
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A Stinking Smelly Sewer

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a timeline of events that occurred in the Nashua River Valley as presented in the book, "A River Ran Wild." They write a description of a selected time period on an index card for a class timeline, and write a letter to...
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Extreme Elevations

For Teachers 5th
In this geography worksheet, 5th graders work in groups in order to locate and graph mountains found on all the continents of planet earth.
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Inca Artifacts and Civilization Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 6th
By learning about Inca artifacts and this ancient civilization students can delve into history, geography, and much more.
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Life in Sahara

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the geography of the Sahara region of Africa and identify characteristics of a desert habitat. They explore the culture of the people living there and how it has adapted to desert life.
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What State Am I?

For Students 5th - 7th
In this state worksheet, students read clues that describe one state in the United States. They answer the riddle and then check their work by marking out every third letter in an answer box. There are seven problems in this one-page,...
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Country Capitals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students define the meaning of country capital. In this country capital lesson, students identify the symbol and find country capitals. Students locate and label capital cities on a map and insert the capital symbol.
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Movement of Native American Tribes 1830-1890

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars examine the movement of Native American tribes during the mid 1800's. In this American History lesson, students study two Native American tribes that live in the United States and complete a comparison/analyze project....
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Harvest

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars research the harvest period in Afghanistan. In this harvest lesson plan, students learn about Afghanistan's weather, games children play, rug designing, harvest songs, and more about the harvest time.
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Where In The World Is Bermuda?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners locate the Island of Bermuda, and identify its absolute and relative location.
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Country: Austria

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners access a variety of Austria themed websites. They locate information about history, geography, climate, people and culture. They view a live webcam of different parts of Austria and read about famous personalities from Austria.
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Country: India

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students use the Internet to study the history, geography, culture and art of India. Videos, photographs and maps are included.
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Surprise at Pearl Harbor

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review the concept of courage and relate it to their daily life. As a class, they are introduced to the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Using a map, they locate Hawai'i and label the islands. They use the internet to...
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European Capitals

For Students 4th - 8th
In this geography activity, students identify and locate various countries in Europe to find their capital city. There are 23 countries in column one to match with the correct capital found in column two.
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Cities of the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the symbol for cities on a political map. In this world map lesson, students identify specific cities on the World Political Map. Students should identify the country in which the city is located. Students discuss the...
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Using the Four Main Directions in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners utilize a compass to determine where North is in the classroom. In this direction lesson plan, students label the four main directions. Learners locate features in the classroom and describe the directions to get to them....
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History Quiz 67

For Students 5th - 10th
In this history worksheet, students take a multiple choice quiz about the geography of famous empires. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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This Land is Your Land - Delaware

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners determine how land was divided and marked for boundaries in the early days of settlement in Delaware. Students mark out land on the playground according to the methods used by the early settlers. Learners write a description of...