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Clothesline Sleuth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the effect of North American colonization on human history. In this colonization lesson, 5th graders explore the global impact of colonization of North America. Students investigate the impact of geography on...
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Japan: Images of A People

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study Japan and explore the use of screens.
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Globe Lesson 17 - Alaska and Hawaii - Grade 4-5

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop their globe skills. In this geography skills activity, students explore the area added to the United States when the Alaskan territory was purchased from Russia.
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Bartering Through the Seasons

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore bartering. In this bartering lesson, 5th graders investigate bartering between the American colonies. Students study the climate and geography of neighboring colonies and investigate crops native to each area.
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Digital Photography and Landforms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a picture book of local landforms using digital cameras. They also illustrate two vocabulary terms by hand and locate pictures of other geography vocabulary terms in magazines. Students take picture-taking field...
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Class, At-ten-tion!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore alphabetical and chronological organization through geography. In this lesson on ancient India, students use computers to create and publish autobiographical time lines to illustrate important events in their lives....
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Midwestern States Word Search

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geography word search activity, students identify 16 Midwestern states by locating them in a word puzzle. A word bank is included.
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Eastern States Word Search

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geography word search learning exercise, students locate and circle the 13 states located in the Eastern region of the United States. A word bank is provided.
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Western States Word Search

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geography word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 11 states located in the Western region of the United States. A word bank is provided.
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Southern States Word Search

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geography word search activity, students identify 16 Southern states by locating them in a word puzzle. A word bank is included.
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Greece Geographical Factfile

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geography skills instructional activity, students respond to 6 short answer questions about Greece's climate, landforms, and places of interest.
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Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars use magazines and newspapers to examine the Earth's natural resources. They identify ways that natural resources are protected, threatened, managed and mismanaged. They find the location of each story on a world map and...
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Other Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners select a country and conduct research on the culture, population, geography, and government of their country. They conduct research using the Internet and a variety of resource books, and write and publish a report that...
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Globe Lesson- The Revolutionary War

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover using globes. In this geography lesson, students use a globe to outline the original 13 colonies. Students also use a globe to measure the distance from London to New York City and determine how many days it would have...
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African Countries

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geography word search worksheet, learners identify 16 African nations hidden within the word puzzle. A word bank is included.
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Countries of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the coutries of Africa. In this African American history, small groups of students research a different country, color the country on the map of Africa, write a paragraph about the country, and draw pictures of its flag.
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Land Bridge Theory

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe a map that includes where the land bridge was located and that its name was Beringia and look in the Social Studies books to read about the Land Bridge Theory. The class then brainstorms reasons why they think...
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Oregon Cities

For Students 4th - 6th
In this social studies learning exercise, learners find the words that describe the cities in Oregon. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Cities

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the names of cities. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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South America

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies instructional activity, students search for 36 words relating to South America. Words include names of countries, major geographical features, and some words relating to the culture of South America.
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South American Wordsearch

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies instructional activity, students search for 25 words relating to South America. Words in the word search include names of current countries as well as those of ancient cultures of the area.
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Tracking Fall's Falling Temperatures

For Teachers K - 8th
Young meteorologists track weather from day to day and record results on graphs, maps, or other places. They see firsthand how weather temperatures trend cooler as fall progresses and practice grade-appropriate skills in geography (map...
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The 50 States

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use maps and music to learn the 50 states. In this US Geography lesson, 5th graders map out a region of the United States and practice singing the song, The 50 States that Rhyme.
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Canadian Symbols

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover the ideals of Canada by analyzing its symbols.  In this Canadian culture lesson, students identify the symbols that established the U.S. as its own nation and compare them to important Canadian symbols....