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Lesson Plan
US Mint

Absolutely and Relatively: The Puerto Rico Quarter Reverse

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping the Lewis and Clark Trail

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how physical and human geography features effected Lewis and Clark's expedition by using the Lewis and Clark Digital Discovery Web site.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Amazing Planet DVD-Video Assignment

For Students 6th - 12th
In this geography skills worksheet, students watch the National Geographic video "Amazing Planet." Students then respond to 13 short answer questions about the content of the video.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Europe To The Max DVD: Four Great Cities of Europe Questions

For Students 6th - 12th
In this geography skills worksheet, students watch the video "Europe to the Max." Students then respond to 18 short answer questions about London, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Travel by Train: South American DVD Assignment

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geography skills activity, students watch the National Geographic video "Travel by Train." Students then respond to 18 short answer questions about content in the video about South America.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Impressions of Turkey

For Students 7th - 10th
In this geography skills worksheet, students watch a video titled "Turkish Experience'" and then respond to 3 essay questions about contemporary Turkey.
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eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 2 - A History of the United States: Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
The second volume of the Core Knowledge History of the United States ebook begins by asking young scholars to consider the impact immigration, industrialization, and urbanization had on the United States in the late 1800s. The text ends...
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eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 1 - A History of the United States: Precolonial to the 1800s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Volume One of the 299-page Core Knowledge History of the United States covers events from the Precolonial Period to the 1800s.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring our National Parks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars utilize maps/Atlases to find key spatial information, locate U.S. National Parks, characterize the geography of a specific region, and create a National Park brochure.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dos mapas de Florida, el Caribe y parte de Sur America

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What can maps tell us about the past? Find out with a Spanish lesson plan that incorporates geography. After examining maps individually, comparing two old maps of Spanish Florida and writing notes in the provided Venn diagram, pupils...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ozark Karst: A Fragile Landform

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young geologists become familiar with the Karst Topography in the Ozark Mountains. They study how human activity has affected the cave ecosystem. They conduct a simulation in which a large development is proposed in the area, and they...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Massive Migrations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here is an exciting exploration of a fascinating topic for your emerging ecologists: bird migration! They begin by visiting the US Fish & Wildlife Service website to discover which Arctic birds come to their areas. They are assigned...
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The New York Times

Decision Point: Understanding the U.S.’s Dilemma Over North Korea

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Simulate the Situation Room and analyze the US's relationship with North Korea. The plan starts off with a quick review and an examination of a online timeline that updates as the situation continues. Next, the class reads an article and...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Mythic Creatures Challenge

For Students 6th - 12th
Mythic creatures and where to find them is the subject of an engaging interactive resource. Young anthropologists click on a bright red X on a world map to see an image of and learn the stories of 15 legendary creatures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Maps that Teach

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars study maps to locate the states and capital on the US map. Students locate continents, major world physical features and historical monuments. Young scholars locate the provinces and territories of Canada.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Eerie Canal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal.  For this U.S. Geography lesson, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods.  Learners research the lake...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

US Cities

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the names of major US cities. The answers are found at the bottom of the page by clicking the button.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cultural Geography

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Cultural Geography activity, students fill in answers to ten questions about cultural factors such as language and religion without using a word bank.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

United States & Canada: How Are We The Same? How Are We Different?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students compare and contrast similarities and differences between Canada and the US.  In this geography lesson plan, students read various articles and identify similarities and differences in economies, cultures, geography, climate,...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Famous Rivers Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography worksheet, students examine the descriptions of 16 famous rivers and identify them by name within 3 minutes.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Densest Population Countries Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography activity, students examine a chart with population density details and identify the 20 most densely populated countries in the world within 4 minutes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hip Hop and Geography

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the various geographic regions of the U.S. and discuss how popular music is influenced by cultural/regional factors. Groups choose East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, or South in rap/hip hop music and create a PowerPoint or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography of the Study of the Spanish-speaking People of Texas

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars identify the physical features, demographic characteristics, and history of the four Texas towns featured in Russell Lee's photo essay, "The Spanish-Speaking People of Texas." They conduct Internet research, and create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonial Geography: To and From Canada

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the major geographic features of colonial New England. They explain the essential parts to a map and interpret journals to plot a journey. They discover the connection between geography and life.

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