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First Nations Contributions
Seventh graders examine countries when they first became nations. In this Social Studies lesson, 7th graders investigate food that was present in North and South America. Students prepare a presentation on food for their class.
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Travel by Train: South American DVD Assignment
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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Brazil and the Amazon
Sixth graders examine the features of the country of Brazil. In this Geography lesson, 6th graders complete a graphic organizer on the geography of Brazil.
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Geography of South America
Students explore South America. In this geography skills instructional activity, students watch a video about the geographical features of the continent. Students complete worksheets on the topic.
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South America Outline Map
In this outline map learning exercise, students discover and investigate the physical boundaries of the countries in South America. The names of countries and a star to mark the capital city are included.
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South America Outline Map
In this outline map worksheet, students discover and investigate the continent of South America. No country borders or physical features are depicted. This blank outline map may be used for a variety of classroom activities.
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South American Outline Map
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the continent of North America and those of the countries located there.
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Exploring South America
Students research South American to prepare a PowerPoint presentation about its culture, traditions, and societies. In this South American research lesson, students research South American based on their export products to create a...
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South America Map
In this South America learning exercise, students view a blank map of South America that they can color or label. Students do this for all the countries in South America.
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Geography Words, Page 1
In this geography words and maps activity, students examine maps of North and South America. Students respond to 12 multiple choice questions regarding the maps.
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Geography Words
This learning exercise uses maps of South America and Canada to combine basic geography vocabulary and using prepositions. Students use the maps to answer questions about the locations of various countries on the two maps. This would be...
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Peru's Word Search
In this social studies worksheet, learners find the words that are associated with the country of Peru and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Argentina
In this social studies learning exercise, middle schoolers find the words that are associated with the country of Argentina. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Brazil
In this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are used to describe Brazil and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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South America/Capitals
For this geography worksheet, students match the countries with the capitals in South America. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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South American Gauchos
Fourth graders explore the culture and background of the South American Pampas and Gauchos. Through reading and discussion activities, 4th graders gather information about the Gauchos. To conclude the lesson, students create a postcard...
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South America Commercials
Students create commercials that promote travel to South American countries in this middle-level lesson for the Social Studies classroom. The lesson suggests using educational software including MS Word, MS Powerpoint, and MS Publisher.
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People in the World-Brazil
Second graders explore information about South America and choose a country to study. They explore culture, food, geography, clothing, language, and recreation of their country. Students visualize their learning by developing a slide...
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Country: Brazil
Students use the internet to explore the culture, history, language and animals of Brazil. They read first hand accounts of students growing up in the South American country.
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Urban and Agricultural Settlements Why are They There?
Seventh graders identify types of human settlements, urban and agricultural, and determine geographic influence on why people settle where they did by use of maps and charts. They, in groups, identify the needs of a new settlement, which...
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Latin American Culture
Learners explore sites are about the culture and life of the people of Latin America and Latin Americans in the United States. There is information about Latin American music, dance, art, and heritage.
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Hispanic World - South America Field Trip
Students research a South American Spanish speaking country, analyze and organize the information that they collect and present their findings to the class.
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Trade Missions
Students research the products of countries in Central and South America. t research which products from the countries they represent are imported to the United States. They create tables and/or graphs to indicate annual totals.