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Geography Lesson Plans Using Google Earth
Geography lesson plans using Google Earth, or other interactive websites can make this topic current and interesting for students.
Channel Islands Film
Once Upon a Time (Saxipak’a): Lesson Plan 4
How did the environment and natural resources found on the Channel islands influence the culture of the Chumash? Archaeology meets technology in an activity designed for middle schoolers. After viewing West of The West's documentary Once...
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Expanding the Mission: Historical Parks
Students explore U.S. geography by viewing a documentary in class. In this national parks lesson, students view video clips of individual national parks and locate them using Google Earth software. Students create a persuasive...
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Publisher Brochures
Students create brochures on subjects they are studying in Publisher. In this nonfiction writing instructional activity, students use Publisher to create a brochure telling all the main ideas of a topic they are studying. Students use...
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Where to Live?
Students examine types of spatial data found in a GIS. In this geography lesson students use a GIS to facilitate analysis and decision making.
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Mapping the National Parks
Students research national parks. In this science lesson, students view a video about the national parks and discuss the environments found within the national parks.