Lesson Plan
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Savvy in Sacramento

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars take a field trip to the state capital, Sacramento. Using the Internet, they explain the physical and human geographic features of the area and discuss interactions between the people of California between the time of...
Lesson Plan
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Classifying Space Food

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write a written summary of what they have learned about the astronaut nutritional diet in comparison with their own diet habits.
Article
Texas A&M University

Jae: Agricultural Teacher Education Preceding the Smith Hughes Act [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article from the Journal of Agricultural Education describes the place of agriculture in both elementary and secondary education in the early part of the 20th century. Read about the push to graduate teachers of agriculture...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Iowa, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1904 of Iowa showing the State capital of Des Moines, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Iowa (Hawkeye State) - The first white settlement was made in 1788. Admitted to the Union in 1846. Area, 66,025 square...