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Reading the Landscape in Children's Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify geographical information about landscapes found in student literature, demonstrate an organizing tool, developed around geographical themes, for the recording of information, and share uses of this approach.
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Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the impact of William Tecumseh Sherman's actions during the Civil War.
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Salt Relief Map of Virginia

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a salt relief map of the four regions of Virginia. They indentify land forms and bodies of water, and summarize how they made their project.
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Traveling Through North America

For Teachers 2nd
Students identify places and landmarks in North America, specifically Canada and the United States, by using and constructing maps. Six lessons on one page; includes test.
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Early Arkansas Geography

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders locate and describe historical Arkansas while using a historical map.
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All That is Irish and More - Activity 1

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students listen to examples of fiddle music and violin music to determine the similarities and differences between the two musical forms. A video link is included in this introductory lesson to fiddle music (Part One of Two).
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Accordion Book for Comparing Cultures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the different cultural groups that have settled in Ohio. In groups, they research and describe the products and cultural practices of each group. Using the information, they create an accordion book for...
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Virginia: The Land and its First Inhabitants

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students review the five geographical regions of the state of Virginia. Using a map, they locate and label Virginia, surrounding states and the crops grown in the area. They present their map to the class and complete a worksheet to end...
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Creating Characters: Movement

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare two characters and role-play how they would perform various actions. They view and discuss a video, list opposite descriptions for the two girls in the video, and role-play the opposites.
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Modeling Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars investigate the four different ways tectonic plates interact at their boundaries. Using simple available materials, they create models to simulate these interactions present at plate boundaries.
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Pontiac's War

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interpret primary sources concerning Pontiac's Rebellion. They are able to explain the motives behind the attack on the British. Students predict possible outcomes of Pontiac's Rebllion.
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The Grand Adventure of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this Louisiana Purchase lesson, students discover tools used by the men as they explored the land. Students also read excerpts from The Incredible Journey and America...
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Map Memory

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, working in a whole class setting, label a United States map with the names of all the states that they know. They transfer the names of the states to an individual map and color it. Next, they receive directions on how to...
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AT HOME ON THE RANGE

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The student will learn how ranchers on the western frontier helped saved the bison from extinction.Hand out student worksheets. Have students read the information about bison on Student Worksheet A before completing Student Worksheet...
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Understanding the Geologic Timescale

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify and analyze how the geologic time scale was developed by investigating 11 periods of time and the vast expanse of time of the Earth's existence. They study their period, determine the important factors indicative to...
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Water Erosion and the Effects of Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity in which they simulate geological events such as earthquakes and erosion. For a fifteen to twenty minute time period, they shake a jar with 100 grams of marble chips and water. They measure the mass of...
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Canadian Studies Exercise

For Teachers 6th
In this Canadian history worksheet, 6th graders review many aspects of Canadian studies. Students complete 10 fill in the blank questions, 5 essay questions and 10 true/false questions.
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Continental Drift

For Students 6th - 12th
In this continental drift worksheet, students review the evidence that supports Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift. This worksheet has 7 matching and 2 short answer questions.
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Galaxies and the Universe

For Students 8th - 9th
If Earth was formed 4600 million years ago, and the sun revolves about the center of the Milky Way once every 250 million years, how many revolutions have occurred? Students answer this question and ten more, all providing students with...
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Worksheet #28 Questions - American Deep South

For Students 8th - 9th
In this American Deep South worksheet, students examine their knowledge through ten fill in the blank questions that relate to the aforementioned topic.
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The Frontier and Frontiersmen

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this frontier worksheet, learners read a 2 page article on the early frontier life, answer 5 facts from the article with multiple choice answers and determine if 2 statements are true or false.
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Bordering States & VA Regions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Virginia geography learning exercise, students respond to 2 fill in the blank questions and 16 multiple choice questions regarding the bordering states and regions of Virginia.
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Geologic Time Scale

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geologic time scale worksheet, students use a word bank to complete the geologic time scale provided. Students fill in the chart as it relates to the geologic time scale.
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The Great American Desert

For Students 5th - 6th
In this American deserts worksheet, learners study the images and read the passages to learn about the 6 divisions in the American landscape: the Eastern lowlands, the Flood Plain, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific...

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