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Michigan Food: From Farm to You

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize Michigan on a map and understand how its climate is affected by the Great Lakes. In this Michigan food lesson, students play a trivia game to identify the produce of Michigan. Students relate the climate in each part...
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Population and Air Pollution

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct Internet research to compare the impact of increasing populations and how it affects air pollution in both, the USA and Russia. Students present their finding in a creative manner by developing brochures, bumper...
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Latitude & Longitude Bingo

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice map reading skills through a reinforcement game of bingo. They select any 24 of 30 listed cities to write on blank bingo cards. Then using atlases, locate a city based on the latitude and longitudinal coordinates...
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Thanksgiving

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are introduced to the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. The lesson plan can be adapted to all ages and levels of English production ability. They recognize and define words associated with Thanksgiving.
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Tracking Satellites Using Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate how to track satellites using latitude and longitude. They investigate what man learns from all the satellites currently being studied today. Students analyze the four basic types of satellite orbits.
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Our Fifty States

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify and locate all fifty states in the United States and their capitals. Individually, they research one state identifying when it became a state, its motto, song, flower and nicknames. To end the lesson, they are...
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Letters from Rifka

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read Letters from Rifka and discuss the feelings of people forced to leave their homes and countries.  In this migration instructional activity, 4th graders relate their feelings about moving from their home forever....
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Point Me to Puerto Rico

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils research the physical features and geography of Puerto Rico as well as locate it on a world map and identify its major characteristics. Pictures and postcards are shown to each class for a visual connection to Puerto Rico as their...
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European Climates

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the climate regions of Europe. In this geography skills lesson, 9th graders determine how weather and climate are influenced as they research the climate zones of specific locations and write about the ways that...
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Canada...A Visual Journey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to analyze the six natural regions of Canada. Using this information, they create a visual representation of each region on a large wall map and present it to the class. They must identify five key points of each...
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4th Grade Spelling: Continents and Nationalities

For Students 4th
In this 4th grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 4th graders examine 20 spelling words that feature continents and nationalities. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Exploring Plate Tectonics

For Students 6th - 10th
In this plate tectonics worksheet, students complete 8 fill in the blank questions on plate boundaries, 9 short answer questions on the Earth's crust and 5 fill in the blank on continental drift. There are 3 follow questions at the end.
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Saving Tropical Rainforests

For Students 4th - 6th
In this rainforest learning exercise, students watch a video of Prince Charles wanting to save the tropical rainforest and then fill in the blanks to sentences about the video. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Biomes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research different biomes and find its climate and what plants and animals that can be found in them. For this biomes lesson plan students search the Internet for their information and fill out a biome chart. 
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The Day of Ahmed's Secret

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a postcard showing and telling something they have learned about Cairo, Egypt.
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The Day of Ahmed's Secret

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a postcard showing something they have learned about Cairo, Egypt.
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Urban and Agricultural Settlements Why are They There?

For Teachers 7th
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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Canada's Landform Regions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and describe the processes that created the landform regions in Canada. They map the regions and research one region to discover more about it. They present their findings to the class.
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All About Me Museum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the concept of self-esteem and image with the creation of a personal display of items of significance. They put together a project composed of pictures and writings to describe themselves and are assessed according...
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St. Patrick's Day: pictures

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, students match words with pictures representing the day, watch a video, and fill in the blanks to sentences. Students complete 12 matches and 18 sentences.
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Whales

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the role of whaling in ancient Hawaii and the role of whales in Hawaii today, identify the migration route of whales and identify the whales that migrate to our Hawaiian waters.
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"Hard" Data from Space

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students use satellite images to analyze development patterns within Baltimore City. They prepare a land cover map for Baltimore indicating the prevalence of impervious surfaces and explore how these patterns affect water pollution.
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Early Greeks-Unit Test

For Students 7th
In this social studies learning exercise, 7th graders focus on Early Greeks. Students respond to a total of 30 matching, multiple choice, and fill in the blank questions.
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Columbian Contexts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore geo-political and economic contexts for the European Renaissance journeys of exploration, including those of Columbus, create cartographic symbols, and add those symbols to a print-out of Ptolemy's map.