Students describe life in the Virginia colony. They explain how geography influenced the relocation of Virginia's capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg, to Richmond. Students compare/contrast life in Jamestown and Williamsburg.

Young scholars plan a trip to a state capital of their choice with a budget of $2,000. The budgets include site seeing, lodging, food and all necessary expenses. Students keep a daily journal and maintain their budget.

Third graders examine the main parts of a bar graph and how to round up to the nearest tenth. They make an example of a bar graph and answer questions based on the graph using a list of state capitals and their average temperatures....

Learners discuss what is a map and what they already know about maps. They brainstorm together to compile a list of responses for the board and observe a map of the United States, including states, capitals, and some of the National Parks.

Middle schoolers identify the differences between common good and community capital. They discover their responsibility to contribute to the greater good. They write a letter and design a poster to promote their ideas.

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...

Students listen to the story The Lorax. They identify natural, human and capital resources in the book. They identify the scarcity problem and brainstorm solutions. Students view a map of Arkansas which shows natural resources. They...

Students investigate a small business and its profitability. In pairs, as they research a business adventure, students consider the capital outlay, maintenance, office space, prices, insurance, and profit and loss statements. Students...

Fourth graders inquire about the history of Florida's capital after receiving a mock memo from the governor.

For this Great Depression and World War II worksheet, students fill in blank columns with information about scarce natural resources, human resources and capital resources, then write about what the US gave up when they sent scarce...

In this U.S. state capitals learning exercise, students use a set of 8 definition clues to complete a U.S. capitals spiral puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Students identify the capitals of the target countries. They locate the target countries on a world map. Students describe one major issue facing the inhabitants of each of the target countries.

Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...

Students reinforce their knowledge of the locations of the states. They need to know where the states of the United States are located in relation to each other. Students review the states symbols, capitals and landmarks as well within...

Fifth graders examine map elements. In small groups they create a map of an imaginary country that includes a title, legend, directional indicator, scale, boundaries, capital cities, country name, and icons of five natural resources. ...

In this crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by solving a variety of clues. For example, "Rome is the capital of this boot-shaped country."

Ninth graders explore the country of Bratislava. In this Eastern European lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer comprehension questions. Students create a presentation for their classmates on Bratislava.

Students examine the issue of contestable markets. They investigate the low cost airlines industry and evaluate how far the market exhibits the characteristics of a contestable market.

Third graders practice reading different types of maps. They locate state borders, capitals, the national capital and states. As a class, they recite the states they have visited in their young age and how they got there. They develop...

In this social studies worksheet, 6th graders match the cities with the correct state. The solution is found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.

In this handwriting worksheet, students are asked to print the capital and lowercase letters P, p on lines. Eight capital P and eight lowercase p letters are provided for tracing.

Reinforce learners' knowledge of scientific taxonomy with a helpful concept map worksheet. Using a word bank, young biologists fill in the blanks to complete the description of organism classification.

Students examine how human migration started in Africa, and draw maps of Africa and place the names of the countries and capitals on the maps. They write essays on how Africans came to America.

Students design a headdress in the style of the Bahamian festival Junkaroo. They work cooperatively and evaluate the group's work. They define the meanings of community, capital, and factions. They explore the work of groups that...