Activity
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Finding River Cities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Using a wall map, students will find major rivers in the four regions of the United States. Then they answer questions about how people use natural resources, such as rivers.
Lesson Plan
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Globe Lesson 12: Global Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of global time. In this geography skills lesson, students use standard meridians and the hour scale on globes to determine global time as they respond to questions in this self-directed lesson.
Worksheet
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Motion

For Students 8th - 12th
For this motion worksheet, students will read 8 statements about displacement and velocity and determine if the statement is true or false. Then students will fill in the blank for 8 statements on motion. Finally, students will compare...
Worksheet
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Old Warriors Face New Battle

For Students 9th - 12th
In this history learning exercise, students read an excerpt that describes the terracotta warriors and what they faced. They respond to four short answer questions related to the excerpt and photo. Students identify what the...
Lesson Plan
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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...
Lesson Plan
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The Market Power Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a game to evaluate the power of competition in the four types of market structures. They describe characteristics and give examples of pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly.
Lesson Plan
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Mongol Dynasty

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners identify and analyze the Yuan Dynasty; the Kings and Kingdoms; who the Mongols were and what they did; the Mongol Conquest of China; the Four Class Systems; the Genghis Kahn's rise to power; the Genghis Khan- Conquests; the...
Unit Plan
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Weather through the Seasons

For Teachers K
Students examine the year's cycles by observing the four seasons, their distinctive weather patterns that affect our activities and the weather changes that each brings. The fourteen lessons of this unit offer a good opportunity for the...
Lesson Plan
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The Treasure Map

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders problem solve using drawings and map interpretations. They preview graphs and Cartesian geometry. They follow directions on a map using a grid and compass references while simulating they are reading a pirate map.
Worksheet
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Forty Mental Math Angle Problems

For Students 10th - 11th
In this angle instructional activity, students answer forty mental math questions divided into four problem sets.  These problems require students to remember angle facts and so simple calculations mentally.
Worksheet
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Related Rate Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
In this calculus activity, learners solve problems that involve related rates.  The two page activity contains twenty-four problems.  Answers are not provided. 
Organizer
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History and Government of the United States

For Students 7th - 9th
For this U.S. worksheet, students take notes in a graphic organizer as they read several passages, then answer four comprehension questions.
Worksheet
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Tides, Eclipses, Day and Night, and Seasons

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle on tides, eclipses, day and night, and the seasons of the year. There are 17 clues to solve in the puzzle.
Lesson Plan
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United States Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students access prior knowledge and locate the North and South Poles on the map. In this mapping lesson, students understand the position of the United States relative to the poles. Students answer questions about the globe.
Lesson Plan
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Compass Kids

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice map skills.
Unit Plan
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Regions of South America

For Teachers 2nd
Students explore facts about South America in the four lessons of this unit. Booklets are created from the materials produced as the class delves into the topic.
Lesson Plan
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Identifying Continents and Oceans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate and identify the four major oceans and the seven continents on a world map. They use an unlabeled world map and compass rose to describe relative locations of the continents and oceans.
Lesson Plan
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Winds of Destruction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the problems that have arisen from the lastest string of hurricanes and tsuanamis. They watch a video about severe weather. After the film, 4th graders write four facts they found out about severe weather. ...
Lesson Plan
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Catch the Pollution

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Explore environmental care by conducting a pollution experiment. You'll discuss the causes of pollution in our environment and what the overall impact will be if we can't change our ways. Clear plastic tape, a can, and compass are used...
PPT
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Understanding Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Teaching learners about latitude and longitude can get a little complicated. Present the concept by first representing it as a graph. Just like finding a location on a graph using the x and y-axis, learners will be able to locate items...
Study Guide
Cave Creek Unified School District

Crusades and Culture in the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The Crusades sounds like a glamorous time period in the Middle Ages full of glory—but was it? Scholars find and review the truth of the Crusades' influence on the world through the resource. The study guides, separated individually by...
Activity
Scholastic

Will He See His Shadow? Groundhog Day Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th Standards
What a fantastic collection of activities for celebrating Groundhog Day! This resource includes a variety of holiday reading selections, groundhog facts, links to printables, story comprehension lessons, and much more!
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California Academy of Science

Kinesthetic Astronomy: Earth's Rotation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
After completing the activity, "Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Meaning of a Year," zoom in on Earth's rotation using the same simulation setup and this outline. Each class member dons a map of the Western Hemisphere and plays the part of...
Lesson Plan
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Medical Explorer: The Big Idea

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Read informational text which relays how medical care differs around the globe and throughout history. There are three separate lessons, each focused on a particular case study, regional medical availability, and cultural norms. Learners...

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