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Understanding Cultural Differences
Young scholars listen to an interview and then write an essay about the life of people in the country as perceived by the person they interviewed.
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University of California Botanical Garden Field Trip
Students explore plant species and the climates and conditions in their environment. They explore this living museum on the Garden's thirty-four acres to encounter over 13,000 plant species from around the globe.
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Kansas River: Where Do They Come From? Where Do They Flow? Which Ones Make the Kansas River Grow?
Students identify major rivers in Kansas, identify the direction which they flow and identify tributaries of the Kansas River. Students examine what occurrences upstream influence water quality downstream.
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Goals of the Diversity of Life Unit
Students are introduced to the unit on the importance of diversity of life and the role that interdependence plays in our worlds. this is part of a multi-lesson unit on the diversity of life.
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Asian Civilizations
Seventh graders complete computer based research to complete a travel brochure that highlights an Asian civilization.
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Finding Our Place in the Community
Third graders search TDC database for images of our hemisphere, continent, ocean, country, state, and city. They identify their place in the hemisphere, continent, ocean, country, state, and city.
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"Getting to Know You": Discovering the Role of MPs in Canada and the Netherlands
Students learn the role of Canada's MPs compared to that of the Netherlands using a partnered school program.
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Hi - I Am!
Seventh graders examine the 13 members of the Canadian Parliament. They research regional issues and concerns and how they are addressed in the Parliamentary system, and present it to the class in the form of a Powerpoint presentation or...
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Investigating Endangered Species
Students pick an endangered animal to research and report their findings to the class.
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Native American Project
Students explore the influences that geography has on a Native American tribe's culture and lifestyle. They examine how the first encounters with Europeans affected that tribe.
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Architectural Change
Students research and examine various types of architecture in Los Angeles. They conduct Internet research, linking geography, economy, and time factors to architecture and creating a multimedia presentation.
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Community Improvement
Students examine a local body of water to determinet the health of its ecosystem and monitor it during the year. If needed they write a report on any conditions that need improvement including photographs and relevant data.
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Foreign Travel
Eighth graders visit the website of the U.S. embassy of a different country, and gather information that would be important for them to know if they were going to travel there.
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Three Cold Realms
Students identify organisms within the realms of pelagic, benthic and sea ice. They explain how these three interact with each other.
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State of Arkansas Travel Brochure
Eighth graders design a travel brochure to persuade others to visit Arkansas. They depict particular points of interest they decide are the best in the state.
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Japan and Disputed Land
Learners engage in a variety of activities to research the land disputes that Japan has had in the 20th century with its neighbors. They role play an interesting meeting with the United Nations and conduct research to answer questions.
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Geography of Korea
Students are introduced to the geography of Korea. Using the internet, they identify the weather and climate in the country and create a week weather chart for Korea's four seasons. They complete an interview with a local weatherman...
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Welcome to Paradise
Fifth graders listen to Lynne Cherry's novel, The River Ran Wild. They work in two groups one of whom represents the native people and the other represents the English settlers from the book. They look at the geography of the settlement...
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Making a Globe
Students examine the mercator projection or nautical chart and observe how global maps do not have the same distance as flat maps. They design handmade globes using the meridians and equator as guides to draw in the land. They paint and...
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Social Studies: Westville Through the Years
Students research the history of Westville, Connecticut by investigating three main areas of study. They begin with the town's early history, examine its industrial era, and conclude with its influence in the arts. The instructional...
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Where in the World Am I?
Students are introduced to geography skills. They answer questions on a worksheet using the internet and maps. They examine the area of Japan as well.
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Water Careers
Students explore a variety of water-related careers. They compare specific jobs and the the education required, the training needed, salary, and job descriptions. Students research a chosen water-related career and interview a person in...
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Geography: African Floor Maps
Learners explore the African continent and identify the various countries there. They examine the history, geography, environment, and inhabitants of the countries. Students create maps of Africa using a variety of materials.