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Cacao Tree Geography

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use a map to learn about where chocolate comes from. In this lesson on the cacao tree, students locate various regions where the cacao tree grows. They will discuss why the cacao tree grows more favorably in particular climates...
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Medieval Times: Castles, Knights, and Heraldry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate the ability to use the computers for research and exploration of castles and any other sources needed and locate web sites for various needs. They explain what a coat of arms was and make their own .
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Brrrr! Expeditions to the North and South Poles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine the first successful explorations of the North and South Poles, through a study of the four men who accomplished them. They present the fruits of their research on posters, or with PowerPoint presentations.
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The American Revolution and Its Heroes

For Teachers 1st
Students, through a variety of activities, discover historical aspects of the American Revolution. They make maps and create timelines to track significant events. They create a book about the American Revolution and re-enact Paul...
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Geography Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners study the continents of the world. In this Internet geography lesson, students connect to online mapping games. Learners collaborate in order to develop their understanding of world geography, including countries and capital...
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Aboriginal Peoples And The Universals of Culture

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research specific features of a province or territory of Canada.  In this Canadian history lesson plan, 6th graders identify aboriginal culture areas on a map, identify cultural features represented in their region,...
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The Time Has Come: Poetry and Drama Use in the Geography Class

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use drama and poetry in their Geography class. In groups, they role play an interviewer or the interviewee in various plays that were presented to them. In their role, they must locate and label where the countries mentioned...
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GPS Sports Field Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice using GPS receivers and explore how knowing the coordinates of two locations allows them to determine the distance between those two points. They use the theory that they already had knowledge of and apply it to a...
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Map Making

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use a tennis ball and paper to construct a student-made globe. They sketch in continents and major map features and then compare a flat map to a globe.
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Where in the World Is ...

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars locate and place countries and continents on a large map using tag board and yarn. They locate a new geographic location on the map each morning.
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Adventures With Maps And Globes

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the differences between a map and a globe. They discuss and identify the symbols on maps and globes, then in small groups complete a worksheet. Students then complete a Venn Diagram comparing maps and globes.
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Old World and New World - Why Contact Took So Long

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars use a globe to determine why contact between the old world and the new world took a long time. In this map skills instructional activity, students analyze routes between regions to determine why it took so long for the old...
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World Map and Globe

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore symbols. In this beginning map lesson, students identify common picture symbols. Students place post-it notes with symbols drawn on them in the appropriate place on a map.
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Globe Lesson 4 - The Compass

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study compass' and their use in navigation. For this compass lesson, students use a compass and a globe to answer the questions about navigation.
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What do Maps Show?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice the skill of reading maps.  In this geography lesson, 8th graders participate in a classroom lecture on how to read a map. 
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Where Do Brown Bears Live?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
What do brown bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park need to survive? Pupils explore the unique habitats, diet, and survival needs of this animal. They predict the consequences of removing any integral part of the bear's survival,...
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"The Clever Monkey"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a variety of activities related to the book "The Clever Monkey" by Rob Cleveland. They answer story comprehension questions, and rewrite the story. Students also complete a comprehension and fact or opinion...
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Instruments From Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
How much does the environment affect how and what man creates? Children explore the effect of the environment on primitive man as they research raw materials from a specific location. They use their findings to write a short essay about...
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Storm Clouds-- Fly over a Late Winter Storm onboard a NASA Earth Observing Satellite

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study cloud data and weather maps to explore cloud activity.  In this cloud data activity students locate latitude and longitude coordinates and determine cloud cover percentages. 
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Terrabagga Activity Using a Magnetometer

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Clever! Earth science learners construct a model of a planet containing a magnetic core. The planet, Terrabagga, is made out of a paper grocery bag, magnets, a dead D battery, and rubber bands. Pictures of each step of the construction...
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The Sun and the Earth

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study and diagram the positions of the Earth and sun during the four seasons. They predict weather for cities in the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Where Is Japan? How Are We Alike And Different?

For Teachers 1st
First graders use literature, maps, and globes to explain how physical environments in various parts of the world are similar to and different from one's own, and that certain areas have common characteristics and can be called regions.
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HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students select a country in South Africa and writes a one-page report on the economic and social issues facing that country, offering suggestions as to how the conditions of poverty and HIV/AIDS.
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 3 - Trains, Sails, and Trails

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read two chapters of Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski and complete activities about Florida's transportation history. In this literacy and economics lesson, students read two chapters of the book, talk about their journal entries,...

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