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Exploring Alaska's Seamounts - Volcanoes, Plates, and Chains

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the formation of seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska. In this seamount lesson plan, student focus on how the Axial-Cobb-Eikelberg-Patton chain was formed. They learn the associated vocabulary, and watch a teacher...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Oil Spill Perspectives

For Students 9th - 12th
With the BP oil spill still fresh on your scholars' minds, take the opportunity to analyze various perspectives on it through political cartoons. This critical-analysis handout features 2 cartoons on the incident. Background information...
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The Gulf Oil Spill in the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this interdisciplinary activity, students investigate the media response to the Gulf oil spill as they examine live streaming video, interpret data, and share their personal...
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An Oil Spill Primer for Students

For Students 4th - 10th
In this Gulf oil spill worksheet, students examine a 4-page article regarding basic facts about the oil spill as well as photographs of clean-up efforts.
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Mapping the United States

For Students 5th - 8th
In this map of the United States worksheet, students label mountains, surrounding countries, oceans, and more. Students complete 12 tasks.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Oil Spill Perspectives

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the BP oil spill and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Coral Reef Geography

For Students 4th - 6th
In this coral reef geography worksheet, students find locations of reefs on a globe or map. There are 10 instructions to follow. There is no map provided--an atlas, globe or map is needed.
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State to State Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 5th
In this states activity, students utilize the Internet to access one specific website to locate the answers to five fill in the blank statements about the states found on a United States map.
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The Atlas Alphabet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this atlas alphabet worksheet, students write the answer to the clue about things found in an atlas that start with each letter of the alphabet. Students write 26 answers.
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Traveling Through North America

For Teachers 2nd
Students identify places and landmarks in North America, specifically Canada and the United States, by using and constructing maps. Six lessons on one page; includes test.
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Lesson Plan on Migration

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders diagram written and oral directions of a Native American, European Viking, Right Whale or Humpback Whale migration route, the student diagram all directions only in the sequence given, with arrows indicating direction of...
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The Expansion of The United States, 1846-1848

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students interpret historical maps,identify territories acquired by the United States in the 1840s. Also they identify states later formed from these territories. The primary sources for the lesson are the maps found in the lesson's...