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China Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Read and research information on China. Young researchers complete a knowledge hunt about China then locate and describe each location using directional words. They recognize the word meaning through context clues and application practice.
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Ocean and Great Lakes Literacy: Principle 1

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Is your current lesson plan for salt and freshwater literacy leaving you high and dry? If so, dive into part one of a seven-part series that explores the physical features of Earth's salt and freshwater sources. Junior hydrologists...
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People and Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Model how the sun's energy strikes the planet and help your class relate it to a climate map. Assign small groups an individual climate zone to discuss. They reflect on and research how humans survive in the assigned climate and write a...
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Gorongosa: Making Observations Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Do you have young scientists wanting to make new discoveries rather than just completing the same experiments? Young scientists use their observational skills to identify animals and patterns in animal behavior. Through tracking...
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Cities of the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the symbol for cities on a political map. In this world map lesson, students identify specific cities on the World Political Map. Students should identify the country in which the city is located. Students discuss the...
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Matching the Globe with the Map

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine how to use a globe. In this globe and map comparison lesson plan, students discuss how the globe and map are alike when looking at Africa and Antarctica. Students investigate shapes and sizes of globes versus maps.
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World Mountains Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 10 identification questions regarding some of the world's mountain ranges.  
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Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Map for Me: An Original Story

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read Blackbeard and brainstorm their knowledge of maps. For this language arts and geography lesson, students use landmarks on their playground to review north, south, east and west and discuss the compass rose. Students read...
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Getting to Know My World

For Teachers 1st
Students participate in hands-on activities using maps and globes to identify geographical features. Students use map legends to identify direction. Students locate oceans, continents, countries, states and cities. Handouts and...
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Cinderella Map Key

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners design a map key in order to show where the different Cinderella stories have taken place. For this map key lesson plan, students place symbols on a map to show the diversity of the stories.
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Where in The World Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of absolution location. In this geography skills lesson, students discuss how to identify and locate latitude and longitude. Middle schoolers play a game to reinforce the skills.
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African life VS American life: Food and 3rd World and 1st World counties

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the difference in 3rd world and 1st world countries. In this social studies lesson, 3rd graders are divided into groups and given varying amounts of food. Students discuss the unfair distribution of the food....
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Charting Neptune's Realm: Profiles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify and describe the importance of nautical profiles in early navigation. They draw a profile of a street or mall and explore the effectiveness of different types of directions.
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The Adventure of Negative clue and Alice World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read the story "The Adventure of the Negative Clue" and design an Alice World for the story's setting. For this reading analysis lesson, students read the story and complete a story map. Students use the Alice program to design...
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Mountain Ranges Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 14 identification questions regarding major mountain ranges of the world.
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Europe Map Quiz (Easy)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 35 identification questions regarding the countries of Europe.
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Rivers that Flow from the Continental Divide: The Journey of Two Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore river routes. In this social studies lesson plan, students trace the route of a river from its source and discuss the Continental Divide. Students draw the route the river takes and name the states it flows through....
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Nutrition: How important is rice to the world?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders point out places on a map that grow rice around the world. In this rice growing lesson plan, 4th graders read about the importance of rice and use a map to see where it comes from.
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What in the World?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders plot points of longitude and latitude on a world map. In groups, they create a model of the earth's interior and label the parts,
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Social Studies: Religions and Folktales of India

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the world's major religions, focusing on India as presented in folktales. They take notes while reading the stories and retell them orally. Students research belief systems and write one-paragraph reflections about them.
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The UK and the Republic of Ireland

For Students 4th - 8th
In this maps worksheet, students label the cities and countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and answer a short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
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Tour of the World

For Students 8th - 12th
In this tour of the world puzzle, students read a map and determine a travel itinerary based upon given criteria. They are required to visit 23 cities.  This one-page worksheet contains one puzzle.  The answer is provided...
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Maps as Models of Earth

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use different types of maps to find locations and surface features.  In this map-reading lesson students use a compass to find direction.
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World Currency Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, learners respond to 81 identification questions about world currencies. Students have 10 minutes to complete the quiz.

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