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Making a Travel Brochure of a Louisiana Parish

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Although the attachments for this travel brochure project are no longer linked, you can still use the idea here and create your own assignment sheet and rubric. Learners choose a parish in Louisiana (or a city in your state) to research,...
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The Immigrant Experience

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students utilize oral histories to discover, analyze, and interpret immigration and migration in the history of the United States. A goal of the unit is fostering a discussion and encouraging students to make meaning of the bigger...
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America's Smartest Cities Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the smartest cities in America. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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How Can We Locate Specific Places On Earth?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover how to use longitude and latitude to locate specific sites on Earth. They compare old and new ways of locating specific places, and discover how latitude and longitude coordinates are used to locate places on Earth.
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Biggest Cities in Canada Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the chart that includes the population of 20 Candian cities. Students identify the names of the largest cities in Canada in 4 minutes.
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Biggest Cities in Each State Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the chart that includes the names of 50 U.S. states. Students identify the names of the two largest cities in each state in 8 minutes.
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What is the Population Distribution of Cartoon Characters Living On the Pages of Your Newspaper?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read various cartoons in their local newspaper and calculate the population demographics, spatial distribution and grouping of the characters. Using this information, they create a population distribution map and share them with...
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Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the life of Chief Joseph and Nez Perce.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze paintings and photos detailing the flight of Nez Perce.  Students create a narrative newspaper article based on their...
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Highest Cities in the USA

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 32 identification questions regarding the highest elevated cities in the U.S. Students have 4 minutes to finish the timed quiz.
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A Lesson on Reconstruction Legislation and Amendments

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners study the legislation and Amendments of Reconstruction period in America. In this Reconstruction lesson, students work in groups to dissect the Black Codes, an article in the US Constitution, as well as the 13th, 14th, and 15th...
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Urban and Rural Communities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss similarities and differences of urban and rural communities.  For this urban and rural communities lesson, students compare urban and rural communities using a Venn Diagram.  Students examine maps of each type of...