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CLIL: A Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore Vancouver. In this Vancouver geography and English language building instructional activity, students brainstorm what they know about Vancouver and predict what their text will cover. Students listen to the informational...
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The Stolen Smell

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story The Stolen Smell, and complete language arts activities based on the book. In this The Stolen Smell lesson plan, 3rd graders complete activities such as discussion, reading, researching, drawing, role...
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Naming the States of the U.S

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the 50 states on a map. In this social studies lesson, 5th graders identify the names of the states and location. Additionally, students work in small groups to name and locate as many states as they can on a blank map. 
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Living Through Fire

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the poverty found in Haiti. For this current events lesson, students research the noted Web sites to study Haiti's geography, history, and civil war. 
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First Nations Contributions

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders recognize the contributions made my Indigenous people around the world. In this research skills lesson, 11th graders research native peoples of several countries and create presentations that feature the contributions of...
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Weather Watch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine weather patterns. In this weather lesson, students examine daily weather maps, identify weather patterns, and forecast weather based on the patterns they note.
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Utah Becomes a State—1890

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about and discuss the geography and statehood of Utah. In this Homestead Act lesson plan, students read the Homestead Act and discuss its effects. Students analyze a precipitation map and work in pairs to answer discussion...
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Geotagging in school

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a digital photo map of the world. For this digital photo map lesson plan, students pick topics such as the Olympics, natural disasters, or trip planning and create a photo map on the computer.
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Famous Rivers Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography worksheet, students examine the descriptions of 16 famous rivers and identify them by name within 3 minutes.
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Densest Population Countries Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography worksheet, students examine a chart with population density details and identify the 20 most densely populated countries in the world within 4 minutes.
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Tibet and the U.S.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the Tibetan situation. In this global issues lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding Tibet, its location, and its ties to China. High schoolers then create political cartoons or write letters to their...
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Nebraska Counties

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the counties of Nebraska. In this Nebraska history lesson, students examine maps of the state and determine the location of specific counties and conduct research on them. Students also use the county names to fill in...
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The Ogre Bully

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story The Ogre Bully and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, sequencing, analyzing,...
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Natural Resources and Land Use

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore natural resources and land use. In this geography skills lesson, 7th graders view a PowerPoint presentation on the topics and discuss the distribution of natural resources and land use issues in East Asia. The...
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Anansi Goes to Lunch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and role...
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Catch Me If You Can: Over and Under

For Teachers K
Students read a story.  In this vocabulary skills lesson plan, students read The Gingerbread Man, use flannel cut outs to re-enact the gingerbread man running over and under.
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Introduce Michigan

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore Michigan. In this geography skills lesson, 4th graders read textbook pages about the state and then participate in a classroom activity that requires them to be part of an assembly line.
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Is it Olympic Time?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate the Winter Olympics by studying the geography of the 2010 Vancouver games.  In this competitive sports instructional activity, students identify the planning and preparation needed to produce an event like the Winter...
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Amazon Rainforest Unit

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study the Amazon Rainforest. In this geography skills lesson, students complete assigned textbook reading on the region and then complete an Internet activity that requires them to identify countries in the region as well as...
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The Age of Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars study the Age of Exploration. In this Exploration instructional activity, students prepare for a test on the instructional activity by discovering details about the explorers of the age as they view a PowerPoint...
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The Great American Desert

For Students 5th - 6th
In this American deserts instructional activity, students study the images and read the passages to learn about the 6 divisions in the American landscape: the Eastern lowlands, the Flood Plain, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and...
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Explosive Geography

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners consider how volcanic eruptions can affect an environment and how a volcano works. The explosions of Mt. Saint Helen's, Mt. Redoubt, and Mt. Kilauea are researched and presented to the class in groups.
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Building an Empire Mapping China

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create travel brochures of China's nine regions and make a bulletin board display with them.
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Mapping Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research how climate, distance, population shifts and immigration have influenced American baseball. They also consider how players from other countries have made their mark on American baseball.

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