Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mongolia: Land, History and Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the land, culture and history of Mongolia. In groups, they use the internet to determine what groups held power and during what time periods. They also identify the most important parts of their culture and why they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ourney Through Time: Art Tells the History of Nebraska

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss early Nebraskan history. They view and discuss the painting "Sodhouse Family." Students are directed to the artistic elements of the painting, such as the horizon line. They follow a prescribed procedure to create...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Virginia: Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Virginia reading comprehension worksheet, students read a multiple-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
Lesson Plan
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People for the Land: Native Americans in Iowa

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students identify Iowa's American Indian cultures and complete a research project for the topic. In this Iowa's American Indian instructional activity, students research read the background information about tribes in Iowa and complete a...
Lesson Plan
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Geography and Architecture

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss how terrain and climate affect the design of houses and commercial structures and thus influence the way architects design buildings in this elementary lesson plan.
Lesson Plan
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Surviving on the Siberian Tundra

For Teachers K - 4th
Students describe ways Nenets have adapted to their environment after listening to a National Geographic article about them. They compare their own adaptions to their environment with those made by the Nenet culture.
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Geography: People: Taureg Nomads of the Sahara

For Students 4th - 8th
Read about the characteristics of the Taureg, a nomadic people who inhabit the Sahara region. Their lifestyle is described and what they do to survive in the extreme heat of the desert.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Bloomability by Sharon Creech

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Bloomability, by Newbery medalist Sharon Creech, tells the coming-of-age tale of Dinnie, a thirteen-year-old girl uprooted from her parents' nomadic lifestyle to spend a year in Switzerland. Dinnie is used to change, since her whole life...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Prep: Global History: Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Neolithic Revolution created a shift in how people lived. Humans began settling down into villages and establishing methods of agriculture and domesticating animals to relinquish the need for nomadic lifestyles. Read a short summary...
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Unesco: Mongolia: Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

For Students 9th - 10th
The numerous rock carvings and funerary monuments found in these three sites illustrate the development of culture in Mongolia over a period of 12,000 years. The earliest images reflect a time (11,000 - 6,000 BC) when the area was partly...