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Celebrate Your Heritage
Students investigate what countries their ancestors originally came from and locate them on a world map. They use a map to plot the ancestral path that has led to their hometown. They create a travel log outlining facts/data about...
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Plate Tectonics
Students simulate the three types of plate boundaries using robots. In this earth science lesson plan, students explain how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed. They collect real-world earthquake data and plot them on the map.
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Interrelationships Within the Marine Community
Fourth graders create an electronic story showing the interrelationship of species within the marine environment. They utilize the educational software, 'Destination Ocean' during this engaging lesson.
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And Your Point Is . . .? Part I
Students, in groups, complete a WebQuest titled "Love Canal Debate". They follow the WebQuest to research and write papers on different points of view regarding the Love Canal environmental disaster.
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Ways We Use Water
Fourth graders write a persuasive paper after a demonstration about the properties of water and how they work. The lesson also uses a mind map to outline the paper.
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Our Fifty States
Seventh graders identify and locate all fifty states in the United States and their capitals. Individually, they research one state identifying when it became a state, its motto, song, flower and nicknames. To end the lesson, they are...
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Is Your Spot Hot?
Eighth graders explore global warming. For this Earth Science lesson plan, 8th graders will look for Harbingers and fingerprints for different areas. The students will identify an area at risk and they will then create a...
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The Khmer Rouge
High schoolers examine life in Cambodia and Vietnam from 1975-1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. They discuss how an otherwise peaceful society could allow such events to take place and write a short paper and complete a culminating...
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Helping Countries in Turmoil
Students create an advertisement that promotes a nonprofit. In this service learning lesson plan, students research emerging democracies and brainstorm ways to help local nonprofit organizations.
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Lifestyles in the 13 Colonies
Seventh graders explore American colonial life. In this Colonial America lesson, 7th graders research Internet and print sources to create Inspiration projects on colonial America.
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One Country's Slave Trade
Students examine the slave trade. For this research skills lesson, students research the slave trade in a selected country. Students use databases to locate pertinent information in order to prepare an oral presentation.
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The Olympics
Students will research the geography and designa route form Columbia SC to an olympic competition, then follow local news and current events to track team perfomance.
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Africa's Geographic Features
Fourth graders work in pairs and use atlases to locate specific geographic features in Africa. They use the Internet to view these geographic features.
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Population and Population Density
Students read and interpret graphs. In this population activity, students explore population and population density as they read several data graphs and respond to questions.
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Environment: The Haves and the Have Nots
Students examine consumption habits in developed and developing countries and determine their effects on natural resources. In groups, they assess graphs on the Living Planet Report and observe the connection between consumption and...
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Cultural Corner- "Mexico"
Students use print and electronic resources to gather information about Mexico. They present a mini-museum to share with students, parents, and other interested classes around the district. They present their information in a video...
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Geography and Social Sciences
Students identify and explain how geography is connected to other academic areas and historical events.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Our Worlds
In this lesson, introduce your students to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.
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Abcteach: Maps
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find outline maps of the continents and the United States and Canada, as well as other country and city maps.
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
University of South Florida
Holocaust Timeline: The Nazification of Germany
This incredible site outlines the rise and implementation of the Nazi Party in Germany. While learning about Hitler's transformation of Germany, explore the incredible pictures, audio clips, maps, video clips, and an interactive quiz.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872
A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Natural Regions of Africa, 1920
A map from 1920 of Africa and Madagascar showing principal physical features and natural regions. The map is color-coded to show lowlands, uplands and plateaus, the Kongo basin, the older, worn down mountains, and young, rugged...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Natural Regions of Asia, 1920
A map from 1920 of Asia showing principal physical features and natural regions. The map is color-coded to show lands below sea level, lowlands, uplands and plateaus, the older, worn down mountains, and younger, rugged mountains. The map...