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Maps and Globes

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a unit on map skills and the globe. They label maps, create a styrofoam ball globe, create a map of their community, sing a continent song, and complete a map and globe assessment worksheet.
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Finding Magnetic Fields of Earth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, create paper bag "globes", complete with magnetic poles. They use compasses to determine and label various locations (N. and S. Poles, Prime Meridian, Equator, etc.) and finish it by drawing in the continents...
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Are All Children at the Same Starting Gate?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the education experience around the world. In this global studies lesson, students research education standards and practices in developing and developed nations. Learners share their research findings in a class project...
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Yo-ho, Yo-ho a Viking's Life for Me

For Teachers 3rd
Students complete a unit of lessons on the Vikings. They analyze maps, read and discuss myths, summarize the main ideas from resource materials, watch videos, sing a song, draw a picture to illustrate Norse mythology, and define key...
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Memory and Learning

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify parts of the brain and what each part does. In this brain anatomy lesson, students participate in activities that focus on the job of each part of the brain co connect the task to the brain section. Students make a...
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Continents Adrift

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how tectonic plates change the Earth's land. In this geology lesson, students are divided into small groups to construct a continent puzzle. Students use transparency pieces to demonstrate how Africa and South America...
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Map of Asia

For Teachers 3rd
In this map worksheet, 3rd graders will study a map of Asia. Students will use this map to label and/or familiarize themselves with various aspects of the continent.
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Map of Antarctica

For Teachers 3rd
In this map worksheet, 3rd graders will study a map of Antarctica. Students will use this map to label and/or familiarize themselves with various aspects of the continent.
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Wild Animals in the World

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this wild animals worksheet, students answer multiple choice map questions, choose the correct animal names for the pictures, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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The Great Continental Drift Mystery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students stud the concept of Pangaea by using Wegener's clues to construct a map of the continents joined together. They determine how fossil distribution can be used to enhance the study of continental drift. They locate the...
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Native Americans and the Clash of Cultures: Then and Now

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students begin the lesson by identifying how and why the Native Americans came to North America. Using the internet, they examine how their culture spread throughout the continent and in groups they discuss the stereotypes between the...
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Materials: Hidden Costs, Mapping the Source and Cost of Raw Materials.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students map connections among raw materials. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students design strategies to minimize the use of raw materials and discuss how to use more sustainable materials.
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From the Heights to the Depths

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create a relief map of Asia and Australia. They work in small groups on sections of the map to make one complete map of the continents.
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The Roots of the Afro-American Culture: The Artistic Approach

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils study the geographical structure of the continent of Africa. They discuss how and why there are so many tribes and kingdoms of Africa and dsicuss customs and traditions to determine how they come about in any ethnic group.
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The Pacific Ocean

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Pacific Ocean worksheet, students read 2 pages about the Pacific Ocean and answer true and false questions. Students answer 10 questions.
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Where is the Water?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils explore freshwater ecosystems. For this geography lesson, students brainstorm all the lakes and rivers they know then mark them on a map. Pupils will then mark all the major freshwater resources on each of the seven continents,...
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Incorporating 3D Visualizations into Your Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make observations through 3-D visualizations. They explore scientific and geologic processes through the use of 3-D pictures.
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Witches through History

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Spark interest in a historic phenomena that lasted over 1000 years. The topic, witch hunts throughout history! A timeline beginning in 1000 BC follows how various religious groups have persecuted those thought to be witches up through...
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Manifest Destiny

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Complete with maps, photographs, and historical documents, this presentation would be a great resource throughout a unit about mid-19th century America. Manifest Destiny, Texas Independence, the Oregon Trail, and the Mexican War are...
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Geography With Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book, The King's Stilts by Dr. Seuss and discuss the geographical information given in the book. Then they discuss and locate on a map the physical features that make up the continent of Africa. They create an original...
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Creating Mind maps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss their impressions of Africa. They work in groups to create a mind map. Students are explained what a mind map is. They discuss what they think are the defining features of the continent of Africa. Middle...
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The Seafloor

For Students 9th - 12th
In this seafloor instructional activity, students describe the different structures found on the seafloor. This instructional activity has 6 short answer and 6 matching questions.
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Reading Comprehension Skills: The Atlantic Ocean

For Students 5th - 7th
In this reading comprehension activity, students read a 2-page article regarding the Atlantic Ocean. Students respond to 10 true or false questions regarding the article.
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On the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students prepare cross-curricular lessons based on the experience of traveling the Oregon Trail.