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The Growth of a City: Since 1920

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a story about how cities have grown since the 1920s. Using the text, they follow the story of a couple whose town changes after more and more people move to the area. They identify the causes and consequences of...
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Worksheet
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Our Town

For Students 3rd
In this home activity worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on their own town or city's history. Students will answer 4 short answer questions pertaining to research about the given area.
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The Waterfront Debate

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders debate a resolution about a planned waterfront community from the point of view of various interest groups. They have a "Town Meeting" in which members from each interest group debate their researched opinions for points....
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PPT
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Stores and Shops: ESL Powerpoint

For Teachers 5th - 9th
What kinds of stores and shops are in your town? Use this ESL presentation to reinforce the names of various stores, such as ice cream shop, meat market, and shoe store. Your English learners will see the world with new eyes the next...
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Citizens Hold Their Breath in Smoke-free Cities

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the laws covering smoking in public places in their community and find out if city council or other governing bodies have considered changing these laws. Students conduct interviews and write an article explaining...
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Park City Historical Society & Museum

Mining and Milling: The Story of Park City

For Students 8th
Study the chemistry of mining! Through nine lessons in the unit, learners explore different concepts related to mining. Their study ranges from rock and mineral analysis to the environmental impact of dynamite and the chemical reaction...
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Local Pride in a Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine the distinctive cultural and historical attributes of Boston and Philadelphia. They research the history, geography and culture of their town or city to create a booklet.
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Describing Your City and the Weather

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore how to describe the weather in their own town or city. They complete a paragraph that describes a city by filling in the correct words into the sentences in the paragraph. Students translate English weather...
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Where in the World? Your Relative Location

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students complete a graph showing their location on the planet earth. Students determine what percent of all people on Earth are on their continent, in their country and part of their town.
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Our City, Our Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write poetry that captures their feelings about their city or town. After presenting their poetry at a class reading students compare their poetry to the work of published poets who have written about the same city.
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In the Heart of Your City

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the changes in the community described in "Still a Contender on the Waterfront" and evaluate how the history of a city can be seen, regardless of changes, in a city as it exists today.
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Town Meeting with Class

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover civic responsibility and the purpose of town meetings.  In this U.S. Government lesson plan, students investigate how the government is involved with almost every decision made in a city, no matter how big or small....
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Colorado Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Colorado word search puzzle, students identify towns and cities located in Colorado. A list of 30 city names is provided to assist students in their search.
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Georgia Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this Georgia word search puzzle, students identify names of towns and cities found in Georgia. A list of 50 names is provided to assist students in their search.
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Louisiana Puzzle

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Louisiana word search puzzle, students identify names of towns and cities in Louisiana. A list of 45 towns is given for students to work with.
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Kentucky Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Kentucky word search puzzle, students identify the names of towns and cities in Kentucky. A list of 48 towns is provided to assist the students in their search.
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Indiana Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 7th
In this Indiana word search puzzle, students identify the names of towns and cities located in Indiana. A list of 60 names is provided to assist the students in their search.
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Bonneville

A Plan for Renewable Energy Goals

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The best laid plans can lead to meeting renewable energy goals. A culminating project for the unit has pupils research the amount of solar and wind energy at their locations. They set renewable energy goals and use the information they...
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California Academy of Science

Optimal and Sustainable: Renewable Energy Revamp

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
More than 100 cities around the world have shifted from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Scholars investigate a city wanting to make this switch, but needs help determining how to make the shift. Groups consider all options,...
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California Academy of Science

Building Better Buses: Transportation Design Challenges

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Scholars learn about a series of three challenges when they design a bus system for a small town. They determine the bus routes and then figure out the best type of fuel to use before considering the cost of going electric. Learners...
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Schools Closings: What Are the Guidelines?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather and read articles about school closures in Ohio or other nearby town or city, make list of criteria to use when deciding which schools should close, develop list into essay that argues for these criteria to apply in...
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Designing a Safe City Like a Civil Engineer

For Teachers K
Students study civil engineering, safety apparatuses in their city, and design their own city. In this civil engineering lesson plan, students discuss their towns safety apparatuses and define civil engineers. Students then design their...
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Interactive
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Places in a City

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this city worksheet, students look at a map of a city and write direction words to where places are, answer short answer questions, and fill in a crossword. Students complete 3 activities.
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Interactive
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Biggest Cities in the UK Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, learners respond to 20 identification questions about the biggest cities in the United Kingdom. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.

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