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Ottoman Lyric Poetry

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore the Ottoman style of poetry. They view a video, Suleyman the Magnificent, and view maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean Sea. They research the Ottoman Empire and keep a journal. They read various Ottoman...
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Name Poem

For Students 3rd
In this name poem worksheet, students will read an example of an acrostic poem and complete a poem map to begin a rough draft of their own acrostic.
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Asia Crossword

For Students 8th - 12th
In this geography worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle on the continent of Asia. They answer 21 questions related to the type of government systems found, capital cities, deepest lake, and lowest population density.
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Introduction to Remote Sensing

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students view, discuss, and compare different types of maps produced from remote sensing data. They use image processing software to analyze and enhance sea surface temperature maps.
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Global Perceptions: How Your Students View the World

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine their own perceptions and attitudes about places around the world. Using their mental maps, they compare and contrast it with a world map from different periods in history. They review the various types of map...
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Project WRITE

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders have been taught hwot o use a map. They also know about a compass and different types of maps. Students use a software program to locate and learn about the seven continents. At each continent they are to summarize what...
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Sense of Place

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the major folk regions of Louisiana and the relationship between folklife, geography, and ecology. They give deeper thought to what makes their own community unique, what their sense of place actually is. Students...
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Third Grade Social Studies-Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 3rd
In this grade 3 social studies learning exercise, 3rd graders complete a set of 25 questions about a variety of topics including geography, types of communities, map and questions about the environment.
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The Dirt at Your Feet May Limit Your Growth

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils examine how soils within a community may enhance or inhibit development. In small groups, they analyze county soils maps, and develop a prospectus for a construction company looking to construct a housing development site.
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Geography: Map Making

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, working in groups, share notes and maps collected during a study of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They draw large composite maps of the western United States on butcher paper including land formations, bodies of water, and...
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Help! I Am Lost at Fox Chapel

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a map to locate places on campus and share the map with another student. The other students use the map to locate certain places and validate for accuracy via a checklist. The parents use the completed map at open...
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Where are the Watersheds in San Francisco?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students create a mental map of San Francisco. They compare it with actual topographical maps of the city. Then they label various locations on the San Francisco Hillshade map and locate watershed boundaries.
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Mapping the National Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research national parks. In this science lesson, students view a video about the national parks and discuss the environments found within the national parks.
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Using Maps to Make Public Health Descisions Case Study: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Gulf of Mexico

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to GIS and its uses. Students participate as public health scientists to deliberate a course of action to explore possible research questions. Pupils interpret spatial data, and make predictions based on GIS...
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Cultural Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars are introduced to the cultural diversity in Australia. Using new vocabulary, they define multiculturalism and explore their own cultural backgrounds. In groups, they complete a series of worksheets to develop a better...
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Types of Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as correct as is, fragments, contains a comma splice or is a fused sentence.
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What Type of Skeleton?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this skeletons learning exercise, students look at 7 animals and choose which of the following skeletons they have: an internal skeleton, an external skeleton or no skeleton at all. Students draw lines from each choice to each animal.
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Plate Tectonics: Sixth Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

For Teachers 6th
Here is a set of pre-lab, lab, and post-lab lesson plans on plate tectonics. After completing the previous labs on volcanoes and earthquakes, sixth graders use the gained knowledge to explore plate boundaries and the movement of...
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Lights, Shoals & Soundings

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore nautical charts and their symbols, with a bit of fun thrown in.
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Think GREEN - Utilizing Renewable Solar Energy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use data to find the best renewable energy potential.  In this solar energy lesson students import data into Excel and explain how solar energy is beneficial. 
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Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Everyone deserves to read a great book! Here, pupils write a persuasive letter to the school's librarian detailing their favorite story and why it should be found on the shelves. Class members' persuasive reading passages are shared with...
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Using Pictographs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
If one ice cream cone represents three ice cream scoops, and Bob has four ice cream cones, then how many scoops does Bob have? Learners solve these kind of questions with their new understanding of pictographs.
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Scarcity of Land Throughout the World and in Hawaii

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of "land." They review the four types of land classification--urban, rural, agricultural and conservation--and participate in an activity involving an apple that demonstrates the use of land in Hawaii....
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Native Pottery Replicas

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils study ancient Native American traditions and practices. They select one type of Native American pottery to duplicate in a hand-made replica. Afterward, they create a map of the United States and label where indigenous peoples...

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