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It's Happening, Where? Find the Absolute and Relative Location of News Articles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read newspaper articles. For this social studies lesson, students locate the latitude and longitude of the location where the news article takes place. Students write a summary of the news article.
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The Plains Indians

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils have a better understanding of another culture other than their own. This help them to see that there were other people living in this region before us.
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Roll With The Punches: Crossroads to Where?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders visualize and create a map to outline scenes from the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. They understands the importance of organizing information when making maps and giving directions.
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Outlandish Landforms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine landforms. In this world Geography lesson, 7th graders research and create a physical model of a chosen landform. They then draw a 2-d paper map of that model.
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Mapping the Lost World of Urassi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a mental map of Russia and its surrounding Republics. They create mental pictures through oral and/or written instructions. They experience a wide variety of new terminology in their quest to mentally map.
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Calculating Distance On Maps

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders determine the mileage from the local community to various scenic attractions in the Four-Corners-Region. They receive direct instruction and carry out activities in cooperative group settings.
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Let's Travel!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the rules and expectations, they earn points each day by making the correct behavioral choices. They read maps and do Internet reserach, students become aware of United States and or world geography. Students check...
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Worksheet #10: Transportation and Communication

For Students 5th - 10th
In this transportation and communication learning exercise, students answer short answer questions about transportation and communication for the county they live in. Students answer 5 questions.
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Religions of the World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the part that religion plays in a culture. They explore how many different religions there are in the world and where they're located.
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Lesson Design Archaeology- U.S. Map

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine the U.S. map and identify cultural areas. In this archaeology lesson, students locate cultural areas on the U.S. map and fill in the proper locations.
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Going, Going, Ghost

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research ghost towns. For this geography lesson, 3rd graders locate ghost towns on a map and choose one location to research. Students construct a research paper and present it to the class.
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Reading a Map

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with the vocabulary and skills related to mapping.  In this guided reading lesson, 3rd graders find proper nouns on from the map.  Students read Goldilocks.  Students make a map of their room.
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Roller Coaster Mania

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders extend their knowledge of developing maps. They work in cooperative groups to develop an amusement park display and a brochure.
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On the Road Again": Moving People, Products, and Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity pupils learn how to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. Students also study the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of...
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Scenic Attractions In Four Corners

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find and list scenic attractions in SE Utah and the Four-Corners-region. They receive direct instruction and carry out activities in cooperative group settings. They combine their findings onto one large map at the end of...
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Flight Path

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore things that move in a directional path.
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Scenic Attractions in Four Corners

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find and list scenic attractions in SE Utah and the Four-Corners-region. They identify geographic characteristics of Utah and other states in the western region of the United States. They review cardinal directions and...
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Rivers Run Through It

For Students 5th
In this mapping practice activity, 5th graders read an informational paragraph and answer 7 questions about the parts of a map along with places shown on a given map.
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Order Out of Borders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between natural and man-made borders by investigating the Texas quarter. They create clay models of the state of Texas.
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Mapping the Local Community

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review the symbols and legends of a map. In groups, they follow a set of directions to create a map showing the route to a specific place. They present their map to the class and review the basic components of a community.
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Planet Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore and analyze data from different maps in order to explain geographic diversity among the continents. Student groups research continents' physical features and examine how they contribute to quality of life for inhabitants.
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Simple Machines make work easier.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how simple machine work can make work easier.  In this machines lesson students complete an activity that shows them what makes up a machine, and how to measure displacement and velocity. 
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BOUND TO BE NEW HAMPSHIRE

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars identify neighborhood, town, and state boundaries. They distinguish between natural and man-made boundaries. They identify major state geological features and explain how NH boundaries have changed over time.
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State Research

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply previous knowledge of the United States to label a classroom map and then work independently to complete an online scavenger hunt. This instructional activity is intended for an upper-elementary classroom studying...

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