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Agriculture in the Classroom

Wad-a-Watershed

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What kind of impact do humans have on watersheds? Find out in a lesson that defines, explores, and promotes ways to protect our watersheds. The ultimate goal of the lesson is for learners to discover how a watershed is impacted by...
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Geographical Background on the Valley of Virginia

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students learn the geography of the Valley of Virginia (Shenandoah Valley) by reading the information and using the word bank of place names to label a detailed map.
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Captain John Smith's Chesapeake Bay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct research to determine how the Chesapeake Bay has changed since the 17th century when Captain John Smith first explored it. Students read from Smith's historical documents.
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Regions of North America:The Chesapeake Bay

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Chesapeake Bay worksheet, students read a 1-page article about the region and then respond to 5 fill in the blank and 3 short answer questions.
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Individual Resistance & Social Change

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the Brown v. Board of Education case. In this segregation lesson, students study the details of the case and compare it the Mendez v. Westminster case.
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Virginia Places: What Determines the Boundaries of a Region in Virginia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site talks about regions in Virginia, it offers excellent information on regions in general, for example, ways regions might be classified; e.g., by population density, geology, watershed, ecosystem, economy,...

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