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A New, Capital Idea#141 Lesson PlanA New, Capital Idea#141 Lesson Plan
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A New, Capital Idea#141

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Students design a pamphlet which explains where a capital for a new country, which is comprised of the New England region, should be located. They include the reasons for their decision based on where physical and human features are located.

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functions, patterns

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function, human settlement, patterns, social studies
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4th - 6th
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Social Studies & History
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