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Geography, Ecology, and Folklife Lesson PlanGeography, Ecology, and Folklife Lesson Plan
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Geography, Ecology, and Folklife

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Young scholars identify how do geography and ecology influence a region's folklife. Then they investigate this question and consider how an outsider might view their own region in this lesson. Students also identify how the natural world, even in urban settings, influences how we view life, what materials are available for crafts, what occupations we choose, how our homes look.

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adaptations, ecology, folk life, urban environments

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adaptation, ecology, folklife, outsider, urban, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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2003
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