Comparing State Size to Population

Students examine the history of the Populist Party as it relates to its reforms and economic plight. In this Populism and the People's Party lesson, students explore why farmers experienced financial difficulty at the end of the century....

In this home-school United States map worksheet, students work with a family partner as they study a map of the United States. They talk about the states they have visited, play a game by giving each other clues about states, and write...

Fifth graders practice creative writing  by describing events from the Colonial era.  In this U.S. History lesson, 5th graders identify King George III and George Washington, the roles they played, and the differences between...

An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they investigate changes in population for different Texas counties, and the...

Students investigate the geography located along Route 66. They research how the population patterns change in certain areas along the highway. Students use the information in order to form hypotheses about how and why the population...

Reinforce the concept of comparing fractions with a hands-on, two-player game that calls for a visual model, score board, and dice. Players roll dice to acquire their given fraction, create the fraction using fraction tiles, then...

Students explore state populations. In this state geography lesson, students use a variety of technology tools to research and graph population and area of assigned states.

Math scholars of many ages examine the concept of population density and then discuss the significance of the population densities of Minnesota and China. They figure the population density of their school.

Learners explore Puerto Rico.  In this Puerto Rico current events instructional activity, students conduct a Webquest to answer questions about Puerto Rico's culture.  Learners discuss whether Puerto Rico is a country or a...

Fifth graders create a database about the geography of the United States. The access to a computer is essential for this lesson. The outcome is that technology is used as a tool to measure student understanding of geographical locations....