My Town

Students explore geographic locations and locate towns on a map using map coordinates.

Tim Tyson's Blood Done Sign My Name is the anchor text in a unit study of the history of race relations and the civil rights struggle in the South. The 11 lessons are richly detailed and the unit deserves a space in your curriculum library.

Seventh graders use the Internet to research their town's history. They create a travel brochure for their town.

Secondary historians simulate events leading up to the American Revolution. They assume the roles of patriots, loyalists, or neutrals in a town meeting set prior to the Revolution. As Patriots and Loyalists make their arguments, neutrals...

Ninth graders use the internet to research a city or town on the "Walk Across Texas" route. They create a brochure or booklet advertising their assigned city or town.

Here is a fascinating human geography study of the Zabbaleen. They are a sub-class of people who work as garbage collectors in Cairo, Egypt. I can't say enough good things about this resource in my limited space here. It is fabulous! If...

Students create their own town's history. They place themselves on the map in a literal as well as figurative sense. Students produce portions of an updated version of an early twentieth century panoramic map. Students gather information...

Students explore maps to discover historical information about their local area.  In this mapping and history lesson, students use panoramic maps of their own town/city to interpret historical information.  Students also place themselves...

Students explore the concept of a mock town council meeting. In this mock town council meeting, students are divided into homeowners, developers, environmentalists, supporters, and those opposed to a new shopping mall. Students discuss...

Learners demonstrate how to locate places on a map using coordinates. In this map skills lesson, students work in small groups and select a name from a map index to locate. Learners use coordinates to identify the location on a map....