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Underground Sleuths Discover Riches Beneath the Plains

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba on map, and use Canadian Atlas to locate regions of natural resources in Central Plains, which have vital impact upon the economy. Students then complete scavenger hunt worksheet.
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Alaska the Elephant

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore an Internet website, locating and matching the shape of an elephant's head to a state in the U.S. They complete an Alaska worksheet, identifying other geographical locations surrounding Alaska.
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Population Counts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the analytical processes used to interpret the 2001 Canadian census. They examine the population statistics and trends.
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Saskatchewan and its Physical Geography

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use an online atlas.
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Driving Forces Forestry In Canada

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students discuss the natural and economic impact of forests and forestry. Using given statistics they construct different types of graphs in which they make observations and draw conclusions.
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Parks Canada - True to Our Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss visits to national parks, the differences between national parks and other parks, and plan an ecologically friendly trip to several parks that emphasizes conservation and national heritage.
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Past v. Present: Using Geography & Anthropology

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners examine artifacts and documents from their Canadian community. They analyze early Canadian history and make predictions about the future of the country.
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The Rivers and Lakes of Alberta

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the online Atlas of Canada and they identify the lakes and major rivers of Alberta.
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Historical Indian Treaties and Aboriginal Population

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders navigate an online atlas of Canada and compare the land area of of historical Aboriginal peoples in Manitoba to present-day figures.
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Social Studies: Countries and Technology

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a travel simulation and have just arrived in Canada. After choosing activities to research, they define their methods of exploration and development on plan sheets. Among the scenarios from which they choose...
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Early Explorers Web Quest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the Canadian atlas online to research early explorers and settlers in Canada. They also complete a Web Quest to gather information from maps. They make generalizations about the early settlement patterns as well.
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Exploring Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use play dough to create a relief map of Greece and through personal investigation and class discussion, draw conclusions about the impact of the geography of Greece on daily life and culture in Ancient Greece.
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Which Country?

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this geography worksheet, students study the names of 60 countries. Students indicate their home country by coloring its name in the word grid puzzle. Students then answer 8 questions about their country concerning what language is...
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Languages of the World 2

For Students 5th - 6th
For this geography worksheet, students investigate the languages spoken in different countries of the world. Students read the names of 20 countries and write the principal language of each country.
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Rivers of the World

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this geography worksheet, students match the name for each of 20 rivers of the world with the major city where it is located.
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European Explorers of North and South America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the connection between the geography of America and the migration of the Native Americans to the American continents to the future conquering of the continents by the Europeans. They discuss the causes and effects...
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North America Puzzle

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle in reference to North America. They identify capitals of some countries, the specific landforms of different areas, and languages spoken. There are 21 clues to solving the...
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Anagrams of World Cities

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students read and analyze a list of 25 world cities in which the letters are scrambled. Students write the names of the cities, then match them to one of the countries listed on the page. Example: SOLO...
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Where in the World is Egypt?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students investigate the location of the continent of Africa and the country of Egypt by studying a map of the region. Students color the map and locate Egypt.
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Globe Lesson- The Revolutionary War

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover using globes. In this geography lesson, students use a globe to outline the original 13 colonies. Students also use a globe to measure the distance from London to New York City and determine how many days it would have...
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Three Mapping Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students label three maps of China after being introduced to background information about the country. For this geography lesson, students color two maps and label various points of interest in China. Finally, students draw their own...
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Enduring Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research the art, dance or a game from the Pacific Northwest Coast Aborigines.  In this Canadian Cultures lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the Inuits.  Students choose a game , type of artwork or dance to research....
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Country Shape Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 16 identification questions about the shapes of countries shown . Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Countries w/ Longest Coastlines Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about world countries with the longest coastlines. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.

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