To prepare for the Exploring the World Performance Task, class groups generate a list of places they would like to explore, examine images of seven natural wonders of the world, and consider why these sites are wondrous. A map and images...

Have your class learn about the formation of the Grand Canyon using this lesson. After listening to a variety of stories about the Grand Canyon and erosion, learners complete worksheets related to the geology of this area. What a...

Each slide in this PowerPoint slowly uncovers a picture of particular region in the United States. This is a great slideshow to "hook" your students into a new lesson about the Grand Canyon. 

In this sedimentation worksheet, students use the current rate of sediment deposit by the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to answer questions about the changes taking place in the canyon. They graph the amount of deposit over 75 years...

In this Grand Canyon worksheet, students answer 5 true or false questions that involve making inferences from a reading passage about the Grand Canyon. Then the students write a short opinion paragraph where they help the family in the...

Students research the natural wonders of the Grand Canyon. They write a descriptive paper about the Park. They also write a speech about why the Grand Canyon should be preserved.

Students examine the formation of the Grand Canyon focusing on erosion as the process that enabled the rock layers to be formed. They make posters showing what the Grand Canyon looks like now and during its formation.

Students explore the history of the Grand Canyon. In this Grand Canyon instructional activity, students read "Grand Canyon National Park" by David Peterson and respond to questions regarding the piece. Students also create their own...

In this Grand Canyon activity, students read a passage on the Grand Canyon and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 5 short answer questions.

Fifth graders study erosion and its impact on the Earth. In this erosion study lesson plan, 5th graders watch a PowerPoint that illustrates examples of erosion. Students create a vocabulary matrix for related terms and complete a graphic...

In this Grand Canyon mammals worksheet, students read 14 names of animals that live in the area of the Grand Canyon. Students find the words in a word search puzzle.

For this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.

Sixth graders investigate how fossils are formed. They analyze a photo of the Grand Canyon, and create a fossil cast and mold using plaster of paris and shells.

In this geography research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students must then write a report about this topic: I am a world famous gorge in...

Students participate in three different activities centered around Ferde Grofe. The different lessons are used to introduce music and the artist to the class. They listen to stories that music tells, and create their own sand painting...

Students explore the Grand Canyon. They observe pictures of the three canyons and compare the canyons o mountains and plains. Students brainstorm ways how the Grand Canyon might have been created. They draw pictures of the Grand Canyon...

Students scrutinize the Zuni Pueblo Revolt in this seven lessons unit on early Spanish explorers in the American southwest. The discovery of the Spanish missions, the search for the seven cities of gold, and particular geological...