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Trash! How Cities Work: Dealing with Garbage in the US and India

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify how different cultures deal with the challenge of trash. Read an excerpt from a chapter book based on real life written from the Southern Indian perspective. Describe the life of a street child in Southern India....
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Our Town

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss an online article as they consider what makes a center of activity in a city or town. They produce a documentary film of the hub of activity in their school.
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The Perfect City

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students analyze group influences on people, events and culture. They design their own perfect society and report it to the class.
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Crime Watch

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the recent rise of homicides in some American cities, create and share posters, and write reflective essays in the form of letters to community leaders.
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You Can Find It!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students locate different places including U.S. cities using longitude and latitude coordinates. In this longitude and latitude lesson plan, students locate 10 different locations.
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Tooling Around Arizona: Measuring Distances

For Students 5th - 8th
For this measurement worksheet, student measure the distances between Arizona cities by using a the scale on an Arizona Cities map. Students complete 15 problems.
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Lesson Six: Come to My City!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders give their city presentations. In this city lesson, 6th graders present the information they researched to their classmates. They use posters, PowerPoint or brochures. 
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The UK and the Republic of Ireland

For Students 4th - 8th
In this maps worksheet, students label the cities and countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and answer a short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
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Higher and Higher: Amazing Skyscrapers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm the names of skyscrapers then get into groups and create their own skyscraper.  In this architecture lesson students answer questions about their skyscraper after creating one. 
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City Quiz Series

For Students 4th - 5th
In this city quiz instructional activity, learners read and answer quiz questions about a story titled 'A Visit to Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill.' Students answer 20 questions.
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Mapping New Zealand

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this New Zealand learning exercise, students label the map of New Zealand with oceans, cities, mountains and more. Students label 9 items.
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Mapping Tanzania

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Tanzania worksheet, students label countries, cities, landmarks, rivers, and more that make up Tanzania. Students label 10 items.
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New Mexico cities

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this New Mexico worksheet, learners write the cities of New Mexico inside the state including the capital. Students write 8 cities in New Mexico.
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What Building Used to Be There?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how their city has changed and examine building preservation. In this building preservation lesson, students listen to a reading of Virginia Lee Burton's, The Little House, before making a time line of how their own city...
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Rhode Island Cities Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this printable, interactive word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to match the list of cities in Rhode Island. There are links to other word searches and puzzles about Rhode Island.
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Cities: Olympic Games

For Students 4th - 7th
In this cities worksheet, learners match the year with the city of The Olympic Games and then write out the list in chronological order. Students match and write out 24 cities and years.
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Worksheet 3. Names of Places

For Students 4th - 6th
For this geography worksheet, students write the geography words in the correct columns. The columns are "Continents", "Countries", and "Cities". There are 12 words on this page to organize.
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Maine Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Main puzzle, learners identify the names of towns located in Main. A list of 45 towns is given to assist students in their search.
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Capitals of the United States Word Search

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Capitals of the United States word search, learners identify and circle the names of capitals located in America. A list of 50 towns is provided. An answer key is available.
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The More Things Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss change in cities over time. They view pictures of a city as it has changed over time and then compare city pictures of the past to those of a modern city today. In preparing for a guest speaker who will come and...
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World Cities and the Olympics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the various cities in which Olympics have been held. Using a map, they describe the reasons why those cities were chosen and choose their own city for the Olympics and state the reasons why. They examine information...
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Creating and Comparing Climographs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the importance and usefulness of climographs. In groups, they create a climograph of two cities on about the same latitude. They compare and contrast the locations and climates of the two cities and write a...
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The Growth of a City: Since 1920

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a story about how cities have grown since the 1920s. Using the text, they follow the story of a couple whose town changes after more and more people move to the area. They identify the causes and consequences of...
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Mapping the Most Common U.S. City Names

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discuss the most common U.S. place names. They map the locations of U.S. cities with the most common names and use an atlas, or an online map tool such as MapQuest or Yahoo Maps.