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50 States, 50 Cities Quiz

For Students 5th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 50 identification questions about cities located in the United States. Students have 5 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Rockin' Round New York State

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners discuss their favorite rock groups and bands. They create rock groups that will be touring New York State. Students research cities in New York, determine dates of concerts, create touring itineraries, and develop Inspiration...
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Skyscraper Museum

Designing a Skyscraper

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Besides serving as awe-inspiring monuments of human achievement, skyscrapers are built to perform a wide range of functions in urban communities. The second lesson in this series begins by exploring the history of the Empire State...
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Street Law

Mock Trial - Ricki Jones v. Metro City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Was Metro City negligent? The parents of a young AIDS patient sue the city when their son dies after drinking water from contaminated pipes.
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Street Law

Mock Trial - Brooks v. Lawrence and the Metro City Police Department

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An incident with a Swiss Army knife leads to a suit against the police department for battery, false arrest, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the Brooks v. Lawrence & the Metro City Police Department mock trial...
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US City Quality of Life Analysis and Comparison

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars analyze US census data and criteria to compare and measure the quality of life in the country's fifty largest cities. After accessing the 2005 quality of life world report online, students conduct their study to compare...
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Central American Immigrants to the United States: Refugees from Unrest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the major aspects of Olmec and Mayan civilzations, including economic, political, and religious. They list contributions of these civilizations. Students identify the Central American countries where the United States...
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Art to Zoo: Life in the Promised Land: African-American Migrants in Northern Cities, 1916-1940

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
This is a fantastic resource designed for learners to envision what it was like for the three million African-Americans who migrated to urban industrial centers of the northern United States between 1910 and 1940. After reading a...
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Texas Map

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Texas worksheet, students explore the state of Texas. Students look at a blank map of Texas and add the state capital, major cities, and any other major attractions of the state of Texas on the blank map.
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Street Law

Mock Trial - Hester v. Metro City Public Schools

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The mock trial case, Hester v. Metro City Public Schools concerns a fight, a tattoo, and a locker search.
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From Claws to Jaws: Atlantic Regions of the United States

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore New England, Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern regions of the United States.  In this social studies thematic unit, students research a state and make a regional quilt. Students wrte a book report and read two novels whose...
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United States Map- State Capitals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners explore map skills. In this state capital instructional activity, students view a United States Political Map and identify and use post-it notes to label the state capitals.
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Rhode Island Cities Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In 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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Utah State World Jumble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words associated with the state of Utah. Students spell 20 words.
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USA States, Capitals Print Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 12th
In this United States worksheet, students read a list of all of the states and their capitals. Kids write the abbreviations for each state. Students are given 50 states and 50 capitals.
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Five Days in New York City

For Students 4th - 8th
In this New York City worksheet, students look at websites given and answer short answer questions about New York City. Students complete 15 questions.
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American States and Their Capitals

For Students 5th - 8th
In this United States capitals worksheet, students match the 15 states on the left side of the sheet to their respective capitals on the right side of the sheet.
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What State Are You In?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify the major U.S. cities. In this U.S. geography lesson, students work in pairs and use game cards to name various cities in the United States.
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States and Capitals, Mountains and Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify geographical locations in the midwestern United States. In this geography lesson, students identify 12 states and capitals and geographical features in the region by using U.S. maps. Students use blank maps to fill in...
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Silouettes of New York City

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a New York City silhouette. In this visual arts lesson, 2nd graders view the picture book, Uptown, and identify the silhouettes. Students use construction paper, paint, and a flashlight to create artistic...
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Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars read a story called Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current event Lose a Million Pounds lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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Capitals of the Midwest States

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this identifying the capitals of states in the Midwest area of the United States worksheet, students match the state with its capital city. Students answer 12 questions.
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The State Seal Offline Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover the meaning of the different objects on the State Seal. They identify changes in the State Seal over time students hypothesize why elements have changed students suggest what elements should represent the State of...
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States and Capitals Unit

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the regions, states, and capitals that make up the United States. Through the five lessons in this unit students locate and name the fifty states and their capitals.

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