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The Mystery of Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students comprehend the history of European exploration of North America. They are introduced to basic reasearch techniques. Students focus on four explorers who visited New York State: Verrazano, Cartier, Champlian, and Hudson. They...
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Mapping Our Home

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how communities participate in census counting. In this census lesson, students recognize the absolute and relative location of a state and understand ideas about civic life and government.
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Where Do I Come From?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research immigration from Europe to the United States. In this immigration lesson, students read the book, The Long Way to a New Land. Students use a world map to locate Sweden and other countries in Europe. Students pretend...
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Jobs and Places

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore where jobs can be done. In this geography and careers lesson, the teacher presents the idea that some jobs are location specific while other are not, then students consider a list of jobs and determine where each would...
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Molas from South America

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research world geography by creating a class presentation. In this South American instructional activity, 3rd graders read assigned text regarding the customs and traditions of different Indian communities in South America....
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Living in Kansas Today

For Teachers K
Students compare and contrast urban and rural communities. In this geography skills lesson, students discover the attributes of the settings and respond to questions about cities and farms.
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Personal Stories of the National Parks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore historical information about U.S. national parks using the stories of Edward and Margaret Gehrke as a primary source document. In this United States geography, history, and literacy lesson, students view the diary...
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Massachusetts Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies instructional activity, students complete a word search. They find words related to Massachusetts (such as names of cities) as well as words about surrounding areas (Atlantic Ocean).
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The Geography of Maine Tourism

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study topographical maps of Maine to identify the important physical features. They work in groups to create tourism pamphlet highlighting a region of the state.
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Making a Travel Folder

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the United States. For this U.S. geography and expository writing lesson, students select a place in the United States to research.  Students take notes and create a travel "folder," or brochure, using the...
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Rivers Bridge State Historic Site

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use maps, readings, illustrations and photos to analyze the Civil War Rivers Bridge battlefield and describe how geography affected the outcome of the battle. They explore and explain the causes for the battle's heavy human...
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Arbor Day Across the United States

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students perform research about hardiness zones used to guide planting. They read a hardiness zone color-key map and create their own color-key maps to show when different states celebrate Arbor Day.
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Kentucky Cities Word Jumble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Kentucky worksheet, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of Kentucky. There is a word bank.
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New Mexico Cities Word Jumbles

For Students 4th - 5th
In this New Mexico worksheet, students unscramble ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of New Mexico. There is a word bank.
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New York Cities Word Jumble

For Students 4th - 5th
In this New York worksheet, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of New York. There is a word box.
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Texas Cities Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell cities in the state of Texas. Students spell 10 Texas cities.
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A Long Way from Home: A Hands-on Geography Lesson about World War II

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students build World War II directional signs. In this World War II instructional activity, students explore the geographic locations of the war as they analyze primary sources and conduct research regarding places of significance in the...
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Be a Geography Observor and Recorder

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the human and physical features of their school neighborhood. They observe the physical and man made features outside, make illustrations of their observations, and develop a class list of their observations.
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Different Perspectives of Oregon's Forest Economic Geography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils map data on employment in wood products manufacturing in Oregon counties. In this Oregon forest activity, students discover the percentage of people employed in the forest manufacturing industry. Pupils create a box and whisker...
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U.S. geography for Children: New York

For Students 5th
In this geography worksheet, 5th graders study the state of New York.  Students follow the given directions to complete 5 tasks on the state map that is given.
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Australia States, Territories and Capitals Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 14 identification questions regarding the shapes of countries and capitals of Australia.
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The United States Enters the Korean Conflict

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students locate the Korean Peninsula on a world map. They, in groups, study different sources, which explain why the U.S. entered the Korean conflict. One group uses textbooks, the other uses a government document.
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The Influence of Physical Geography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the limits and demands of their physical world and how it relates to the survival and well-being of people.
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Mississippi Vocabulary Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
Twenty state related words are all mixed up! Can your Mississippi learners unscramble them? Words like Jackson, cotton, Evis, and mockingbird are included, to name a few! 

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