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Go West Young Man#148
Students determine the difference between immigration and emigration. They read and listen to books about emigration westward during the Gold Rush years. They examine life in Gold Rush towns while determining why gold is so valuable....
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Words in the News: New Zambezi Bridge
Students discuss what they know about the country of Africa. They examine the transportation infrastructure on the continent. They practice using new vocabulary words. They also read articles and answer questions.
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Cinderella Stories
Students in a teacher education program examine motifs within a fairy tale. Using that information, they discuss how the motifs can reflect the culture of the country of origin of the fairy tale. Using the internet, they research...
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Asian Art
Second graders investigate the art of a number of Asian countries. They look at slides and sculptures, and make a Chinese hand scrolls.
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Australian Travel Adventure
Seventh graders are introduced to the states and territories within Australia. Using the internet, they bookmark sites and take notes on what they want to share with their classmates. They also complete a map study on the country to...
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Welcome to McMenyea's Africa Menu
The layered curriculum includes this activity: Students research one of the following African leaders: Idi Amin, Nelson Mandela, or Momar Khadafi. Write ten interview questions for them and then answer the questions as you think they...
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Africa: Word Bank Fill-In Activity
In this Africa word bank learning exercise, learners fill in blanks in a paragraph about Africa, using words given in a word bank. Word are basic fill-ins, not specific facts about the country.
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Geographic Regions and Backyard Geology with the USGS Tapestry Map
A beautiful tapestry map of North America is examined by geology masters. The map incorporates the topography and geology of different regions. You can purchase printed copies or a large poster of the map, or if you have a computer lab...
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Create a Math Road Trip
Young scholars create a Road Trip. They work in small groups. Students are given a road map for each group. They plan a road trip between two cities on opposite edges of the map, estimating a reasonable distance to travel each day. Young...
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Bank On It! Antarctica
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read an informational paragraph about Antarctica. Students then fill in the 17 blanks with words from the word bank.
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Japan Vocabulary Quiz
In this Japan vocabulary quiz worksheet, students match the 17 terms in the left-hand column to the appropriate definitions in the right-hand column.
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Antarctica Group Creative Writing
In this creative writing worksheet, students write a brief story about Antarctica, using a list of given words or variations of the words.
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Jabberwocky: A Lake and Island Board Project
A mathematical role play using Lake and Island Boards where students plan to move from Jabberwocky to their new planet
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Around the World
Young scholars discuss the major geographical and cultural differences in the world. In this social science lesson, students pretend they are traveling and research information about where they wish to stay by finding information about...
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Animals of the World: An Internet Scavenger Hunt!
Animals of the World: An Internet Scavenger Hunt!
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Capitalization
In this capitalization worksheet, learners learn about when to capitalize words in sentence writing and when not to. They then use what they learned to answer 12 questions. The answers are on the last page.
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The Peanut Wizard
Students read and discuss information regarding George Washington Carver and how the peanut became cultivated in the southern colonies of the United States. In this George Washington Carver lesson plan, students develop vocabulary that...
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The Cold War Era (1945 - 1991)
Provide learners with an excellent resource focused on the Cold War Era. Starting in 1945 and going all the way to 1991, the Cold War Era included major historical events, such as the Berlin Wall, Warsaw Pact, the Korean War, and the...
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Investigation: Tour de Texas
Teams of Texas tourists gather into groups to analyze what they can do with $50 worth of an alternative fuel. They write checks, keep a balance sheet, and map out their sight-seeing route taking into consideration the location of...
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The Ethanol Project
In a mock senate hearing regarding the development of ethanol as a fuel source, each person in the class is assigned a role to play and must uphold the stance of their character. Once the senate hearing is complete, each person writes a...
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Trey and Dave go to Africa: Music
Trey from Phish and Dave from the Dave Mathews Band took a trip to Africa to explore music, culture, and history. Your class watches this episode from VH1's Music Studio to understand how African culture and music have influenced modern...
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Cyberspace Safari
Middle schoolers go on an information gathering hunt on the Internet to study West African empires. They work in teams; meteorologists, bankers, writers, and archaeologists. They collect data on all sorts of topics related to West...
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Explore the World through Habitat
Open a world of discovery with habitat-related lessons.
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Barrels and Buckets: Access to Water - What Would It Be Like to Live in Africa?
Students compare water access in the United States with that of Africa. In this water access lesson, students located Ghana and Kenya on a globe before reading Peace Corps Volunteer accounts of the difficulty of accessing clean water....