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Country Shape Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 16 identification questions about the shapes of countries shown . Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Most Livable Cities Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the most livable cities in the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Monarchies of the World Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz instructional activity, students respond to 27 identification questions about the locations of monarchies. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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World Currency Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 81 identification questions about world currencies. Students have 10 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Country Shape Quiz #4
In this online interactive geography quiz learning exercise, students respond to 16 identification questions regarding the shapes of countries of the world. Students have 4 minutes to finish the timed quiz.
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Things w/ Geographic Names Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 31 identification questions about products or things with geographic names. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Islands
Fourth graders complete a variety of exercises as they study the creation, history, and geography of the Mississippi coastal islands. They discover the natuaral forces that act on the islands and how these forces affect the habitats and...
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NAFTA Trade Unit
Pupils research the geography, economics and government of Canada and how that affects US/Canadian trade relations. In this NAFTA lesson, students play a game, read about Canadian history, and creat a graph.
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Rapping Regions in America
Students determine what designates a place as a region. They apply their criteria for a region to the US map. They work in groups to write a rap about their region that describes its organization, type and structure.
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Social Studies: Analyzing Massachusetts Immigration
Students investigate immigration in Massachusetts during the 1990's. They research a series of questions pertaining to immigration, including their experiences, obstacles, and countries of origin. They graph the five most prevalent...
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Get Ready for the Great Outdoors!
Students discuss what is a map and what they already know about maps. They brainstorm together to compile a list of responses for the board and observe a map of the United States, including states, capitals, and some of the National Parks.
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Census Statistics
Twelfth graders become familiar with the geography of Ireland. They explore the processes involved in data collection. Students examine and discuss Census Statistics and read and interpret maps/graphs. They decide how the census data can...
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Communicate with a Truck Driver
Sixth graders complete activities to learn about the trucking industry. In this truck driving instructional activity, 6th graders explore websites for positive trucker images and learn about their contributions to society. Students...
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Native Americans - People of the Plains
Students explore Plains Indians and practice computer skills by reading creation and migration stories on People of the Plains CD-ROM, and watching Plains video. Students examine village life of Plains Indians, and view different...
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Riding With Alice
Student listen to Don Brown's, Alice's Grand Adventure before discussing cross country travel. They trace Alice's travels on an outline map of the US and focus on the state of Indiana. They color and label the counties that Alice...
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World Religions
Seventh graders identify major tenets and the distributions of world religions. In this world religions lesson, 7th graders work with a group to research a religion using the given website. Students complete a graphic organizer for the...
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Spanish Colonization: The Anza Expedition
Students research the Spanish explorations and North American geography. They create web pages based on their study.
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Exploring our Community
Students research the geography and history of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities.
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Water: On the Surface and in the Ground
Students explore the differences between surface water and ground water. They collect data using maps and graphs and investigate a Texas river basin and a nearby aquifer. They complete a written report including maps and data regarding...
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The Heartland
Learners note how personal perceptions influence the understanding of what a region. They look at an agricultural map of what is considered to be the Heartland of the US. They read the words to George Strait's, America's Heartland to see...
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Stratigraphy -- Layers of Time in the Earth
Students are introduced to the process of stratification. Using the internet, they read about the Richard Beene archeological site near San Antonio. Using a map, they color code the different layers present at this site and answer...
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Environment: Going Places
First graders learn directional words and apply this skill to map making. They record their steps on paper.
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Traveling the Transcontinental from Yesterday to Today
Students examine the impact of the train on the physical landscape and spatial organization of America. They read and analyze various poems, analyze maps, and develop a list of the positive and negative changes brought by the...
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A Brief History of Los Angeles
Pupils study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.