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U.S. Geography: The Midwest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research agricultural products of the Midwest. In this Midwest lesson, students watch a video about the geography of the Midwest, discuss how topographical features were formed and review the agricultural products the Midwest...
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US Geography: The Midwest

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the geography and agricultural products of the Midwestern United States. In this US geography instructional activity, students watch and discuss a video that depicts the Midwest of the US as the breadbasket of the...
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German Immigrants Contributions to the Upper Midwest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore contemporary lifestyles, cultures, traditions are influenced by the contributions of the German settlers of that region. They research these influences and design a brochure to entice potential immigrants to the Upper...
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Curated OER

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, learners match the state with its capital city. Students answer 12 questions.
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Curated OER

U.S. States - The Midwest States

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this geography and math worksheet, students complete the simple addition equations and match the sums to the colors. Students then color the Midwest States by the color code.
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Midwest States: Alphabetize

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this alphabetical order worksheet, students examine the 12 listed Midwest States in the United States and then put them into alphabetical order.
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Midwest State: Missing Letter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Midwest states missing letter worksheet, students examine 12 state names that are each missing 1 letter. Students select the letters that correctly complete each of the state names.
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Curated OER

Midwest States: Sentence Unscramble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sentence unscramble activity learning exercise, students unscramble sentences pertaining to the Midwest states as they rearrange the 12 sets of words and write them in the correct order.
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Curated OER

Midwest States: Word Unscramble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word unscramble activity worksheet, students unscramble the 12 Midwest state names as they rearrange the 12 sets of letters and write them in the correct order.
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Purdue University

Trees of the Midwest

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
All trees are not created equal. A set of three wildlife conservation lessons has learners examine the characteristics of individual trees. They look at the life cycle of the tree using a story and reference a field guide to identify...
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Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

What Brought Settlers to the Midwest?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Drawn by promises of fertile land, thousands of settlers poured West because of the Homestead Act of 1862. By examining images of the ads that drew them westward, learners consider the motivations for movement. They also consider how the...
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Curated OER

The Myth and the Reality: Pioneering in the Midwest

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the myth and reality of settlement in the Upper Midwest during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Organizer
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US: Midwest Region Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this U. S. outline map worksheet, students examine boundaries of the Midwest Region states and the placement of the capital cities. This map is labeled.
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Midwest States and Their Capitals

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this identifying the capitals of Midwestern states instructional activity, students complete the sentences by choosing the correct state from multiple choices. Students choose 12 answers.
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Midwest Region Commercials

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research their assigned state using a variety of resources including a website, books, and travel brochures. They complete questions on a worksheet to use when writing a commercial for the state. They film the commercial...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

That’s Amazing!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers 4th Standards
That's Amazing! is the theme of an English language development unit created by Houghton Mifflin. Following a speak, look, move, and listen routine, scholars delve into topics; seasons, weather, animals, landforms, telling time,...
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Piece Like a River

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate water formations by creating a puzzle.  In this water properties instructional activity, students create a giant river puzzle by drawing on large butcher paper as a class, then dividing the image up into many...
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Apples! Apples! Apples!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore the life of Johnny Appleseed as they create a MediaBlender project of Johnny's journey through the Midwest territory, and compare and contrast items he brought on his journey with items students would bring with them on...
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German Immigrants:Their Contributions to the Upper Midwest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study how contemporary lifestyles/cultures/traditions are influenced by the contributions of the settlers of that region; and use their prior knowledge of German to discuss photographs of people.
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Organizer
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US: Midwest Region

For Students 5th - 12th
In this United States political map learning exercise, students examine the state boundaries of the Midwestern Region. The map also highlights each of the state capitals denoted by stars.
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Curated OER

Little House on the Prairie

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Hop into a covered wagon and follow Laura Ingalls Wilder through the Midwest. A series of lessons based on Little House on the Prairie encourages young pioneers to see the world through Laura's eyes as they map her journey, discuss the...
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Curated OER

Native American Culture

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the lives of the American Indians who made their homes in the Midwest. For this Native American history lesson, students research the tribes of the Midwest and create PowerPoint presentations based on their research...
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National Geographic

Mapping the Mississippi

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Earth science classes can inspect the geography of the Mississippi River watershed by using National Geographic's fascinating FieldScope, an interactive mapping tool. Printable worksheets can be used to guide the exploration. This neat...
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DePaul University

Contrast and Evaluate Fact and Opinion

For Students 8th Standards
How can you tell when an author is expression an opinion or stating a fact? Use two short reading selections to emphasize the difference between a statement that you can prove and one that you can't. The first passage explains food...

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