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Exploring our Community
Students research Los Angeles and its surrounding communities. They create digital presentations of the information they have gathered by answering the question included in the lesson.
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Exploring our Community
Students research the geography and history of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities.
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Postcards from Somewhere
Students correspond with e-pals about their community. In this cross curriculum geography, technology, and literacy lesson, students complete a postcard webquest about their home location including local photographs. Students e-mail...
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Geography and Culture in South Carolina
Students explore South Carolina. For this cultural heritage lesson, students investigate the topography of South Carolina using maps. Students are engaged in identifying the different regions of the state and examine the cultural...
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Mapping My Community
Ninth graders are introduced to GPS technology. They complete fieldwork as they visit a specific area of their community to identify and map types of land use in the surveyed area. They use the collected data to create a digital map.
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Peace Corps Challenge Game-National Trees
Learners explore trees around the world. In this world geography and tree lesson, students compare familiar local trees and discuss similarities and differences. Learners give opinions about why the oak tree was chosen as our...
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Ancient Greece: Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Second graders explore world history by writing newspaper articles. In this Greek history lesson plan, 2nd graders investigate the geography and society of Ancient Greece by utilizing the Internet as a research tool. Students collaborate...
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Communities Around the World
Students investigate the idea of community by taking a field trip. In this civics lesson, students participate in a supervised walk around their neighborhood while identifying characteristics and objects that make their home town...
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Don't Forget the Three R's
Students encourage one another in recycling. In this environment and art instructional activity, students create a new recycling bin that would help people in remembering to recycle.