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Letters from Rifka
Learners read Karen Hesse's book "Letters from Rifka" and explore how it presents the experiences of a Russian immigrant to America. They research and write reports on the experiences of various immigrants from different cultures, keep...
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Conquering North America
Students create a study guide on colonization of North America. In this American Colonization instructional activity, students complete a chart of explorers and their conquests. Students complete a crossword puzzle using explorer facts....
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Product Line
Students research products imported from Europe and use a map to show the routes the products might have followed to reach this country. They take a field trip to a store that carries imported products and take note of how many come from...
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The New Californians
Middle schoolers identify the groups of immigrants who came to California. They trace the route they possibly took to American on a world map. They discuss the reasons why they left their homeland and what challenges they faced once...
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The July Crisis: Can You Stop the Great War?
Students role-play as diplomats from countries involved in World War I who have received telegrams stating they must prepare presentations on their country's position about the war. They have 45 minutes to reach a peace accord, or they...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Outline Map of Europe, 5,000 Bce
An outline map of Europe at a time when sea levels were lower than present, with Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavian Peninsula a part of the mainland, and the Mediterranean, not connected to the Atlantic Ocean, split into two...
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Coolmath: Coolmath Games: Map Snap: Europe
You are presented with an outline map of Europe and you must place each country in its correct position. It clicks into place if you're in the right spot. You may want to start with the practice mode which has the shape outlines of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1815
A colored outline map of Europe in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna. Territories are numbered and referenced on the map.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1796
A colored outline map of Europe in 1796 just after the French Revolution and the Division of Poland. Territories are numbered and referenced on the map.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1810
A colored outline map of Europe in 1810, when Napoleon was at the height of his power. The map shows the European countries that were controlled by France, allied with France, or independent of France. Territories are numbered and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1540
A colored outline map of Europe as it was in 1540, including the Holy Roman Empire, Lands of the Habsburgs, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Duchy of Milan, the Lands of the German Knights of Livonia, and several other powers of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1901
A map from 1901 of Europe, showing the political boundaries at the time, capitals and other major cities, mountain and terrain features, lakes, rivers ,islands, and coastal features of the region. The physical division between Europe and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Features of Europe, 1901
A map from 1901 of Europe, showing the physical features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations from sea level to over 6,500 feet, mountain systems, drainage divides, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Coalfields of Europe, 1910
An outline map from 1910 of the principal coal fields of Europe.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872
A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia, 1899
A map of Asia from 1899 showing country boundaries at the time, foreign possessions, capitals and major cities, rivers, canals, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the principal railways and caravan routes of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Isles, 1906
A map of the British Isles from 1906, showing the terrain, rivers, and coastal features of Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. Major cities are shown, and the map includes an inset map of the Shetland and Orkney Islands, a locator map...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Russia in Europe and Caucasia, 1920
A map of European Russia and the Caucasia at the end of World War I, showing province boundaries at the time, and the conjectural boundaries of the new states at the time the map was made given in red outline. These new states include...