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Introduction to the United States Map
Learners explore the United States using a map. In this map lesson, students discover how to use a United States map and a globe to locate places.
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Introduction to the United States Map
Students identify a map of the United States. In this United States map lesson, students study a map of the United States and find various locations on the map. Students then locate and list the state that touches their state.
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Geography of the United States
Students examine the population growth of the United States. In this Geography lesson, students construct a map of the fifty states. Students create a graph of the population of the USA.
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Do You Have a Sinking Feeling?
Young scholars explore how marine archaeologists use data to draw inferences about shipwrecks. In this marine archeology lesson students plot the position of a vessel, draw inferences about a shipwreck and explain the possible...
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Water Wars
In this water worksheet, students match 5 water uses to their definitions, they unscramble 3 terms related to water supply to complete sentences and they answer 2 questions about water diversion.
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Summertime Travel
Third graders write about a summer event they participated in. In this paragraph writing lesson, the teacher models how to write about a place they have visited. Students then write their own paragraphs. Students will point out on the...
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Biome Map
In this biomes worksheet, students color the map of North America according to the biome clues. Students then answer questions about the North American biomes.
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Reading Comprehension: Ohio
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 2-page article regarding Ohio and respond to 10 true or false questions regarding the selection about the state.
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Cities as Transportation Centers
Students work in small groups to identify some of the major transportation centers, recommending two as possible sites for a national political convention, based on population density and the travel networks available in 1835.
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Water Quality
Learners observe water samples and measure the samples' water quality. Students develop their own criteria for measuring water quality and test for temperature, acidity, oxygen levels, turbidity, conductance, sediment and hardness.
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Indiana
In this Indiana worksheet, students read a two page text about the history of the state of Indiana. Students answer 10 true and false questions.
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Map Keys
Third graders examine maps and map keys. For this locating map features lesson, 3rd graders use crayons, markers and colored pencils to label maps. Students work in partners to read map keys and locate given places and things.
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Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
Students discover how manifest destiny and westward expansion are related. Using the Internet, they research the beginnings of the movement of manifest destiny and how it influenced people moving westward. They discuss the expectations...
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Native Lands: Indian in Georgia
Students bring in vegetables that the Native Americans ate. In this vegetable lesson, students create a graph that shows how many students brought in each vegetable. They measure their vegetable to find the length, circumference, and...
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Fourth Grade Social Studies Quiz
In this social studies instructional activity, 4th graders complete multiple choice questions about the colonies, The Boston Tea Party, Native Americans, and more. Students complete 15 questions.
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Doing Our Share Lesson 1: Michigan History of Philanthropy
Students research the history of philanthropy in Michigan by looking at images and pictures while discussing the definition of philanthropy. They design a picture of the first time they saw a philanthropic act and write three sentences...
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Traveling Through North America
Students identify places and landmarks in North America, specifically Canada and the United States, by using and constructing maps. Six lessons on one page; includes test.
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Learning from Maps and Timelines Time Travel
Students create timelines depicting the important events in the lives of the groups that arrived at the Fort St. Louis. They include the fate of La Salle and the colonists.
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Exploring National Marine Sanctuaries
Students conduct Internet research of the living organisms in national marine sanctuaries, and the resources protected in the sanctuaries. Students gather information about each of the sanctuaries and make an oral presentation and poster...
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The Salt Water Connection
High schoolers explore the hydrological cycle and oceans. They determine the factors that influence the Pacific Ocean. Students research an organism found in Monterey Bay. They describe the organism's biome and ecological factors that...
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American States And Their Nicknames
In this social studies worksheet, students match the American states with their nicknames. There are no examples and no hints given on the page.
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Crossword
In this crossword worksheet, students, after studying about bugs, birds and ducks, complete a crossword puzzle involving twelve key clues.
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Mystery State #51
In this mystery state worksheet, students answer five clues to identify the state in question. They then locate that state on a map.
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Pennsylvania: Crossword Puzzle
For this United States history worksheet, learners use the 15 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining to Pennsylvania.