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On the Road with Marco Polo: Crossing the Deserts of China

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the geography of China. They describe the geography of the Taklimakan. Students discover the best route to travel from one end of the desert to the other. They investigate how some of the local inhabitants make a...
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Newton II; Slow Down

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students, in hands-on activities, explore how a dump truck might be made to negatively accelerate or slow down. They participate in activities using friction force to modify the truck-and-ramp system. Student groups test ideas for...
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the life of a truck driver. In this transportation lesson, 6th graders map the route that a truck driver may take, communicate with a truck driver, and explore anticipated delivery time of goods that travel on a truck.
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Study of Projectile Motion using Straw Rockets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers design and launch their own rockets.  In this experimental lesson students launch their own rockets and record the various angles and distance that they go.  Each student has time to redesign their rocket and...
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Indianapolis Government

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about a girl who takes a trip during the time of the State Capital moving to Indianapolis and then write their own essay about a trip that they took. In this Indianapolis Government lesson plan, students use maps and...
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Migrating Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice estimating distance traveled while walking. Also can be used to introduce backpacking/hiking or as a daily warm-up. Measure the blacktop/cafeteria/playground, then determine how many times around make a mile.
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How Does a Migration Move Forward?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students record and examine migration data, and calculate how fast and far a migrating animal travels and what influences its progression. They utilize the Journey North website to follow their migrating animals.
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Constellation Mapping

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils plot constellations on a grid map. They discuss the various ways early explorers planned their travels. Students identify and recognize major constellations. They color their maps and take them home to try to find various...
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Cyber Hunt Activities: Lewis & Clark

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars participate in cyber hunt activities involving Lewis and Clark in order to gain a better idea of what it was like to be an explorer of the vast western lands. In this history lesson, students may choose to study the route...
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Straight Line Motion with a Stomper

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore average speed, and graph distances and time.  In this speed and velocity lesson students complete a lab then calculate distances, acceleration and velocity and graph the data.
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Acceleration

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this acceleration worksheet, students are given an explanation of the constant acceleration of a roller coaster as it travels up, down and around. Students calculate the acceleration of a roller coaster given its original velocity,...
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Lesson for the EasyJet Set

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars take a closer look at the environmental costs of flying. In this current events lesson, students research the noted Web sites regarding the Airbus, noise pollution, and oil use associated with airline travel. Young...
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Describing the Motion of a Battery Powered Cars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore distance a toy car travels by changing the amount of batteries used to power the toy car.  In this force and motion activity, students calculate the average speed of a car while investigating the power from...
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"Go-Car" Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students construct a car based on directions given. In this physics lesson, students calculate average speed using distance and time information. They collect data and create a graph of distance vs. time.
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The Path of Pollution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the path of pollution that was created by the Chernobyl accident. They discover how air pollution travels from one area to another and sequentially locate the countries where radiation traveled to.
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Comparing Transportation Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast various forms of transportation. Comparisons are based on the the distance traveled and the student's personal experiences with that form of transport. This lesson plan is intended for students...
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The Gold Rush

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners identify the routes involved in the Gold Rush on a map. In this map skills lesson, students use a United States map to locate the routes used to travel to California during the Gold Rush. Learners demonstrate how to use the map...
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Apple: Seed to Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students grow seeds of an apple and learn about Johnny Appleseed. In this apples lesson plan, students map Johnny Appleseed's travels, learn how he got his name, compare different Johnny Appleseed books, and grow apple seeds themselves.
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Discover Magazine: The Solar System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research ideas for NASA's space exploration. In this Space Science lesson plan, students will try to find a way to bring NASA back into the spot light. Students will presented their ideas to the class for review.
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Transportation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the different types of transportation. They practice reading a bus schedule and identifying which direction the bus is traveling. They also calculate cost of the ride and how long the ride is.
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Journeys from China

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students place the stories of Chinese migration to Australia into geographical context, appreciating the distances travelled and the time involved - suggest reasons that people may have for migrating to Australia.
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What's the Weather Where You Are?

For Teachers K
Students create a weather map while traveling across the country on the train. They study the names of the states, letter recognition and the vocabulary of weather terms.
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Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, Moanin,' Payin' Your Dues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the musical styles of call and response and the blues while delving into the difficult lives of many jazz musicians. Travelling in the South was challenging for black musicians during this time and the difficulties are...
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Are We There Yet?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students estimate the time needed by the Corps of Discovery to complete its expedition. They problem solve and estimate the distance covered by the Corps on its expedition. They compare their findings to the expedition's actual rates...

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