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Pennsylvania Cities Word Jumble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Pennsylvania cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell Pennsylvanian cities. Students spell 10 cities and use the word box.
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The Changing Face Of America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain historical and contemporary patterns of immigration to the United States. They observe immigrant markers in the cultural landscape and identify trends in population change in the local state and community.
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Writing a Weather Report or Weather Forecast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their geography skills. In this weather forecasting lesson plan, students select a location and research it. Students write a weather report or forecast for the chosen location based on their research.
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Globe Skills Lesson 11The Vietnam War

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students develop their globe and map skills, In this geography lesson, students examine the Vietnam War as they complete an activity that requires them to plot latitude and longitude.
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Geographical Features of the West

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice using latitude and longitude appropriately. In this geography skills lesson, students participate in a classroom activity where they identify latitude and longitude.
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Be a Watershed - Create a Living River

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate water ways by conducting an experiment with classmates.  In this natural resources lesson, students define a watershed and identify where large ones are located within the United States.  Students utilize...
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Globe Skills Lesson 1 Some Early American Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers apply their knowledge of geography. In this geography skills lesson, students read brief selections regarding early Americans. Middle schoolers respond to the questions included in the self-guided map skills lesson.
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TE Activity: The Trouble with Topos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the uses of topographical maps including the many forms that they take. They discover that the map features show its intended use such as city maps, wilderness maps, and state maps. They complete a worksheet in which they...
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Globe Skills Lesson 4 The Colonial Period

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practice their map skills. In this Colonial geography instructional activity, students complete an activity that requires them to locate English colonial locations using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Studies of the Ancient World

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, after taking a pretest, write a paragraph describing the difference between Athens and Sparta and write an article about the ancient Phoenicians, describing their contributions to world history. They compare democracy in...
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Oklahoma

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography instructional activity, students read a 2 page selection detailing the location, history and early statehood of Oklahoma. They answer 10 true or false questions based on the reading.
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Country: El Salvador

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students visit sites to explore the history, wildlife, and geography of El Salvador. They play an interactive game of Concentration and watch a slide show that includes pie charts and bar graphs on Hispanic population in the United States.
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RACED Comprehension Sheet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this race worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions regarding geography concepts that feature the letters of the word "raced" as mnemonic hooks.
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Geographic Terms Glossary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students learn 60 common geographic terms. Students read the words that are arranged in alphabetical order along with the meanings. There are no questions to answer; this is a glossary.
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Ocean World

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online interactive geography skills worksheet, students answer 5 multiple choice questions regarding El Nino. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Imperialism and Expansion: Part 1

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the era of imperialism and expansion of the United States. In this American history lesson, students play a game regarding the U.S. attempts to expand the nation in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Social Studies: Kyrgyzstan Bride Kidnappings

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the Kyrgyzstan bride kidnappings and compare wedding traditions there with those in the United States. They explain these differences and similarities in a fictitious letter to a peer in Kyrgyzstan.
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Washington, D.C. Map

For Students 5th - 12th
Here is an outline map of Washington, DC. Some of the points of interest in the city are labeled, as are Maryland, Virginia and Arlington. There are plenty of important monuments and locations not identified, making for a good...
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Multiple Perspectives

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore immigration. In this social studies lesson, 3rd graders read about immigration in the United States. Students compare and contrast immigrant communities.
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Kung-hsi Fa-ts' ai! – A Chinese New Year Celebration

For Teachers K - 10th
Looking for ideas for your Lunar New Year celebration? Check out an interdisciplinary unit of study that includes lessons in counting, calligraphy, culture, geography, literature, art, and music. Kung-hsi Fa-ts' ai! (May you...
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Resources and Economic Development

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Identify natural resources in the world and how they translate into economic development. In this global economy lesson plan, your class will utilize the Internet to view an Oregon Time Web which they research to examine the history of...
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 1: Mapping Biotic Communities

For Teachers 6th - 10th
As part of a unit on Arizona's biotic communities, young ecology learners create a map. They describe how humans and animals adapt in their habitat. They take notes and create graphic organizers from articles they read. Beautiful maps,...
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Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct research to determine why geography is important and how it provides information regarding many aspects of the world. They investigate the hemispheres, longitude, latitude and absolute location.
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Geography of Southeast Asia

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study the geography and culture in ten Southeast Asian countries. They examine the development of the culture of these countries and how it is affected by their geographic locations.

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