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Chile's Trapped Miners

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read an article on trapped miners in Chile. In this social awareness ELL lesson, students read the details about how 33 miners had to be rescued in Chile when they got trapped underground.  Activities that reinforce the...
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South America and Central America Map Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes all of Central and South America's countries. Students match each of the country names to the appropriate locations on the map.
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South America and Central America Capitals Map Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes all of Central and South America's countries. Students match each of the country names to the appropriate locations on the map.
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South America Map Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine the map that includes all of South America's countries. Students identify the 13 countries in 2 minutes.
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Mapping South America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore South America. In this South American lesson, students use their geography skills to create population, terrain, biomes/vegetation, and major exports maps. Students present their finished maps to their classmates and...
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Welcome to the Americas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research and map the North and South American continents. In this geography lesson on the Americas, students can locate North, Central and South American countries and states. Students choose a location to research and prepare a...
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Countries of South America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus on the geography of the countries of South America. Using a map, they identify the European countries who claimed the South American countries and research the influences they had on South America. To end the lesson,...
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Exploring the Biomes of South America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome...
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Ecuadorian Highlands Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Indigenous peoples resided in the highlands of Ecuador as far back as 5,000 B.C. To learn about the lives of these people, class pairs research the farming and the building methods, the arts and crafts, and the beliefs of the early...
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Toco Toucan - Oil Pastels

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners create a picture of a toucan from the continent of South America using a pencil, marker, and oil pastels. Students identify the continent of South America and discuss the Toco Toucan. They follow teacher directions to create...
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Taking the Lead

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how officials are elected in countries of interest to them. After reading an article, they examine election fraud allegations in Peru. They create a poster showing the election process and assess them in a written essay.
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South America Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word search worksheet, students study the 14 words relating to South America. Students then find the words in the word search puzzle.
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The Continent Game

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students order the continents in terms of area, population and other geographic terms.
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First Nations Contributions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine countries when they first became nations.  In this Social Studies lesson, 7th graders investigate food that was present in North and South America.  Students prepare a presentation on food for their class. 
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Travel by Train: South American DVD Assignment

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geography skills worksheet, students watch the National Geographic video "Travel by Train." Students then respond to 18 short answer questions about content in the video about South America.
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Brazil and the Amazon

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the features of the country of Brazil.  In this Geography lesson, 6th graders complete a graphic organizer on the geography of Brazil. 
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Geography of South America

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore South America. In this geography skills lesson, students watch a video about the geographical features of the continent. Students complete worksheets on the topic.
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Organizer
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South America Outline Map

For Students 6th - 12th
For this blank outline map worksheet, students explore the political boundaries of South America and the nations there. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities. The map is labeled with the country names.
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South America Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this blank outline map instructional activity, students explore the political boundaries of South America and the nations there. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities. The location of the capital cities are...
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South America Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this outline map worksheet, students discover and investigate the physical boundaries of the countries in South America. The names of countries and a star to mark the capital city are included.
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South America Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this outline map worksheet, learners discover and investigate the continent of South America. No country borders or physical features are depicted. This blank outline map may be used for a variety of classroom activities.
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South American Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the continent of North America and those of the countries located there.
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Exploring South America

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars research South American to prepare a PowerPoint presentation about its culture, traditions, and societies. In this South American research lesson plan, students research South American based on their export products to...
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South America Map

For Students 2nd - 8th
For this South America worksheet, students view a blank map of South America that they can color or label. Students do this for all the countries in South America.