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Countries in France

For Students 9th - 12th
In this social studies activity, students find the foreign language terms from France and the answers are found through clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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European Capitals

For Students 4th - 8th
For this geography worksheet, students identify and locate various countries in Europe to find their capital city. There are 23 countries in column one to match with the correct capital found in column two.
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The Commonwealth Countries

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the names of the commonwealth nations in this word search puzzle. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Other Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students select a country and conduct research on the culture, population, geography, and government of their country. They conduct research using the Internet and a variety of resource books, and write and publish a report that...
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International Research Project and Feast

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils research countries around the world. They develop and write a research paper that includes maps, photographs, and diagrams. They describe the culture, society, economy, religious beliefs, government structure, and history of their...
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Perceptions - Frame of Reference

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students understand that a person's perception or judgement of something or someone is greatly influenced by one's frame of reference including one's values, beliefs, experience and country.
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Understanding the Problems of World Hunger

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the issue of world hunger. They examine hunger on a personal level and explore what it means to be hungry or starving. They discuss the causes of hunger and the effects of hunger on nations.
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Is A Nation Always A Region?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define the term, "nation," and analyze the boundaries established in Africa by colonial powers. In small groups, they participate in a simulated United Nations, develop a list of questions, analyze the nations of Africa, and...
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Where I Come From

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the countries and cultures that are part of their family history. They research the country their family "came from" and write a report.
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Geography Lesson 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students interpret photographs and search for common and opposite cultural and physical aspects of countries, and create a collage for an "ideal" country.
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Project SMART

Travel the World Via the "Net"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work together to create a travel brochure of a foreign country of their choice. They use the Internet to research their information. They create graphics showing interesting locations. They write in their journals at the...
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Everyone Eats Bread

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils identify similarties and differences between different countries and what type of bread they eat. They examine the different cultures of countries by emailing people in other countries. They also locate the country on the map.
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NATO and Russia: Will the Expansion of NATO Cause a New Cold War?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders role play as participants in a NATO meeting focused on inviting a number of independent republics from the former Soviet Union to become members of NATO. They represent their countries after researching them.
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Music And Violence: What Message is Music Promoting To Our Youth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze several pieces of music and videos to examine how popular musicians and their music affect us as individuals and as a society. The perception of society's ideals, hypocrisy in government, and injustice are explored.
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Incorporating Reading Comprehension Using Cinderella Stories from Different Lands

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate Cinderella tales from different lands to discover their commonalities in this unit. They perform their favorite Cinderella story.
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Community, State, Country

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the town, county, state, and country in which they reside and the places where people work. They draw a picture of one of the places where people work.
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Music Styles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify many genres of music and connect styles of music with various cultures. They watch "The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A to Z" and list music styles: folk, jazz, rock, etc.
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North America, Then and Now

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify ocean, lake, gulf, and continent on maps of North America from 1845 and the present, and identify Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the Great Lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico on maps of North America from 1845 and the present.
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Children Around the World: Child Labor

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners research the history of child labor and the child labor that still exists in the world today.
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Introduction to the United States Map

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the United States of America and it's states on a map. In this mapping activity, students examine a globe and find the United States as well as a few land marks (Florida and the Great Lakes).  Students then look at a...
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Comparing the European Community with the U.S.

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners research a country to compare with the U.S. In this compare/contrast lesson, students research the CIA World Factbook research a European country's characteristics. Learners calculate growth rate and doubling time and examine...
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World Map and Globe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate and identify continents and countries. In this world map lesson, students locate and identify one country on each continent.
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Latitude

For Students 4th - 5th
In this latitude worksheet, students answer questions about latitude that include absolute locations of countries and coordinates. Students complete 12 questions.
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Countries and Cultures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this countries and cultures worksheet, young scholars write definitions for various terms, complete a description of a trip around Europe by adding articles, and write an essay about places to visit in their own country.