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Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
Everyone deserves to read a great book! Here, pupils write a persuasive letter to the school's librarian detailing their favorite story and why it should be found on the shelves. Class members' persuasive reading passages are shared with...
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The Mekong River
Junior geographers explore the region through which the Mekong flows, its pathway, the landscape, how people depend on the Mekong, and future uncertainties. They apply the five themes of geography to examine the region. They create a...
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A Growing Global Power
How does a nation turn into a global superpower? The 16th installment of the 22-part series on American history investigates the rise of the United States to global importance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Groups...
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Sand Island Story Mapping
After reading Under the Blood-Red Sun, by Graham Salisbury, young scholars use story mapping to create a visual representation of Hawaii. They include Pearl Harbor, Sand Island, and the Japanese relocation camp, where Tomikazu swims to...
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How Will We Get There?
Students discuss and make a T chart of how to travel in Hawaii and understand that it is a group of islands that you cannot drive to. For this Hawaii lesson plan, students also discuss the kinds of transportation we use on the main land.
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Community Map of The Giver
Middle schoolers read "The Giver" after finishing the unit on inventions and inventors. Using the information in the novel, they develop a geographic map illustrating the community in the story. They identify human and physical features...
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Internment of Japanese-Americans in Arkansas during WWII
Students identify the location, purpose, and details of the 2 Internment Camps in Arkansas for Japanese-Americans during WWII.
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The Geography - Writing Connection
Students examine and describe the four physical systems of the Earth. Using two of the systems, they practice their writing skills and use vocabulary associated with the different types of landforms. They predict the types of shelters...
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Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Students search the Internet for data pertaining to the world's volcanic and seismic activity.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hawaii, 1920
A map from 1920 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, the capital of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, district boundaries, cities, towns, ports, railroads, principal steamship lines, submarine cable routes, terrain, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hawaii, 1914
A map from 1914 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, the capital of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, district boundaries, cities, towns, ports, railroads, principal steamship lines, submarine cable routes, terrain, and...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands), 1906
A map from 1906 of the Hawaiian Islands or Sandwich Islands, showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the capital Honolulu.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands), 1920
A map from 1920 of the Hawaiian Islands or Sandwich Islands, showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details the capital Honolulu and Quarantine Island.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hawaiian Islands, 1902
A map from 1902 of the Hawaiian Islands showing the main islands, towns, ports, volcanoes, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map details Honolulu and the Punchbowl.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Philippine Islands, 1902
A map from 1902 of the Philippine Islands, showing the provinces at the time, major cities and ports, railroads on Luzon, rivers, terrain, and coastal features. The divisions of Luzon are numbered and listed on the map. Inset maps detail...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1917
A map of the United States and territories showing the expansion from the formation of the original states to the purchase of the Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) in 1917. The map is color-coded to show the original states, the states...