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Geography: Puerto Rico

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Take a trip to Puerto Rico! Learners engage in a web quest, identify Puerto Rico on the map, and gather information related to physical features and cultural factors. Their efforts culminate when they design a brochure comparing the...
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Puerto Rico: The 51st State?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners research the history of Puerto Rico, its culture, and geography. In this Puerto Rico lesson, students find Puerto Rico on a map and find specific regions or cities. Learners discuss Puerto Rico's statehood and listen to salsa...
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Puerto Rico: The 51st State?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore Puerto Rico.  In this Puerto Rico current events lesson plan, students conduct a Webquest to answer questions about Puerto Rico's culture.  Young scholars discuss whether Puerto Rico is a country or a state, and...
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Point Me to Puerto Rico

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the physical features and geography of Puerto Rico as well as locate it on a world map and identify its major characteristics. Pictures and postcards are shown to each class for a visual connection to Puerto Rico as...
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Worksheet
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U.S. Commonwealths and Territories

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Puerto Rico worksheet, students follow directions to create icons and label cities on a map of Puerto Rico. Students follow 5 sets of directions.
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Worksheet
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Bermuda Triangle: Map Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Bermuda triangle learning exercise, learners complete a set of 4 questions using a given map of the Bermuda triangle. Answers are included on page 2.
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Puerto Rican Migration Historical Fiction Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the experience of Puerto Rican immigrants to America. In this immigration lesson, students research the challenges that Puerto Rican immigrants faced and then write historical fiction selections that reflect their...
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Bank Loans Money to Start Businesses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
After locating Latin American countries on a world map, children read about how microbanks are loaning money to help start small businesses. Involving both current events and economics, the teacher introduces the article with a map...
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Caribbean Beats and Blends: A Global Sound Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen and respond to various forms of Caribbean music. In this music and culture lesson, students clap rhythms and respond to a sung call. Lyrics are analyzed for language blends and repetition. Music and culture from Puerto...
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Weather's Outer Limits

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students make educated guesses and explain their reasoning and compile, graph, and map weather data. They then study environmental weather extremes on earth and discover that many variables determine climate.
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Geography of the United States

For Teachers 9th
Students examine the population growth of the United States.  In this Geography lesson, students construct a map of the fifty states.  Students create a graph of the population of the USA. 
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Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: Map of Puerto Rico

For Students 9th - 10th
Lonely Planet provides a basic colored map of Puerto Rico including major cities and its capital.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Puerto Rico, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1919 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Puerto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, major cities and towns, steamship lines, railways, lakes and rivers,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Puerto Rico and Neighboring Islands, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1916 of Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John showing terrain and coastal features, rivers, principal cities, towns, and ports, and railroads. The map uses color-contouring to show land elevations from sea level to...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, 1910

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1910 of Cuba, Jamaica, and Porto Rico (Puerto Rico), showing provinces, capitals and major cities, mountain systems, rivers, coastal features, and smaller banks and islands. Several inset maps are given, including a general...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1914 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Porto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, major cities and towns, steamship lines, railways, lakes and rivers,...
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of the island of Puerto Rico, showing departments, main roads, cart roads, railroads, towns, and cities. Inset maps detail San Juan and Port San Juan, and the islands to the east of Puerto Rico.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1919 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Porto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, major cities and towns, steamship lines, railways, lakes and rivers,...
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Porto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, departments, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railways, main...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1909 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Porto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railways, main roads and cart...
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Porto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railways, main roads and cart...
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps of the islands to the west and east belonging to Porto Rico. The map shows the capital of San Juan, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railways, main roads and cart...
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1906 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps detailing the Danish West Indies (St. Thomas and St. John) and British Virgin Islands, Santa Cruz (St. Croix), and the islands of Culebra and Crab Island (Isla de Vieques). The...
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Porto Rico, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of Porto Rico (Puerto Rico) with inset maps detailing the Danish West Indies (St. Thomas and St. John) and British Virgin Islands, Santa Cruz (St. Croix), and the islands of Culebra and Crab Island (Isla de Vieques). The...