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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mass Transit

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the world of mass transit and how it affects their community as well as how it attempts to reduce our pollution mass. Included as well are the environmental and social factors relating to mass transit. They read and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Americans: 1800 - 1870

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore living and working environment of both slave and free African Americans from places throughout the United States.
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Handout
National Geographic

National Geographic: Encyclopedic Entry: Urban

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the definition of an urban community and how it differs from a rural area.
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Professional Doc
Scholastic

Scholastic: Separate but Equal? An Experiment Mixes Urban and Suburban Students

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Life is very different for students in urban and rural communities. Find out how these differences impact their everyday lives and experiences in the classroom.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Where Do You Live?

For Teachers 2nd
Compare rural, suburban, and urban communities.
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

For Teachers 2nd
A comprehensive learning module on types of communities that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks, maps, and images, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include characteristics of...
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Unit Plan
United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow

For Students 9th - 10th
The six teaching units of this site provide an overview of urbanization, its history, its potential, its problems. The site has lots of activities, and a game.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Customers & Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit tells the story of the mail service in the rural and urban areas in the 20th century. Historic, primary materials are used throughout the exhibit.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Comparing Communities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a comparison of the three types of communities, urban, rural, and suburb. It contains streamline video, and many interactive activities.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Communities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the various types of communities and ties into the book The Little House by Virginia Burton. It features pictures from Google Earth and questions for Activotes.
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Handout
The World Bank

World Bank: Agriculture & Rural Development

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Graph, map and compare more than 1,000 time series indicators from the World Development Indicators and more than 5,000 indicators from other collections such as Gender Statistics, African Development Indicators, and Education Statistics.
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Website
Other

Statistics Canada: 2006 Census: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
According to Canada's 2006 census, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba had the highest urban, aboriginal population in Canada. Statistics for other urban and regional areas are included on this government site.
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Website
Other

Town of Collingwood

For Students 9th - 10th
Collingwood is located in Simcoe County, Ontario and is a four-season tourist area that is also known for its annual weekend Elvis Presley Festival. Information is available on the festival, Collingwood's history, economy, and tourism.
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Website
Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Stratford, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip profiles Stratford, Ontario which evolved from a small rail town into the Canadian home of Shakespearean drama. Learn about the men who conceived of The Stratford Festival, and make use of included...
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Providers: Community Screening Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This Guide is intended to assist facilitators to use the film as a starting point to address the healthcare crisis in rural communities across America. As our nation's demographics become more urban, rural populations are aging, have...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Jews of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Prior to 1948, Jewish communties were found discontinuously in an area stretching from southwest Asia across North Africa, from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in the north to Yemen in the south, and from Afghanistan in the east to Morocco in...
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Website
Other

Town of Wiarton: Wiarton and Area

For Students 9th - 10th
Wiarton, Ontario is known as The Gateway to the Bruce Peninsula. It is also famous as the home of Wiarton Willie and the Wiarton Willie Festival. Links provide information on the community, services and attractions. Access the link...
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Website
Other

Town of Whitby

For Students 9th - 10th
Whitby, Ontario is located east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Links provide information on the community's history, services and attractions.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wallaceburg, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Wallaceburg, Ontario is located in the municipality of Chatham-Kent. This article provides some information on the community's history and attractions.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wheatley, Ontario

For Students 4th - 8th
Wheatley, Ontario is located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. This article briefly describes the community.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Waterdown, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Waterdown, Ontario is part of Hamilton, Ontario. This article provides some information on the community's history and attractions.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wellesley, Ontario

For Students 9th - 10th
Wellesley, Ontario is located in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. It is best known for the annual Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival. This article provides information on the community, its history and attractions.
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Interactive
Other

Multicultural History Society: Seeing Our Surroundings (Sos)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a secondary project that was undertaken at a Toronto High school. Students interviewed people in their neighbourhood to explore the meaning of community. They also learned about what it means to be Canadian.

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