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Chain Across the Hudson Lesson Plan A - Locating the Chain

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read a letter from George Washington requesting them to identify on a map a location that would stop the advance of British warships. They choose a location and justify their choice.
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Chinese Landscapes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain some of the topographical features of China's landscape. They view a Chinese landscape and discuss their view of the harmony between man and nature, then create their own karst mountain scene.
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Introducing The Cariboo Gold Rush

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate appreciation of contributions of Aboriginal peoples, the French, and the British to the development of Canada and explain how supply and demand are affected by population and the availability of resources. They then...
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Then and Now, A Watershed in San Francisco

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils compare recent and historic maps to explore landscape changes. Using photos provided, students identify prominent features on the maps. They discuss differences in landscape, human impact on watershed, and changes in natural...
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Mapping your watershed

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners investigate the importance of watersheds around the world. By visiting resource links, students can locate watersheds and their sources in the USA and Russia and analyze their effects on the surrounding topography. This lesson...
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Making A New Nation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read standard road maps and topographical maps, and examine the lives of pathfinders who opened the trails to the West. They develop Living History presentations, role-playing a character from the past.
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The Geography of Maine Tourism

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners study topographical maps of Maine to identify the important physical features. They work in groups to create tourism pamphlet highlighting a region of the state.
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Backwards Goes It Does

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a three-dimensional model of the Chicago river watershed to determine the flow of the river at its mouth. They use prepared clear gelatin and topographic maps to discover that the building of canals actually reversed the...
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Finding the Mother Lode

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a paper treasure hunt to find a lode deposit of gold using the placer deposit concentrations of metals found in stream sediments. They use topographic maps and metal concentrations to assist them. Students discuss the...
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Where In The World?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the proper terms for maps and various geographical features. In groups, they create a topographical map and label all geographic features in a given area. They present this material to the class and answer any...
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Topos, Compasses, and Triangles, Oh My!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students triangulate using a compass, topographical (topo) map and a view of outside landmarks. They take a field trip to another location away from school and mark discernible landmarks (like mountains or radio towers) and changes in...
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Water: Where in the Watershed?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become connected to their watershed by exploring a local water body and mapping its features. They focus on how the local watershed fits into the larger scheme of the watershed.
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Not Just for Gods and Goddesses:

For Teachers 2nd
Students use dictionaries, encyclopedias, art, computers, and books to study the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson plan, students research maps, stories, Olympic games, and more about Ancient Greece.
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Seeing the Seafloor Using Sound - Multibeam Sidescan Sonar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are told that sound is not just stuff that our ears hear. They are explained that it is a tool for measuring and looking at objects in a new way. Students are introduced to sound waves and sonar imaging. They are explained...
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Working on the Railroad

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners plan a trip on the railroad.  In this railroad creation and implementation lesson, students listen to the song "Working on the Railroad", make a map of where the track was laid and discuss the geographical challenges.  Learners...
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The Watershed Quest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine their connection to local watersheds. They describe the water cycle and list species living in their local watershed. They also draw a map of their community.
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Geography: examining the Glacial Features of Cape Cod

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners examine satellite images of the glacial features of Cape Cod. They analyze where human activity is located in terms of those features. Students make models of the features, including kettle holes. They also use contour maps...
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Is Purple Loosestrife a Problem Near Our School?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore to investigate if the distribution of Purple loosestrife around the school district area is relevant to its distribution and control. They create a comprehensive map to support their thesis and data and then head out...
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Map-Making Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study maps. In this geography and art lesson, students create their own map of the classroom.
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United Kingdom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the geographical features of the United Kingdom. They create a clay, playdoh, or salt and flour map of the region. The maps should be labeled with landmarks and bodies of water. They can also draw maps on paper for...
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States with Attitude, Latitude and Longitude Dude

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify states whose boundaries are formed by lines of latitude and longitude or natural borders such as rivers. They trace a map of the U.S., and fill in borders, rivers and lines of latitude and longitude.
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A Special Relationship: Connecticut and Its Settlers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study both geological and geographical features of Connecticut and the New Haven area. They focus on map works and rock formation.
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Topography of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study Africa's diverse landscape and investigate how these features impact the available water supply, food sources, and population distribution of the continent. They compare topographical features and their affect on each...
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Land Surveys

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read and think about the relationship between maps and nature. They examine the origins of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the large-scale topographical surveys that were commissioned a century later. They also read and analyze...

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