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Lesson 1: Map Data and the Census
Students learn about the history of the census. In this U. S. Census lesson plan, students develop an understanding about how the United States Constitution grants and distributes power and discover how the spatial organization of...
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Where Did My Lunch Come From? A U.S. Regional Tour
Students explore the regions from which their food comes. For this social studies lesson, students identify the different agricultural products that are found in the major regions of the United States. Students create a lunch menu.
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The Desert Alphabet Book
Students explore world geography by researching a science book with their classmates. In this desert identification instructional activity, students utilize a U.S. map to locate the geographical locations of deserts. Students create an...
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Dominican Immigration: Understanding the Push-Pull Factors of Immigration to the United States in the 1960's
High schoolers complete a unit about the history and geography of the Dominican Republic and the reasons for Dominican immigration to the U.S. in the 1960's. They conduct Internet research, write a biographical sketch of Raphael...
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Life on the Trails
Fourth graders explore U.S. Geography by completing a worksheet. In this west coast geography lesson, 4th graders discuss the Santa Fe and Oregon-California trails and the people who traveled them in the 1800's. Students define...
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National Parks
Students conduct research on the U.S. National Parks. They conduct Internet research, analyze maps, and create and solve riddles that present specific clues pertaining to a selected national park and it's location.
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Alaska Virtual Field Trip
Students participate in an on-line virtual field trip to the state of Alaska. In this U.S. Geography lesson, students research several Internet sites dealing with travel to Alaska and activities to participate in. Students create story...
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Rivers... for Kids
Students investigate U.S. geography by exploring it's bodies of water. In this river formation lesson plan, students identify the reasons rivers are needed in our country by reading assigned text. Students examine a diagram which...
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The Eerie Canal
Students discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal. In this U.S. Geography lesson plan, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods. Students...
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"Place the State" Game
Learners participate in a computer game in which they locate and place the U.S. states on a blank outline map. In small groups, they take turns dragging and dropping the states in the proper location on a map.
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My Summer Vacation
Learners study the United States geography using Google Earth. In this U.S. geography lesson, students create travel journals about five U.S. geographical locations. Learners research the human and physical characteristics for each region.
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USA States and Capitals
Fifth graders explore U.S. geography by completing a map identification activity. In this states and capitals lesson plan, 5th graders examine a map of all 50 U.S. states and identify them as well as their capital cities. Students are...
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Tibet and the U.S.
Students examine the relationship between Tibet and the United States. They explore the political relationship between the two countries. Students identify geographical features and political boundaries of the Tibetan and Chinese regions.
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Making a Travel Folder
Students explore the United States. In this U.S. geography and expository writing lesson, students select a place in the United States to research. Students take notes and create a travel "folder," or brochure, using the...
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Kansas Crops: From Seeds to Food
First graders explore U.S. geography by researching food production. In this agriculture instructional activity, 1st graders identify the process of crops from a seed to a plate and discuss the importance of farmers in the production of...
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Hip Hop and Geography
Students study the various geographic regions of the U.S. and discuss how popular music is influenced by cultural/regional factors. Groups choose East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, or South in rap/hip hop music and create a PowerPoint or...
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Popcorn Geography
Students use kernels to create a "Top Corn-Producing States" map or graph. They read and round off numbers. Students identify on a U.S. outline map the location of corn-growing states. They create a visual (map or graph) illustration...
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Traveling Cat Flown Home to Family
Young scholars locate Wisconsin and Belgium on a world map, then read a news article about a cat that stowed away on ship from the U.S. to Europe. In this current events activity, the teacher introduces the article with map and...
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Colonial Vacation Planner
Looking for a good instructional activity on the Colonial Period for your upper-elementary class? Then, this instructional activity is for you! They use website designs, U.S. travel publications, and maps to plan a family vacation to...
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Immigration: Marijana's Story
Second graders explore world geography by researching U.S. history. In this immigration activity, 2nd graders read the book Marijana's Story and discuss the main character, her goals, and the plot. Students complete a worksheet about...
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America Will Be
Learners work together to research and create different types of maps of the United States to be used as part of a geography trivia game.Groups research North American annual rainfall, climate, mountain ranges major rivers and state...
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Making a Report to President Washington
Students gain an understanding of some of the challenges the U.S. faced at its birth. They are asked to compose a report on the state of the nation in 1790 (addressed to President George Washington), which includes a narrative, maps and...
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A Geography Lesson
Fewer and fewer people have a strong grasp of world geography, but this activity helps high schoolers understand geopolitics by creating their own original historical map. The activity requires selecting a country from the list provided,...
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We Flip for Quarters!
Flip-books which represent one of five states are created by your class in this art and geography lesson. All of the materials for the flip-books are embedded in this inventive plan. They will make a book for: Kentucky, Vermont, Rhode...
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