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Traveling Through North America

For Teachers 2nd
Students identify places and landmarks in North America, specifically Canada and the United States, by using and constructing maps. Six lessons on one page; includes test.
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Lights On ! Lights Off! Exploring Human Settlement Patterns

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write informational paragraphs based on the settlement patterns of the United States. For this settlement lesson plan, 3rd graders read about population and how it affects where people settle next.
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America and Texas: Where's The Symbol?

For Teachers K
Students explore the flags of the United States and the state of Texas. They identify the flags using PowerPoint. Students use location words to drag symbols to the correct location.
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Colonies and Revolution: Comparing US and Mexican History

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine the emergence of the United States and Mexico as independent nations. They compare the colonial history of the two countries and discover the emergence of social classes.
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Mapping Our Home

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how communities participate in census counting. In this census lesson, students recognize the absolute and relative location of a state and understand ideas about civic life and government.
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Let's Build a Map

For Teachers K
Students gain an understanding of maps while studying the map of the Louisiana Purchase and the trail of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. They demonstrate understanding of maps by creating a basic classroom map.
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Migration and Immigration in the United States: Three Case Studies

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the early migration of Native Americans, African Americans, and the British Colonists. They conduct Internet research, complete a timeline, label maps, compare/contrast the three groups' experiences, and write an essay.
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Mapping the Census

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars learn why the census makes a difference. For this U.S. Census lesson plan, students learn the key elements of cartography, examine the difference between data and their representation, and create a map using census data.
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State Visual Report

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this state report worksheet, teachers choose a developmental appropriate report for learners to complete about a particular state. This worksheet has a template for Texas. Students research the state to tell it capital, cities,...
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MAPPING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners uses atlases, maps, and Web resources to generate and examine maps of their own neighborhoods. This activity serve as background for the map-reading tasks in the next lessons.
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Basic U.S. Geography

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Provide your 11th graders with a basic understanding of U.S. Geography. They label the state, regions, and boundaries found in the contiguous U.S. as well as Hawaii and Alaska. Then, they complete two Internet related activities. 
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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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The Brief American Pageant: Twenty-Three Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Detailing the Presidential elections of 1876, 1884, and 1892, this slideshow focuses on the final years of the 19th century in the United States. Additionally, slides include information on the changes in Southern plantations and growth...
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The Brief American Pageant: Drifting Toward Disunion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
A series of maps take viewers through the Antebellum period in American history. Focusing on the elections of Buchanan and Lincoln, as well as the Southern opposition to secession, the slideshow would make a good companion to a lecture...
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Immigration and Ellis Island

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore family histories. For this social studies lesson, 4th graders identify the countries from which their ancestors came and locate them on a map. Students discuss the role that Ellis Island played in immigration in...
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Do We Still Need the Electoral College?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
One of the most confusing aspects of any presidential election year is the role of the Electoral College. Learners read a bit about how the Electoral College works and then they hold a mock election in their classroom. They'll redraw a...
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Building Topo Maps

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explain and interpret topographic maps.
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Student Exploration: Building Topographic Maps

For Students 4th - 6th
In this earthquake exploration worksheet, students complete 2 prior knowledge questions, then use "Building Topographic Maps Gizmo" to conduct several activities, completing short answer questions when finished.
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Naming the States of the U.S

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the 50 states on a map. In this social studies activity, 5th graders identify the names of the states and location. Additionally, students work in small groups to name and locate as many states as they can on a blank...
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Colonial Maps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the history of America by identifying the traditional colonies.  In this U.S. history lesson plan, students examine a world map and identify where the voyagers left from Europe to arrive at the United States.  Students...
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Take Me Out To the Ball Game

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use a map to graph and locate major league teams of different sports. In groups, they analyze the population data of the United States and compare it with the amount and location of the major league teams. They share their...
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Worksheet
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School-Home Link: Maps

For Students 4th - 5th
In this atlas and parent communication form worksheet, students use an atlas to find several things: the capitol city of Japan, the number of countries in Africa, where to buy a newspaper, the names of Presidents of the United States,...
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US: Northeast Region Map

For Students 4th - 12th
For this United States political map worksheet, students examine the state boundaries of the Northeast Region. The map also highlights each of the state capitals denoted by stars.
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Organizer
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South US Region Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this United States regional outline map, students examine the state boundaries of the states in the Southern Region. Capital cities are denoted with stars.

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