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Latitude and Longitude Lesson
Students will understand how latitude and longitude are used to identify places on a map.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryGeographyMap -
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Australia Poster
Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryGeographyMap -
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State Scavenger Hunt
Students use reference materials to gather information about the United States.SubjectsLibrary ResourcesLanguage Arts and WritingU.S. States -
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Fantasy Vacation
Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure describing this location.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryExplorers' Voyages and TravelGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 1
Week 1: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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An Honest Cigarette Ad?
Increase student awareness of media manipulations in advertising for cigarettes as they create their own honest ads.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryGeographyMap -
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Great Mail Race Survey
Students create a survey to use in the Great Mail Race as a way of learning more about the United States.SubjectsU.S. StatesGeographyAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Make a Map Jigsaw Puzzle
Students will review U.S. geography as they create jigsaw puzzles from a printable map. Use this jigsaw puzzle game to…SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryGeography -
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Researching Our National Parks
In this printable computer lesson and activity on National Parks, students develop their Internet research skills. Then…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingGeographySocial Studies and History -
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Letter for Great Mail Race
Students practice writing and word processing a letter to be used in The Great Mail Race.SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingLetter-Writing Lessons & TipsU.S. States -
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How Far Is It?
Hand out a printable computer activity that reinforces students' basic map skills, as they use the Internet to find the…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeographyMap -
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Tolkien's Middle-earth Unit 3: There and Back Again
Enhance students' reading experience of Tolkien's The Hobbit with lesson planning resources that accompany chapters…Subjects:LiteratureTeaching Tolkien – Lesson Planning ResourcesReading and Literature -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 33
Week 33: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Finding Postal Codes for States
Students label a map of the United States with the postal codes.SubjectsGeographySocial Studies and History -
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Jigsaw Puzzle Game
Assembling a United States jigsaw puzzle will test the students' knowledge of geography.SubjectsSocial Studies and HistoryGeographyMap -
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Treasure Map
Employing a map's key, symbols, and scale, students will read a map of their classroom correctly in order to find a…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeographyMap -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 34
Week 34: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 32
Week 32: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 31
Week 31: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 30
Week 30: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 29
Week 29: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 28
Week 28: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 27
Week 27: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography -
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Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 26
Week 26: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryGeography
