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Geography projects for Microsoft Word
Compare&Contrast 13 Colonies (New England, Southern, & Middle) Pamphlet Project
This is an amazing lesson/project to help students differentiate between the 3 groups of colonies--New England, Middle, and Southern. Student's final project will be a pamphlet where each fold explains a different group of colonies.
Included in this lesson:
1) Do now--naming the 13 colonies on a map, latitude and longitude fill in the blank, and a determining century question.
2) Graphic organizer where students have to put 12 different characteristics into the correct box (New England, South
Grades:
6th - 12th
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AP Human Geography - Create a City Project
Project correlates to Services and the Urban & Rural Land Use Chapters. Students are instructed to create their own city map and include elements of different service sectors. (Due Date information and work time in class has been left in the assignment, but this can be updated to your needs
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades
Come along on a fun project-based adventure as students practice different forms of writing, geography skills, computer and internet technology skills, engineering and design skills, math skills, public speaking, creativity, and art.
Here is your Gold Medal Standard project based learning unit ready to go. Because this project-based unit relies heavily on student creativity and invention, the key knowledge, understanding, and success skills can be scaffolded across many grade levels. This un
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in:Â SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
Grade 6 Social Studies: Responses to Global Issues (NGOs)
This project addresses several of the expectations in the Grade 6 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum. Specifically, students learn about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and how Canadian NGOs respond to a variety of crises/disasters around the world. Students choose a recent or current crisis, and an NGO responding to it, to examine in more depth. They create a presentation in a format of their choice. The file includes Teacher Notes (outlining curriculum connections, lesson sequence), ha
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6th
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Climate Zones Tissue Box Project
This project is for students to research and create climate zones out of tissue boxes that will be displayed in the classroom for the remainder of the school year!Part 1: Creation of tissue box climate zone.Part 2: Students will "backpack" through their classmates climate zones and describe their experiences!Enjoy!
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4th - 8th
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European Travel Itinerary Project Cultural Geography History Budgeting Editable
The European Travel itinerary Project was created for my 9th grade Cultural Geography class, but it would probably work for a variety of different social studies or life skills classes. This project is fully editable, so you can modify it to fit the needs of your classroom and reflect the specific course you are teaching. The European Travel itinerary Project is designed so students can learn about the geography, culture, history, and political systems of a chosen country in a fun and engaging
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Create A Country Activity ( Great End of the Year Activity )
In this activity, students will "create their own country". Students will answer a variety of detailed questions regarding their country as well as draw out their country's flag & draw a map of their country. Assignment should take 60-130 minutes depending on student ability levels. Color pencils/crayons are required.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Flat Stanley Project Start to Finish
Includes
- Letter to Parents explaining project
- Response from the parent to the teacher with information about who the recipient of Flat Stanley will be
- Flat Stanley for students to decorate/cut out/mail
- Letter template from Flat Stanley (student) to the recipient
- Letter template from recipient to student
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Salt Dough Landforms Model - Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Project
This was one of my favorite 7th grade projects back when I taught 7th grade (2010-2015). After learning about weathering, erosion, and deposition, the students had to make a model that shows landforms created by water and ice (glaciers). I counted this as the test for the unit.The file contains my day-by-day lesson plans for the project, the instructions for the kids and the rubric I used.The project requires few materials, which I required the students to bring in themselves: salt, flour, a sur
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â The BIG Middle School Earth Science Bundle!
Ancient Civilizations Map Projects
This is a collection of map projects I designed over several years of teaching ancient civilizations. I usually begin each new area of study with a look at the geography where the civilization in question developed. Before we move into discussing the people and the culture they developed, my students are required to create their own maps of the location. Throughout each unit of study, we keep a significant focus on how the land and climate of each area contributed to the culture of the civili
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5th - 8th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: FAST FASHION
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Fast Fashion has become one of the biggest environmental and human rights issues of the last 15 years - so much so that the fashion industry has been identified as contributing 10% of global CO2 emissions annually! So if we all know it's a problem, why haven't we fixed it?!In this package, students are given a general overview of how inquiry projects work, and are then set loose to dive into an authentic research process. At the e
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â THE INQUIRY BASED LEARNING RESEARCH BUNDLE
Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word
Engage students' curiosity about the world with the Travel Brochure template. They can easily add their research and information to this template, print, and share their information in brochure form! Great addition for a Ontario Grade 2 Social Studies - Global Communities unit.What is included:Microsoft Word editable templateCategory boxes: Climate, Food, Things To Do, LocationAdditional space to include pictures, maps and additional textGet both Microsoft WORD AND Google SLIDES version in this
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1st - 5th
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Geography Project --- Make a Map of the World
I have used this project in my geography classes for years. I have had excellent results every year. Some of the results decorate my classroom. I have also included the rubric I use to make the projects quick and easy to grade. I promise you will not be disappointed with the projects your students produce. You will use the project year after year. I have included a few pictures of student projects.
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5th - 12th
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Africa Country Research Project
I LOVE teaching this project, and came up with it after living in Ghana and realizing, upon returning to the U.S., that Americans don't know much about Africa!
In this 2-week project, each student picks a country in Africa after we do background lessons about the continent. (See my store for background lessons.) To assign countries, have students rank their top 15 choices for homework, then go around the room assigning them, entering them in a Google spreadsheet to ensure no two students in a c
Grades:
7th - 9th
Africa Mapping Activity
This product is a mapping activity on the continent of Africa. Students will label and color 54 different African Nations as well as draw and label major physical features. When students have completed the map they will then answer 10 questions based on their map.This product also contains a blackline political maps of Africa. I typically make the map a 11x17 making it easier for students to label countries and physical features.This is a rigorous map project that makes the students learn where
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Geography Mapping Activities BUNDLE
Middle East Mapping Activity and Research Project (2 Lesson Plans)
This great mapping activity allows students to map the major physical and political locations within the Middle East. Just download the following blank map of the Middle East (Southwest Asia/North Africa).Please download the Middle East map PDF athttp://geoalliance.asu.edu/sites/default/files/maps/MidEast.pdfThe mapping activity will take at least 1 period. Students just follow simple instructions to complete the map. The mapping activity can be easily modified by the teacher to work with any a
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4th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Islam and Islamic Empires Lesson Plan Collection Bundle
Where in the world would you go? Plan a trip project
This project can be utilized in any language or world cultures class. The goal of the project is that students will create and present their plan to travel to a different country (that does not speak English). It walks students through the processes of planning a trip including: finding a hotel, finding a flight, finding things to do, learning key words/phrases, discovering local delicacies, etc. The project culminates with students presenting their project to the class.
This is a fun learning
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Washington State Geography Webquest No-Prep Packet for Remote Learning
We live in an awesome state with so many diverse subjects to study! This unit uses maps and websites to help your students research the state of Washington independently. This learning format is perfect for high-achievers who finish early, or students who are learning remotely.Use the fact sheet to have students try and name 10 places or facts about Washington before beginning your state unit. Then use the same assessment at the end of the unit to document student growth. Maps: This unit include
Grades:
6th - 9th
Google My Maps Project
This project takes 2-3 class periods and is a great way for students to engage in GIS and electronic maps. It is also a great way for students to get to know each other at the beginning of the year.
Students create maps in Google My Maps using places that have significance to them (favorite ice cream store, favorite restaurant, etc). For each place they place a point in their map and type a description.
Finally, the students present their maps to the class, talking about the significance of t
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4th - 9th
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North America Geography Football Franchise Creation Project
The "Made Up North American Football League" gives students the opportunity to choose a city in the United States or Canada and create a football franchise based there. The project works best in association with a unit on North America, or two units on U.S. geography and Canada geography so they have general background knowledge on regions and cities to draw from. (I have also made a version for a Canada/U.S./Mexico version)*The project file linked is a docx, so you can change examples of my own
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Grades:
7th - 10th
AP Human Geography: Industry Mapping Activity
This AP Human Geography (APHG) project is a great way to have a hands on activity. Students learn about a country's GDP and major exports with this activity. Aligns with AP objectives about development, industry, services, and globalization. It also builds student skills with mapping and map analysis. This activity will also work for any global studies or economics course.The table is full of data. Data just not visible on preview.Images and information borrowed from other sources include citati
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â AP Human Geography Full Year Bundle - Lectures, Assessments, Strategies
Planning A Road Trip Project
This project requires students to plan a road trip within the United States. It covers many aspects of Geography (using roads, directions, finding attractions, etc.) and requires use of Mathematics for budgeting.
Students will plot out the cities they plan to go to, the hotels they will stay at, the attractions they will visit, and miles driven. They will also write journal entries and create a postcard from one of their cities.
They will use actual prices (computers will be needed for resear
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Grades:
7th - 8th
Create Your Own Map! Project & Rubric
In this project students get to become Map Makers! They use their knowledge of Maps to create their own unique map. Included in this product is a "Creating a Map: Rubric", a "Map Brainstorming & Planning Sheet", project directions for students to follow, and photos of students' work to use as a guide/example. This product was made in a Microsoft Word document and is easy to edit in order to meet your individual classroom needs. 5 Essentials of a map include (in no particular order):1. Title
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Ecosystem Research Project
Ecosystem Research Project includes:*Parent introduction letter with expectations (2 pages)*Note taking sheet (2 pages)*Grading rubric (1 page)*Photos of student example projects (1 page)This project addresses Tennessee 3rd grade social studies (geography) and science standards. Students research and create a diorama box or poster to represent a specific ecosystem around the world: Ocean- Great Barrier Reef, Grassland- African Savannah, Tundra- Arctic Circle, Temperate Deciduous Forest- Appalach
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
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