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Geography Common Core RI.11-12.1 resources
Two Million Minutes Globalization Movie Activity
Captivate your current issues or human geography students with an eye-opening tour through the lives of fellow teenagers in China and India, comparing their education with the typical American’s, with the debate-inducing documentary, Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination.This hour-long film makes a great jumping-off activity for incoming freshmen, nearing-graduation seniors, and any high schooler in between for any class ranging from Study Skills, World or US History, Human or World Geograph
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9th - 12th
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US History Geography Back to School Project | 6 Degrees of Separation PBL
Jumpstart your school year with this high-interest, yet rigorous authentic project!Empower your students to play scientist and traveler in this 1-week PBL inspired by Stanley Milgram’s theory of 6 Degrees of Separation and everybody’s grade-school favorite “Flat Stanley." The ultimate field trip and no permission slips necessary!This is the perfect project to kick-off a US Geography Test Series component to your US History course. This kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides.**
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: US History Thematic Inquiry PBL Full Course Bundle Print & Digital
Just Eat It Food Waste Sustainability Movie Activity Print & Digital
Captivate your students with an eye-opening exploration of just how much food is thrown away in the U.S. and worldwide with this engaging documentary, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story.This 75-minute film makes a great addition to any garbage or sustainability unit in your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is investigating and solving real-world pr
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9th - 12th
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Environmental Science, Climate Change, Global Warming: Fossil Fuels Webquest
The Fossil Fuels Webquest comes with a PDF webquest with clickable links, a worksheet, and an answer key. Students will use what they learn about fossil fuels to complete the worksheet. Besides sharing the webquest with students and printing the worksheets, no other prep is needed to conduct this lesson on fossil fuel formation, usage, and environmental considerations (including global warming and climate change).How to use this resource:1.) Share the PDF webquest file with clickable links to st
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8th - 12th
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Japan Nigeria Population Growth Decline Movie Activity | Human World Geography
Investigate the wildly opposite population growth trends that exist in the world: the explosive growth in underdeveloped Nigeria and the population decline of an aging Japan. Using a short documentary, news articles, and population pyramid graphs, this lesson kit makes a great addition to your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable Google Doc. Greatness is investigating issues closely to determine the best solutions.We t
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9th - 12th
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American Factory Movie Globalization Activity Kit for Current Events
Offer your students a different look at globalization and how international business has upended and reshaped local US communities, not just other places far away with this engaging documentary, American Factory. This film makes a great addition to your globalization unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Macroeconomics class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable Google Doc files. Greatness is examining complex issues from various viewpoints.We think of globalization as cal
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9th - 12th
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Into the Wild Powerpoint Slides
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild is a nonfiction book that most high school students find relevant, fascinating, and thought provoking. But my experience with teaching the book also revealed that it can be a challenge because it is so chock full of information, much of which could be reinforced through visual representation. That's why I created this helpful supplementary teaching tool: 45 chapter-by-chapter slides that depict maps, places, and other items of interest found in the book.
While all
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10th - 12th
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Prisoners of Geography Literature Guide, Quiz and Vocabulary List
SuperSummary’s bundle with Literature Guide, Quiz & Vocabulary List for Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall delivers text-specific, assessment-based, and classroom-ready materials for close reading, analysis, comprehension assessment, and essay assignments.Review and plan more easily with summaries and analyses; important quotes and essay prompts; comprehension and close reading questions; and a list of key vocabulary words with use in context. Literature GuideDelve into the 43-page liter
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9th - 12th
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World's Most Polluted River Citarum River Freshwater Supply Movie Kit
Captivate your students with an investigation into Indonesia's Citarum River, widely considered the world's dirtiest, with this engaging documentary, The World's Most Polluted River.This hour-long film makes a great addition to your water or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is understanding how interconnected our choic
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9th - 12th
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Last Call at the Oasis Freshwater Supply Conservation Pollution Movie
Investigate the various water issues that challenge us--our dwindling freshwater supply as well as the chemicals polluting the water available--with this engaging documentary, Last Call at the Oasis.This hour-and-a-half film makes a great addition to your water or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is problem-solving our
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9th - 12th
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FULL UNIT - Environmental Justice - SDG 11
Are you an educator who wants to inspire students to better their communities or needs some new teaching strategies? Then you came to the right place... SDG Talks Curriculum helps you authentically engage students in community activism within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while simultaneously teaching necessary college-readiness and post-secondary skills. Our Environmental Injustice Unit can be tailored to YOUR community while the presented case studies
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9th - 12th
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Pump Fossil Alternative Fuel Sustainability Movie Activity Print & Digital
Shock your students with an eye-opening look into the reason we use gasoline to fuel our cars and the multiple, cleaner alternative fuels that currently exist with this engaging film, Pump!This film makes a great addition to your renewable energy or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable digital Google files. ************************************Greatness is exploring multiple options to determi
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9th - 12th
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River Ganges Reading Fact Files + Hindu Story Differentiated Activities
Explore the significance of the Ganges River in Indian culture with this engaging and differentiated resource! This download includes two reading levels of information texts covering geography, history, and the cultural impact of the sacred river. Additionally, discover the Hindu myth of Shiva bringing the Ganges from heaven to earth—an important and sacred narrative explaining the river's religious significance.This comprehensive package comprises differentiated texts, multiple-choice quizzes,
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Hinduism Information + Hindu Festivals + Hindu Stories Big Bundle
Economic Growth in China - IBDP Global Politics
In this lesson, students explore some graphics, maps and photos, watch a short CFR video clip and read an excerpt from Jeffrey Sachs’s “Understanding Sustainable Development” to learn about China’s unprecedented economic growth and increasing power on the global stage. The lesson includes an article from the NYT about how China was able to lift millions out of poverty and a video clip from “This Changes Everything” about the environmental costs of its economic growth. Readings and video include
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Defining Development - IB Global Politics
This ready-to-use lesson and study guide introduces students to the concept of development. It includes an interactive Nearpod or Canva presentation featuring cartoons, maps, visualizations and quotes that engage students in thinking about different definitions and measures of development. The presentation begins by asking students to draw their own ideas of development. Separate from the presentation, the lesson also includes a video, a short reading and some quotes/perspectives on development.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Human Footprint Lifetime Garbage Waste Movie Activity Print & Digital
Captivate your students with eye-opening displays of the lifetime count of everyday things your students consume with this visually impactful film, NatGeo's Human Footprint. This 60+-minute film makes a great addition to studying one's eco footprint in any garbage or sustainability unit in your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is acknowledging t
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9th - 12th
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Geography of South Asia: 1 Page Reading & Map Assignment for Distance Learning
This one page reading contains information about the nations that make-up South Asia, the religions, the Himalayan Mountains, the rivers and plains, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and more! There are 5 questions from the reading and vocabulary terms for the students to fill out. Additionally there is a matching map assignment that can easily be done online or at home for any student as they simply have to identify what "A" is.Quick Reads are great for online or distance learning as you can post i
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7th - 12th
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Borderlands - How Borders Create Conflict
Immerse your students with this perspective building unit based on the Murdock Map of Africa. The academic focus of this lesson is focused on how borders have been created in ways that create modern conflict. With a powerful interactive activity to open this lesson the borderlands unit encourages evidence analysis and group discussion. In addition, to an easy to deliver and engaging opening activity this lesson includes challenging classwork that has students study the Murdock Map and connect
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8th - 11th
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Multi-Cultural Research Project - Chocolate 101 - Food Science
Indulge your students' love for chocolate while exploring the fascinating world of "Food Science Chocolate 101." Dive into the delicious details of chocolate with engaging research assignments and bonus worksheets.Key Features:Discover the origins and production process of chocolateExplore the chemistry behind cocoa and its varietiesLearn about the four main types of chocolate and how to melt them effectivelyEngage in research assignments covering 9 countries where chocolate is grown, including
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5th - 8th
Map Skills: New York City and New York State Worksheet (or Test) with Answer Key
Students will take a step in the "right direction" when they use this worksheet to "map out" the differences between New York City and New York State. Included are 15 questions that pinpoint the facts about of one of this nation's busiest cities and the state in which it is located. This is the perfect individual, pair, or group activity and may be used in class or as homework. A detailed answer key is included.
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3rd - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Causes of California Wildfires Ready-to-Teach Lesson: Video + Article
This lesson allows students to use two sources of evidence to evaluate why California experiences so many wildfires. The lesson is broken into two parts: first, students watch a 25-minute video titled "Wild LA" and available free on YouTube with 13 accompanying viewing guide questions about the history of California grizzly bears, earthquakes, and Santa Ana Winds; second, students will read a New York Times article titled "Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?" and summarize the four reaso
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8th - 12th
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MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
Chinese Dynasty Project: Stop Motion
If you love teaching history through project based learning, this activity is a hit! Whether it is for Chinese History, World History, or Geography (what I created it for), the best way for students to learn is through creating. Attached is project with grading criteria, an example video, and a note sheet to use during their time to "show" their stop-motions. You use your digression as to how they create the stop-motion as well as if you would like to further assess over their class notes with a
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7th - 12th
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The Salem Witch Trials - The Examination of Tituba (1692)
During the cold winter of 1692 in Salem Village, the West Indian slave, Tituba, read fortunes and told stories of the devil and black magic to four young Puritan girls. While this was happening, the four girls flew into hysterics, claiming that they were being attacked by invisible forces. The village doctor examined the girls and concluded that “the evil hand was upon them.” The ministers of Salem Village dragged Tituba into a courtroom to determine if she was “in league with the devil.” The
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6th - 12th
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Prisoners of Geography Quiz and Vocabulary List
SuperSummary’s bundle with Quiz & Vocabulary List for Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall delivers text-specific, assessment-based, and classroom-ready materials for close reading, analysis, comprehension assessment, and essay assignments.Review and plan more easily with an editable, ready-to-use reading and comprehension assessment tool, plus a list of key vocabulary words with use in context. QuizThis flexible-use quiz features 43 questions that:Range from easy to moderately challenging
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9th - 12th
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