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Geography lessons for Microsoft Word
Compare World Religions Chart --Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
This is a chart I use with my students to compare five major world religions-- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It is meant to have the students learn the basics and be able to know the major aspects of all the religions. I included a blank copy and a completed version. In my social studies textbooks, there is quite a bit of info about each of these religions. This can also be done this as a group jigsaw activity. Feel free to edit it to suits your needs. Let me know if
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5th - 10th
Map Scale Practice Quiz
Check out my other $1 sale here: Latitude and Longitude BattleshipI use this simple quiz as an introduction to using map scale. It can be used as a pre-assessment, post-assessment, or as an instructional tool. The quiz can be used in many different grade levels depending on how much practice your students have had with using scale. We do these five simple questions together as a class, and then I give them an additional scale worksheet that students complete on their own. This particular file is
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Map Scale Bundle
Map skills quiz includes continents, oceans, scale, time zones, latitude & more
This is a social studies assessment for basic map skills for late elementary and middle school students. Skills included are:Map skills vocabulary: equator, prime meridian, times zones, hemisphere, physical map, political map, map keyLabel compass rose and latitude and longitude lines. Matching continents and oceans. Interpret maps-- latitude and longitude, time zones, and grid map. It could also be used as a group activity rather than a test. Feel free to adapt it to your own needs. Answer
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4th - 9th
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Demographic Transition Model (DTM) Lesson
This product will teach students the basics of how to read, understand and analyze the Demographic Transition Model or DTM. The product has a student note piece along with an activity/worksheet that can be used as an individual assignment or as a cooperative group activity. After students learn how to read the Demographic Transition Model they will answer questions to show their understanding of DTM and how population pyramids work with the DTM.This activity is great tool to introduce or review
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6th - 12th
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Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Texas Primary Source Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. I use this worksheet to help students understand the worst natural disaster in American history.This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions:http://eyewitnesstohistory.com/galveston.htmClick here to view the website.The primary source
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Texas History Webquest/Lesson Plan Collection
Israel Palestine Conflict Complete BUNDLE
Enrich your students' understanding of this complex geopolitical issue with 19 resources. The Israel-Palestine Conflict Resource Bundle provides history lessons, current events materials, multimedia analyses, and more to teach about all perspectives in a balanced way.BONUS: Includes Unit Guide to Organize Resources.This bundle includes:History Slideshow Lesson, 900 BCE to 2023: A 16-slide history of the region.2023 Current War Slideshow Lesson: A 24-slide lesson briefly covering the history of t
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9th - 12th
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Impact of Geography on Ancient Greece Worksheet
In this complete Common Core-aligned lesson, students analyze images and maps of Greece and its geography, followed by reading an excerpt about the impact of geography on Ancient Greece's history. They then answer four reading questions synthesizing their knowledge of the geographic features of ancient Greece and the resulting impacts on its development. They finish by completing two questions helping them place Ancient Greece in cross-cultural and historical context - analyzing an alphabet imag
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8th - 11th
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The Mexican-American War: Reading Passages + Comprehension Activities
In this lesson students will be introduced to the Mexican - American War, and the territory that was eventually lost and/or gained by each side. Students will also look at the text features of a non-fiction reading to help gain a greater understanding. After each section of reading students will complete comprehension questions. Also included is a map which details the territory lost after the war.
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6th - 10th
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City Mouse Country Mouse Craft
This craft and writing piece is ready for the photocopy machine. Students can vote where they would like to live after listening to the Aesop's Fable version by John Wellner. Then they can make their mouse and draw the setting along with their writing. The final mice crafts can be used as a bulletin board or graphed to compare.
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PreK - 1st
Donner Party Primary Source Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the problems faced by the Donner Party when they became trapped near the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I use the worksheet to help students better understand the problems faced by settlers in the West during the 1800s.This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet quest
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5th - 12th
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Emergency Substitute Plan 2 - States and Capitals Find
This could prove to be somewhat difficult for an elementary student, but it is very challenging and something very engaging for students of just about any age. Allow them to work in partners after a while.
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3rd - 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
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7th - 9th
World Geography Demonstration: Cultural Diversity and Wealth Disparity
This engaging lesson on global demographics from Shawneen Morrison gets students out of their seats and moving in order to create a strong visual representation of regional, linguistic, and religious diversity in the world. Then, in the final round of the activity, students receive tokens based on the likelihood that they would have various advantages related to economic opportunity if they lived in any given region. After the tokens are tallied, a box of cookies is distributed to the class in p
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7th - 12th
World Geography (Regionally Aligned) Full-Course Bundle
Full course bundle for the World Geography! Materials are aligned regionally.This course was originally built around Texas standards but has been made for general use. You may still see some references to Texas in documentation.This document is contains all materials needed for a full year, delivered in a single scope & sequence document with hyperlinks to all materials.1. 180 day scope & sequences with daily objectives and overviews, with suggested resources to use.2. Over 1,100 pages o
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9th - 12th
World Geography Introductory Trivia Competition
This trivia competition is a fun introductory lesson for a World Geography course. Some basic geographic concepts are demonstrated in an entertaining way. However, the bulk of the lesson is designed to expose students to dissonant information about life in other countries, the relative position of the United States in the world, or enduring global challenges like piracy and slavery. Although the comparative components emphasize contrast with the United States, the lesson could be easily ada
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7th - 12th
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Transcontinental Railroad 1869 Primary Source Worksheet
This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/goldenspike.htmClick here to view the website.The primary source document is labeled (Completing the Transcontinental Railroad, 1869
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â United States History Primary Source Worksheet Bundle
Early America Primary Source Worksheet: Yellow Fever Attacks Philadelphia 1793
This worksheet allows students to use a primary source document to learn about the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793. I use this worksheet to help students understand the impact of disease on people throughout history.
This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yellowfever.htm
Click here to vi
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5th - 12th
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Also included in:Â United States History Primary Source Worksheet Bundle
African Culture: Music and Dance
This engaging activity will have your students out of their seats as they work together to produce polyrhythmic music and then use two brief video lessons to attempt basic African dance moves. At the end, students watch two brief video clips of African toddlers dancing with the isolated body motions that the class just struggled to imitate. The form and function of music and dance in Africa are completely different from European-based cultures. So, the lesson provides valuable insights into c
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8th - 12th
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Seven Wonders of the World w/ 10 Comprehension Qs: Main Idea, Details, Map Skill
4 Page Minilesson titled "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." A map is included so students can see where the wonders are located. On a word document, you will get a colorful image of each wonder next to each informational paragraphs. (Some preview/thumbnail pictures came out black-and-white because I was having trouble making them small enough to upload.) Ten literal reading comprehension follow, which assess main ideas, finding details, vocabulary, and map skill. The minilesson will make a g
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6th - 9th
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Landmarks of South America: Geography: Reading Passages + Activities
This activity includes 8 different landmarks that are found across South America, including Machu Picchu, the Galapagos Islands, etc. For each, there is a picture and an accompanying description. Also included is a writing prompt to start the class for students, map of South America with questions included, discussion questions in relation to the landmarks and a word search.Check out my other continent related products!Geography Unit Bundle: Earth, Pangea, North & South America, Asia, Arctic
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6th - 10th
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Jerusalem Old City Map Worksheet (Easy To Use)
This great map activity allows students to examine the major locations and holy sites within Jerusalem. Just download the Jerusalem Old City at the following websitehttp://geoalliance.asu.edu/sites/default/files/maps/Jerusalem.pdfThe main website also has other great historical maps.http://geoalliance.asu.edu/maps/historicalDepending on the age level of your students the Jerusalem Old City Map worksheet will take 10 to 20 minutes to complete. I suggest giving the assignment at the start of class
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4th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Crusades Lesson Plan Collection (Bundle)
AP Human Geography - Whole Course - Entire Set of Files
For the new AP Human Geography teacher. Approximately 4GB of AP Human Geography files including PowerPoints, tests, test banks, projects, activities, maps, study guides, calendars, visual aids, and more!These are materials that I have created or compiled from various free resources over the past several years. There are multiple PowerPoints for each unit so you can choose which you like or edit as you see fit. You are buying access to a folder with thousands of files. Payment is for my time t
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9th - 12th
Australian Slang Letter Lesson Plan
Australian Slang Letter Lesson Plan:This is a simple and easy to use lesson plan that my students love. Students will write a letter to a friend using Australian slang about what they did over a two week vacation in Australia. Over 80 Australian slang words are included for students to use and an optional grading rubric is also included for the teacher. This lesson plan is great for a Geography, World History, or English class.This lesson plan is included in my Geography Lesson Plans and Mapping
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4th - 12th
A Plastic Ocean Movie Guide with Answer Key
This 43-Question Movie Guide is a great addition to any Nutrition, Environmental Health, Biology or Social Health unit. Video Synopsis: A Plastic Ocean begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to
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6th - 12th
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