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La Historia De Nuestras Vidas: A Cultural Awareness Lesson Through Immigration Stories, Dawn Shattuck
La Historia De Nuestras Vidas: A Cultural Awareness Lesson Through Immigration Stories, Dawn Shattuck
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Students will be able to identify cultural and/or economic conditions that influence one’s desire to migrate to or from a country. Students will become aware of cultural differences and will develop a non-judgmental attitude of acceptance, understanding that there is more than one way to behave or more than one way to organize society. Students will be able to empathize with one from another culture. Students will be able to respect the strengths and weaknesses of cultures.
Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz
Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz
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Students will construct both a line and bar graph. Students will be able to interpret a line and bar graph. Students will compare Forest City temperatures and precipitation graphs to Iowa’s temperature and precipitation graphs.
Mapping Activity: What Countries Have Child Soldiers?, Kimn Hassenfritz
Mapping Activity: What Countries Have Child Soldiers?, Kimn Hassenfritz
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Students will be able to understand what countries use child soldiers and draw generalizations.
Population Numbers, Jon Bliesmer
Population Numbers, Jon Bliesmer
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Students will receive a greater understanding of how locations and regions can influence population numbers within the U.S. Students will make use of statistical data to draw conclusions about population numbers. Students will evaluate, based on their research, the increase and decrease in states population numbers and what would have made these growths or declines.
Redistricting Congressional District Based On Census Data, Dan Flaherty, Bill Josund
Redistricting Congressional District Based On Census Data, Dan Flaherty, Bill Josund
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Students will demonstrate mastery of the U.S. Congressional redistricting process. Students will create a sample of redistricted map of a given state.
Rivers And Westward Expansion, Kelly Coleman
Rivers And Westward Expansion, Kelly Coleman
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Students will research a river in the United States and answer questions about the river and identify the river on a map of the United States.
Social Realities In Chile, Sarah Lerdal
Social Realities In Chile, Sarah Lerdal
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Students will be able to identify differences in Chilean and American societies. Students will be able to explain why and how societies develop different laws and customs. Students will be able to debate the pros and cons to current Chilean societal situations.
Trees, Rodney Wallace
Trees, Rodney Wallace
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The student will be able to locate, identify, and understand the photosynthic cycle of 6 species of trees. The student will also be able to explain physical observations made of each tree.
Using Google Earth To Track Carnegie Steel From U.S. History, Tim Curnutte
Using Google Earth To Track Carnegie Steel From U.S. History, Tim Curnutte
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Students will understand that Carnegie Steel owned all facets of steel production and transportation, effectively cutting out the middle men, thus maximizing corporate profits.
We're Going To Chile - Now What?, Dawn Shattuck
We're Going To Chile - Now What?, Dawn Shattuck
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Students will find out the entry requirements for the country of Chile. Students will learn how to properly complete passport application forms. Students will identify the need for vaccinations/immunizations and other medical treatment recommended for travelers to Chile. Students will know how to find entry requirements for all countries and will be able to identify the process to be taken to get to any country in the world.
What Causes A Genocide?, Jesse Dowell
What Causes A Genocide?, Jesse Dowell
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Understand the broad common themes that occurred in the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, and apply them to current situations.
Where Does It Come From?, Barry Eberhard
Where Does It Come From?, Barry Eberhard
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Students will predict where they think a majority of their clothing is produced, and then check each others labels to see if they are correct. Students will identify their favorite outfit and where each item of clothing was manufactured. Students will explore the places their clothing originates from via Google Earth and gapmider.com.
Body Art, Geographic Alliance Of Iowa
Body Art, Geographic Alliance Of Iowa
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Students will explore the history of, uses of, and impacts of body art on cultures. Students will identify global practices of body art. Students will design their own works of body art.
Introduction To Egypt, Hank Easterling
Introduction To Egypt, Hank Easterling
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Students will use Google Earth and maps to locate Egypt and its various cities and landforms. Students will compute both the population density and physiological density of Egypt using various online sources. Students will research the Aswan Dam and discuss both the pros and cons associated with it.
China's One Child Policy Debate, Carrie Kauffman
China's One Child Policy Debate, Carrie Kauffman
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Students will analyze China’s one-child policy, determine the pros and cons and then take part in a structured debate about whether or not they believe it was an effective solution to China’s population problem or if it is a violation of Chinese citizen’s human rights.
Generating Comic Books Teach About Quilts As Maps, Dr. Kay Weller
Generating Comic Books Teach About Quilts As Maps, Dr. Kay Weller
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Students will generate a comic book about how escaping slaves used quilts as maps on the Underground Railroad.
Misery Mountain Melting (How Climate Change Affects Ski Resorts), Tami Mcinroy
Misery Mountain Melting (How Climate Change Affects Ski Resorts), Tami Mcinroy
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Students will learn the names of all 12 major climate zones, what each one is like, discuss the argument about whether climate change is human-caused or due to natural shifts, and decide how climate change impacts snowfall at ski resorts.
India's Nobel Laureates Research Lesson, Natasha Cooper
India's Nobel Laureates Research Lesson, Natasha Cooper
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Students will understand the Nobel Prize winners from India, where they are from, and their significant accomplishments.
Siege Mentality: Current And Past Conflicts, Dave Denhartog
Siege Mentality: Current And Past Conflicts, Dave Denhartog
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Students will research all about sieges. Students will reiterate creatively what they learned.
Introduction Through Latitude And Longitude, Tamara Tyrrell
Introduction Through Latitude And Longitude, Tamara Tyrrell
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Students will be able to listen and speak English to describe about themselves and their native country. Students will be able to understand what latitude and longitude are while using geographical tools to locate information.
Reflective Perspectives: Educating Our Community, Holly Hanna
Reflective Perspectives: Educating Our Community, Holly Hanna
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Using primary and secondary sources, students will use research to develop “empathy maps” to find patterns in thinking that highlight integral pieces of information sure to change stereotypes and prior frustrations. Those facts will be shared with the community in some fashion (student choice) to help educate the public and fuel empathy.
Traffic And Transportation In Nigeria, Chris Joslin
Traffic And Transportation In Nigeria, Chris Joslin
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Students will understand traffic and transportation problems Nigerians face.
Weather-Related Phenomenon Of Iowa, Elizabeth Dexter
Weather-Related Phenomenon Of Iowa, Elizabeth Dexter
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Students will identify the natural hazards that affect the state of Iowa. Students will identify Iowa’s landscape and runoff. Students will compare surrounding state’s natural hazards to those of Iowa; how is Iowa different? Students will analyze precautions necessary to avoid loss of property or death.
The House That Musa Built, Anne Hoeper, Dan Walsh
The House That Musa Built, Anne Hoeper, Dan Walsh
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Students will be aware of building materials used in Nigeria and understand why they are used.
Transcontinental Railroad, Tyler Balow
Transcontinental Railroad, Tyler Balow
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Students will map their own routes for the transcontinental railroad. Students will read and analyze several maps in order to design their routes based on the geographical factors.
An Introduction To Child Soldiers: Causes And Effects, Jen Slagel
An Introduction To Child Soldiers: Causes And Effects, Jen Slagel
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The student will be able to describe the causes for the use of child soldiers and its effects on the children.
Follow An Indian Resource, Luke Juran
Follow An Indian Resource, Luke Juran
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Students will learn various facts about India and Indian states. Students will observe how regional economies are related to national economies, and in turn how national economies fit into the large picture of the global economy. Students will observe how transportation infrastructures (highways, railroads, ports, etc.) aid in the transportation of goods, resources, communication, etc. Students will get a better feel for the geography of India.
Float Along With Huck And Jim, Sue Milligan
Float Along With Huck And Jim, Sue Milligan
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Students will map the trip Huck and Jim take on the Mississippi and mark key plot points with a picture of the area, geographic fact about the area, and a question about the characters' actions that can be answered with a geographic and/or cultural fact.
Geographic Impact On Population Density, Mona Yanacheak
Geographic Impact On Population Density, Mona Yanacheak
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Students will locate census data and create maps to demonstrate population density around the world on the continents; analyze the information to determine geographic and socials needs of the region, draw conclusions and anticipate significant needs within the region due to the population density.
Best Crop, Bill Schwarz
Best Crop, Bill Schwarz
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Students will match the best conditions for a crop to the existing conditions around the state of Iowa.