Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Mapping History, Linda Vanden Bosch

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Students will locate each historical event's location through US History from 1400 to 1865 and transfer that information to their own blown-up outline map and classroom wall size map.

Sweet Clara And The Freedom Quilt: The Real Story, Dr. Kay Weller

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Students will generate a freedom quilt booklet.

Continent Comparisons With Research Tools, Todd Wernimont

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Students will be able to correctly organize the continents in order by their size (area), population, highest and lowest elevation, and percent of Earth’s mass.

Cultural Environment: Native American Peoples In North America, Erin Boydston

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Students will use pictures to compare and contrast the cultural environment of Native Americans in their regions.

Field Walk To The Lake Mills Country School, Julie Aamodt

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Students will take a field walk to our town’s country school. The students will be able to explore what a country school looked like and hear a presentation.

Fun With Longitude And Latitude, Angela Groene

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Students will be able to use longitude and latitude to locate points on a map.

Geography And Government, Michelle Griffen

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Students will use geography to understand how people and the environment can work together. We have different local, state, and national governments that have authority over our lives. Specific academic vocabulary helps us communicate in science, social studies, and math.

Gps Navigation Activity, Carmen Besler, Jayne Meyer, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber

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Students will be able to find a location using new coordinates.

Here Today... Here Tomorrow???: Biodegradable Experiment, Kristi Watson

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Students will be able to see the importance of using biodegradable materials to help the earth.

Iowa History: Cemeteries, Deb Tulley

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Students will be able to describe the historical development of a region, and describe ways people interact with physical environment.

Lake Mills O.S.A.E. Land Mark And Business Field Walk, Angie Boehmer

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Students will create a map of Lake Mills that accurately includes local landmarks and area businesses using the O.S.A.E. strategy.

Learn About Physical Environments, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber, Jan Jauhiainen

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The students will understand that the physical environment affects home construction in different regions. ***The students will recognize the countries where the target language is spoken. ***Students will recognize and/or present information in English on a given cultural topic. (*** Denotes additional high school objectives.)

Native Americans, Leah Allen

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Students will locate past homelands of Native American groups using latitude and longitude. Students will explain how the location (geography and climate) affected how these groups lived.

Lewis And Clark Timeline, Lynn Brigham

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Students will read Lewis and Clark by: R. Conrad Stein (lexile 980). Before reading students will fill in the Assess and Conquer worksheet on the vocabulary words. After reading Lewis and Clark the students will create a timeline of events from The Corps of Discovery. They will have to research the event(s) for a particular date from the Lewis and Clark Trail. Students will also compare and contrast the writing and language used in the story to the writing and language used in Lewis and Clark’s journal entries.

How ‘Bout Them Hawks!, Julie Tremmel

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Students will learn about the Ioway Indians and others who lived and thrived here while considering the influence of Iowa’s geography on them and on all of us who have followed. The value of primary and secondary resources will be studied.

The Movement Of Iowa's State Capitol, Eric Pettit

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Students will be able to identify the three locations of where Iowa’s state capitol has been.

Where Do Zebras Live?, Dawn Wiley

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Students will be able to identify Africa on a map. Students will recreate a design in the feel of Kenya fabric design. Students will draw a zebra in its environment.

Where In The World Could I Count How Many Stars Are In The Sky?, Dawn Pohlman

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The students will be using a picture book to explore the differences that exist in communities within the same region. This will then allow them to work closely with the definition of rural and urban communities and identify which type of community they live in.

Urban/Suburban/Rural Communities, Maegan Swick

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Students will be able to use Google Earth as a tool to make assumptions and tell what they notice about a variety of communities in the United States.

Intro To Longitude And Latitude, Connie Burns

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Students will locate cities on maps using latitude and longitude. Students will learn how to use GPS to locate places nearby. Students will use GPS to locate flags or other items on a playground/school grounds.

Marshalltown, Ia Landmarks Past And Present, Jill Brockman

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In this lesson, students will:

-Discover past and present Marshalltown Landmarks and discuss changes in both

-Use Google maps to locate important Marshalltown landmarks

-Write an opinion paragraph that sites evidence behind the reasoning for location of selected landmarks.

Southeast: A Region Of Cultural Diversity, Deloris Ryan

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This lesson is the first lesson introducing culture for each of the regions that will be taught throughout the year. For this lesson we will introduce culture to the students by first of all creating a student friendly definition. Then the students read several informational books for them to create a graphic organizer for each of the cultures that they read about.(#1) The students then do a compare and contrast organizer to compare these cultures.(#2) The final part of the lesson is that the students use this organizer to write an opinion paper with evidence to justify their opinion.(#3) We …

The Thirteen Colonies, Mike Dugger

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Students will demonstrate understanding of similarities and differences between the Thirteen Colonies and their community today.

Tracking Flat Stanley, Jennifer Hardee

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Students will use Google Earth to locate the places Flat Stanley visits and record the absolute location of each place.

Let The River Run, Catharine Freeman

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Students will identify and illustrate parts of a stream. Students will describe how and why a stream develops. Students will design their own stream.

United States Landforms, Lara Earnest

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Students will correctly locate and define U.S. landforms using geography resources.

Culture In Our Community, Carmen Besler, Tammy Van Cleve, Molly Baumhover, Amy Steffensmeier

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Students will define culture and become aware of the various cultures in our community.

Getting Familiar With Mapping, Susan Wernimont, Jayne Meyer, Carl Meyers, Beth Jarding

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Students will identify characteristics of maps and learn how to use tools to make and analyze them.

Higher Or Lower Temperatures, Evelyn Oliver

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Students will be able to draw clothing appropriate for each season in Iowa. Students will be able to determine if a city is warmer or cooler than Logan, IA and identify the difference in latitude, nearness to water, and elevation.

Good Apples, Phyllis Nuehring

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Students will understand that cultural differences among people have a positive value to society. Students will understand that such differences add to the quality, interest, and value of our lives. Students will realize that although we are different, we have many things in common.