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Conflict Geography: The Separatist Movement In Quebec, Melinda Meyne Jan 2012

Conflict Geography: The Separatist Movement In Quebec, Melinda Meyne

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Students will research facts about the issue of the Québec Separatist Movement. They will learn about the points of view of important political figures as well as the average citizens. They will evaluate the facts and others' opinions to for their own opinion.

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Conflict And Cooperation In Nigeria: A Dilemma, Dr. Kay Weller Jan 2012

Conflict And Cooperation In Nigeria: A Dilemma, Dr. Kay Weller

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Students will gather data about Nigeria from the learning stations and write a reaction paper based on the information from the graphic organizer and respond to the inquiry question. Students will create a poster explaining what they learned.

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Continent Comparisons With Research Tools, Todd Wernimont Jan 2012

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.

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Countries And Capitals, Lynita Hunt Jan 2012

Countries And Capitals, Lynita Hunt

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Students will be able to identify and label the countries and capitals of the Hispanic World.

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Creating Detail In The Settling Of A Short Story Using Geography, Deborah Vroom Jan 2012

Creating Detail In The Settling Of A Short Story Using Geography, Deborah Vroom

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Students will be able to create a short story, rich in detail and set in another area other than Mt. Pleasant, Iowa or the United States.

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Common Cents, Dawn Shattuck Jan 2012

Common Cents, Dawn Shattuck

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Students will be able to convert currency from USD (United States Dollars) to CLP (Chilean Pesos) and vice versa. Students will familiarize themselves with common prices in Chile and make comparisons of the costs of similar items in the United States. Students will analyze the differences in purchasing power and minimum wage in United States and Chile.

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Cultural Aspects Of Spanish Speaking Countries, Robin Bliesmer Jan 2012

Cultural Aspects Of Spanish Speaking Countries, Robin Bliesmer

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Students will have a greater understanding globally of the different cultural aspects to many Spanish speaking countries.

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Good Apples, Phyllis Nuehring Jan 2012

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.

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Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, And Cultural Variations, Sarah Lerdal Jan 2012

Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, And Cultural Variations, Sarah Lerdal

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Students will be able to describe the five main components of culture. Given an image, students will be able to differentiate between the components of culture. Students will be able to explain the difference between cultural universals and cultural variations. Students will be able to identify cultural universals and variations in cultures around the world, specifically between the United States and Chile. Students will recognize that although there are lots of differences amongst world cultures, cultures also share many similarities.

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Cultural Environment: Native American Peoples In North America, Erin Boydston Jan 2012

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.

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Culture In Our Community, Carmen Besler, Tammy Van Cleve, Molly Baumhover, Amy Steffensmeier Jan 2012

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.

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D.A.M. Agriculture, Roy Liljegren Jan 2012

D.A.M. Agriculture, Roy Liljegren

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Students will read and classify agriculture cards into 3 subject areas. Students will make decisions cooperatively together. Students will analyze aspects of agriculture as they sort these cards. Students will individually make Venn diagrams showing their results. Students will be able to discuss and compare early food gathering to modern methods of farming in forming a historical format for cultures studied later.

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Cultural Variations Through Gestures, Erin Coffey Jan 2012

Cultural Variations Through Gestures, Erin Coffey

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Students will be able to describe cultural universals and why they exist. Students will be able to identify factors that account for variations among and within cultures.

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Desertification, Fulani Herders, And Ecosystems In Nigeria, Dr. Kay Weller Jan 2012

Desertification, Fulani Herders, And Ecosystems In Nigeria, Dr. Kay Weller

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Students will compare and contrast maps of Africa showing climates, vegetation, and precipitation and analyze them as they relate to Nigeria in a 1 page essay. Students will search the Internet (or library) for information regarding desertification locating the region of Africa where desertification is an environmental issue on a blank map. Students will define desertification in one paragraph, and explain what two human processes cause it (overgrazing and overplowing/mismanagement). Students will research the Internet or library about Fulani herders in Nigeria and how they help prevent desertification through migration from Northern Nigeria to Southern Nigeria and back. Students will …

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Developing A Sense Of Place Through India's Diversity: Using A Structured Discussion And Role-Play, Kay Weller Jan 2012

Developing A Sense Of Place Through India's Diversity: Using A Structured Discussion And Role-Play, Kay Weller

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Students will participate in a discussion and write a summative essay related to the discussion.

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Conflict Minerals In The Congo, Patrick Davis Jan 2012

Conflict Minerals In The Congo, Patrick Davis

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The student will be able to identify and discuss the role of conflict minerials to the history of the D.O.C.

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Economics Of Agriculture, Mark Felderman Jan 2012

Economics Of Agriculture, Mark Felderman

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Students will be able to identify and explain the factors that cause shifts in agriculture’s supply and demand.

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Erosion, Andy Harter Jan 2012

Erosion, Andy Harter

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Students will be able to identify the causes and effects of erosion. Students will hypothesize ways to help curb erosion. Students will be able to identify ways being used now to curb erosion.

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The Thirteen Colonies, Mike Dugger Jan 2012

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.

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Comparing India And China's Population With Pasta, Kelly Davidson Jan 2012

Comparing India And China's Population With Pasta, Kelly Davidson

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Students will discuss reasons why a country might try to limit its birth rate. Students will compare geographic data for China and India. Students will use an online database to compare other population indicators for China and India. Students will write paragraphs explaining what these population statistics reveal about China and India. Students will read and answer questions about the population situation in China and India. Students will create a visual display of population data. Students will determine whether India should adopt a one-child policy.

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Field Walk To The Lake Mills Country School, Julie Aamodt Jan 2012

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.

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Five Themes With Travelbydrone.Com, Danny Kirst Jan 2012

Five Themes With Travelbydrone.Com, Danny Kirst

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The students will be able to choose a place in the world on TravelByDrone.com and present to the class 4 of the 5 themes of geography concerning that particular place.

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Float Along With Huck And Jim, Sue Milligan Jan 2012

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.

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Crossing The Border In A Day: Over And Back, Kim Daughetee Jan 2012

Crossing The Border In A Day: Over And Back, Kim Daughetee

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The student will understand what motivates consumers to travel outside of their local community for both goods and services. The student will be able to list what the economic, as well as social ramifications are in relation to their local community.

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An Introduction To Ancient Greece And The Birth Of Drama, Erin Kruger Jan 2012

An Introduction To Ancient Greece And The Birth Of Drama, Erin Kruger

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English II students will be able to identify and explain the five themes of geography and how these themes teach us about the impact of ancient Greece on society throughout time.

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Let The River Run, Catharine Freeman Jan 2012

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.

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Found Treasure Mural, Jessi Vickers Jan 2012

Found Treasure Mural, Jessi Vickers

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Students will demonstrate how to use a GPS and a compass correctly to find various hidden "treasures" and then work together as a class to create a multimedia mural based on the found objects.

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Frisbee Golf And Gps, Lane Gunderson Jan 2012

Frisbee Golf And Gps, Lane Gunderson

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To have the students integrate geography skills and concepts into a P.E. activity.

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, Kelly Davidson Jan 2012

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, Kelly Davidson

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Students will examine and analyze photographs from India. Students will hypothesize about photographs from India. Students will make conclusions about geographical location or culture in India.

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Gandhi's Story, Mary Sue Ellinger Jan 2012

Gandhi's Story, Mary Sue Ellinger

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Students will read aloud and understand Gandhi’s story and impact on India.

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