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How The Middle East "Got That Way" Ii, Brittany Lasen Jan 2012

How The Middle East "Got That Way" Ii, Brittany Lasen

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Students will be able to describe reasons for the conflict in the Middle East and the groups that are involved in the conflict.


India's Nobel Laureates Research Lesson, Natasha Cooper Jan 2012

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.


Influenza, Erin Hogan Jan 2012

Influenza, Erin Hogan

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Students will research questions about the flu and why people do not get vaccinated each year. Students will research the H1N1 or swine flu outbreak of 2009 and the Spanish Flu of 1918. Students will map the spread of the flu.


Introduction Through Latitude And Longitude, Tamara Tyrrell Jan 2012

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.


God Grew Tired Of Us: Migration Of Sudanese "Lost Boys" To U.S., Brittany Lassen Jan 2012

God Grew Tired Of Us: Migration Of Sudanese "Lost Boys" To U.S., Brittany Lassen

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Students will learn the current conflict in Sudan and about the journey of Sudan’s lost boys to the U.S. Students will also learn about the challenges these young people faced and triumphs they experienced when they arrived.


Introduction To Egypt, Hank Easterling Jan 2012

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.


Introduction To India, George Kuhter Jan 2012

Introduction To India, George Kuhter

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Students will understand India and gain knowledge to compare it to the United States.


Compare And Contrast: India, Iowa, And The Usa, Kelly Davidson Jan 2012

Compare And Contrast: India, Iowa, And The Usa, Kelly Davidson

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Students will research the five themes of geography and other facts about India, Iowa and the USA. Students will compare and contrast information about India, Iowa and the USA.


Iowa And Its Farming During World War Ii, Dennis Smeltzer, Pat Brown, Carmen Nimmo Jan 2012

Iowa And Its Farming During World War Ii, Dennis Smeltzer, Pat Brown, Carmen Nimmo

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Students will have an understanding of the impact of World War II on Iowa and farming. Students will identify the type of propaganda used (name calling, glittering generalities, plain folk, bandwagon, celebrity endorsement).


Gunga Din: Using Literature To Understand India's Colonial Past, Kathy Sundstedt Jan 2012

Gunga Din: Using Literature To Understand India's Colonial Past, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students use the Rudyard Kipling poem “Gunga Din” to understand India’s colonial past.


La Historia De Nuestras Vidas: A Cultural Awareness Lesson Through Immigration Stories, Dawn Shattuck Jan 2012

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.


Learn The Five Themes Of Geography, Barry Eberhard Jan 2012

Learn The Five Themes Of Geography, Barry Eberhard

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Students will be given the opportunity to learn the five themes of geography and the relationship between them.


Hotel Rwanda, Jenni Levora Jan 2012

Hotel Rwanda, Jenni Levora

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Students will be able to understand the impact of European colonization on African countries; analyze the film Hotel Rwanda (the context of the genocide and the archetypes in Paul Rusesabagina's character); understand the historical context of the Rwandan genocide; understand the psychological, sociological, and historical causes of genocides.


A Snapshot Of Icelandic Culture, Jennifer Broders Jan 2012

A Snapshot Of Icelandic Culture, Jennifer Broders

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Students will understand how language has played an important role in the culture of Iceland and draw comparisons with language in American culture.


Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz Jan 2012

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.


Making Maps With Population Data, Tami Huegel Jan 2012

Making Maps With Population Data, Tami Huegel

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Students will create choropleth maps using the 3 methods of equal frequency, equal interval, and natural breaks. Students will compare the 3 maps for accuracy and bias. Students will analyze the maps and develop hypotheses about population to plan for the future.


Indigenous Amazon Tribes, Joe Nekvinda Jan 2012

Indigenous Amazon Tribes, Joe Nekvinda

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Students will learn to describe various causes and effects of the problem, analyze needs on both sides of the conflict, and form opinions about possible solutions to the conflict.


Mapping History, Linda Vanden Bosch Jan 2012

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.


Mapping The Crusades, Janet K. Wills Jan 2012

Mapping The Crusades, Janet K. Wills

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Students will create a Google Earth Tour of the First Crusade to Jerusalem. Using a spreadsheet, students will calculate the distance between each of the cities including a final total.


Mapping World News, Beth Miller Jan 2012

Mapping World News, Beth Miller

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Students will be able to use an atlas to locate countries on a world map.


Monsoons: A Key To Understanding India, Kelly Davidson Jan 2012

Monsoons: A Key To Understanding India, Kelly Davidson

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Students will define monsoons and their significance for India. Students will analyze the impact of the monsoon on many aspects of life in India. Students evaluate the degree to which an understanding of the monsoons and water issues is a key to understanding India.


Intro To Longitude And Latitude, Connie Burns Jan 2012

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.


Mpower The World, Your County, And You, Amy Morgan Jan 2012

Mpower The World, Your County, And You, Amy Morgan

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Students will develop and demonstrate a program/project based on the five themes and their community.


Mystery Class For Math, David Sundstedt Jan 2012

Mystery Class For Math, David Sundstedt

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Using Mystery Class (website), students will calculate photoperiods and analyze data.


Mystery Class Sites: Adapted From Journey North Mystery Class, Jan Hill, Anne Hoeper, Lori Stephens Jan 2012

Mystery Class Sites: Adapted From Journey North Mystery Class, Jan Hill, Anne Hoeper, Lori Stephens

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Students will know how sunrise and sunset times can be used to discover exact locations.


Nasir, A Bangladesh Driver, Jane Watson Jan 2012

Nasir, A Bangladesh Driver, Jane Watson

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Students will have an understanding of the work life of a Bangladesh worker. Students will have an understanding of the different types of transportation in Bangladesh. Students will have a beginning understanding of the economic differences between the USA and the developing country of Bangladesh.


Iowa History: Cemeteries, Deb Tulley Jan 2012

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.


Nigeria - What Is A Region?, George Kuhter Jan 2012

Nigeria - What Is A Region?, George Kuhter

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Students will be able to recognize the characteristic of regions. Students will be able to recognize how regions help create a sense of place. Students will be able to recognize the specific patterns that define Nigeria’s regions.


Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper Jan 2012

Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper

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Students will participate in a simulation.


Outstanding Fields Of Corn, Andrea Liljegren Jan 2012

Outstanding Fields Of Corn, Andrea Liljegren

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Students will construct a diorama illustrating a selected geographic theme. Students will write a short informational paragraph relating to the theme. Students will include both elements of the past and present in their display. Students will give evidence of basic knowledge agriculture.