Geography Commons^™

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.)

Living In A Lungi, Dawn Brown

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Students will be able to describe, make, and wear traditional Bangladeshi male attire. Students will be able to sew French stitches on cotton fabric.

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.

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.

Monsoons: A Three Season Play, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students will enact and understand the causes of South Asia’s monsoon.

Nigeria And Africa: Using Mental Maps To Organize Information, Dr. Kay Weller

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Students will draw a mental map of the world from memory. Students will draw a mental map of Africa from memory. Students will generate a list of their life experiences and write an analysis of how those experiences contributed to their perception of Africa as seen on their map.

Nigerian Storytelling, Anne Hoeper

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Students will be acquainted with Nigerian literature. Students will see similarities and differences between folktales they are familiar with and Nigerian folktales. Students will become aware that folktales may teach values. Students will gain an appreciation of Nigerian culture through the reading of folktales.

Nigerian Transportation Through Mathematics, Aaron Shields

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Students will compare the percentage of one’s income needed to buy a car in Nigeria vs. United States.

Our Lady Of The Rosary: Andacollo, Erin Nennig, Ileana Gonzalez

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Students will be able to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the devotion to the Virgin of Our Lady of the Rosary at Andacollo.

Reading A Map In Any Language, Dawn Shattuck, Kathy Sundstedt

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The students will cooperatively use map-reading skills to discover the physical and political geography of Chile.

Rice: It Feeds The World, Kelly Davidson

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Students will identify countries mentioned in the text and locate them on a world map. Students will use an atlas to identify the climatic conditions necessary for growing rice. Students will explain the movement of cultural traditions from a country or origin to a new country.

Should I Wear This Or That?, Jennifer Slagel

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The students will be more aware of where they buy their clothing and what effect it has on the people who make it.

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 …

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.

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

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Students will generate a freedom quilt booklet.

The Changing American Landscape: Adapted For A Historical Perspective, Kimn Hassenfritz, Jennifer Slagel

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Students will be able to understand how humans have changed the physical landscape over time and be able to apply historical events to the pictures.

The Global Refugee Problem, Mark Matheis

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Students will locate a major United Nations refugee area in the world, will research and report on the causes and effects of why these camps exist, and learn about the challenges of permanently re-settling these refugees. Students will also study the political, social, and geographical causes and consequences of their displacement, and gain some understanding of the hardships and challenges that refugees and their "hosts" face.

Traffic And Transportation In Nigeria, Chris Joslin

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Students will understand traffic and transportation problems Nigerians face.

Using The Five Themes To Understand The Settlement Of The West, Ray Carlson

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Students will understand how settlers from the East modify the environment to meet their needs as they settled the West. Students will understand the humans adapt in response to their environment as the settled the West. Students will be able to identify characteristics that distinguish historic time periods. Students will have an introductory understanding of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Oregon Trail, the Gold Rush, and the Homestead Act of 1862.

Well Bust My Buttons!, Rachel Hansen

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Students will understand and use the concepts of site and situation to evaluate the distribution of both original and current button factories in Muscatine.

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.

Was China's One Child Policy A Good Idea?, Brittany Roberts

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Students will examine both sides of the one-child policy debate and examine consequences of the law.

What Makes A Location Unique?, Bob Gilbertson

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Students will:

• Analyze images from their country.

• Complete five themes of geography web cluster about their image.

• Review the information that classmates have written about a different image.

• Work collaboratively as a class to complete the large group web cluster.

• Complete a compare and contrast graphic organizer about Nepal and Egypt.

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 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.

Where Does Our Stuff Come From?, Brittany Lassen

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Students will understand the importance of globalization by seeing how much of our everyday items come from other countries. Students will further be able to understand the huge quantities of items that come from other countries and will work on analyzing how this affects the U.S.’s balance of trade.

Where Is Your Shirt Made?, Sam Hellberg

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To write a five paragraph research paper regarding garment factories throughout the world.

World Food Programme/Country Comparison, Julia Swallow

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The student will use data from websites given to study hunger crisis locations, country statistics, and political conditions in needy regions. Students will organize and compare data, using results for debate.

An Immigration Debate, Geographic Alliance Of Iowa

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Students will understand that the needs of a nation may conflict with the needs of an individual or group.