Geography Commons^™

Clothing Comparisons Across Countries, Kathleen Olson

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Students will be able to research the appropriate clothing used for various professions in other countries. Students will be able to prepare/locate the professional clothing using their research information with materials given. Students will be able to give an oral presentation of their clothing research.

History Of Iowa Farming, Anthony Boggs

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Students will be able to describe modern farming techniques with those of antiquity and understand the chain of events connecting them.

Geography Saves America! The Battle Of Gettysburg, Kenny Shannon

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Students will:

• Learn how geography impacted the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg

• Appreciate how geography has played a crucial part in American history

• Practice public speaking (incorporate geographical importance to history in the speech)

Beginnings Of The English Domination Of Ireland, Brittany Lassen

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Students will be able to describe the events that led up to the Anglo-Norman (British) invasion of Ireland.

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

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Students will understand the Nobel Prize winners from India, where they are from, and their significant accomplishments.

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

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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

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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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mystery Class For Math, David Sundstedt

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

Mapping Ms/Hs H-Lp Grounds, Travis Sprague

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Students will identify and describe important geographic features of the school district’s property.

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.

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.

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.

Scrubbing The Skunk, Tim Sheeley

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Students will be able to identify and locate latitude and longitude coordinates using a GPS unit.

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.

Deforestation, Becky Herman

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Students will research about the causes and effects of deforestation and will take the role of a special interest group that has a vested interest in either the conservation or destruction of existing forest.

The Color Run Project, Rachel Hansen

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Students apply knowledge of the five themes of geography to an authentic project and use Google Earth to demonstrate their geography skills.

The Geography Of Rwanda's Genocide, Rachel Hansen

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Students can (1) use Google Maps or Google Earth to examine the physical features of Rwanda; (2) apply knowledge of the Demographic Transition Model to Rwanda; (3) evaluate the role culture plays in conflict.

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.

The Color Run Project: Day One, Rachel Hansen

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Students can define location as a theme of geography and apply it to a city in the world.

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.

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.

Understanding Conflict And Genocide In The Former Yugoslavia, Traci Lake

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Students will know: the causes of conflict, the definition of genocide, the causes of conflict in the former Yugoslavia, what action has been taken to recover from genocide in the former Yugoslavia. Students will be able to: identify sources of conflict in other parts of the world and analyze the role geography plays in those conflicts, determine the responses that were made to the genocide in the former Yugoslavia and formulate a plan about what should have been done differently to prevent/lessen the severity of the conflict, analyze the current situation in the former Yugoslavia and how the past plays …

Economic Development, Natasha Cooper

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Students will react to how transportation affects the economy. Students will know the role agriculture plays in development. Students will learn how an industry like tin mining compares in effect to transportation and agriculture.