Geography Commons^™

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

Open Educational Resources

Students will generate a freedom quilt booklet.

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.

Teaching The Five Themes Of Geography: One Grain Of Rice At A Time, Kim Daughetee

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Students will be able to identify and explain the 5 themes of geography.

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.

The 5 Themes Of Geography: Mystery Colonies, Rebecca Menard

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Students will be able to identify each of the 13 colonies using clues based on the 5 themes of geography.

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.

The Irish Immigrant Experience And The Potato Famine: Ireland, 1845-49, Jennifer Broders

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Students will understand how the potato blight had an impact on the population of Ireland and affected immigration.

The Location Theme Of Geography Using The World Cup, Gloria Schmitz

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Students will be able to identify and explain the location theme of geography.

The Hispanic Migration Into Iowa, Joan Lehman

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Students will list, compare, and contrast the positives and negatives of Hispanics to Iowa. Students will interpret data from census.

The New Africa, Angela Groene

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Students will be aware of the history, unique geographic features, and economic growth of the continent of Africa by examining one specific country and creating a booklet.

The Silk Road: The Trans-Eurasian Movement Of Goods, Ideas, Art, Science, And Innovation, Lisa Senne

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Students will diagram the “route” and identify geographical hardships travelers endured along the Silk Road. Students will be able to explain the purpose of the Silk Road, the impact it had on early trading, and it’s modern day relationship to international trade. Students will be able to visually track the spread of goods and ideas across Eurasia.

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.

Tin Mining On The Jos Plateau, Natasha Cooper

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Students will understand the history of tin mining on the Jos Plateau. Students will be able to apply information and brainstorm as they construct a poster on the positive and negative consequences of tin mining.

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.

Traffic Flow In Nigeria, Dan Walsh

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Students will be able to describe some of the frustrations and problems of traffic in Nigeria.

The Virgins Of Chile, Erin Nennig

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Students will investigate the immigration stories and feast day celebrations of the Virgins of Latin America. Students will map where the ideas of each Virgin originated. Students will create and present a PowerPoint describing their assigned Virgin.

Traditional Musical Instruments, Natasha Cooper

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Students will understand the four categories of traditional Nigerian music. Students will be able to explain and display an example of the four types of instruments in a poster. Students will be able to apply knowledge as they create their own traditional Nigerian instrument.

Understanding The Wisdom Of A People, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students will compare Yoruba and United States values.

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.

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.

Trees, Rodney Wallace

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The student will be able to locate, identify, and understand the photosynthic cycle of 6 species of trees. The student will also be able to explain physical observations made of each tree.

Using Google Earth To Track Carnegie Steel From U.S. History, Tim Curnutte

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Students will understand that Carnegie Steel owned all facets of steel production and transportation, effectively cutting out the middle men, thus maximizing corporate profits.

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.

West Creek Development Osae, Jeff Firsching

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Students will work cooperatively to speculate on the changes humans have made to transform farm fields into a housing development and what the consequences of those changes could be.

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.

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

Open Educational Resources

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.

What Makes A Healthy (Or Unhealthy) Nation?, Jesse Dowell

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Identify and investigate the cultural, economic, and political factors that contribute to a nation’s health and well-being.

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 In The World Are You?, Carri Sawyer

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Students will be able to locate a destination given the latitude and longitude.