Lake Mills O.S.A.E. Land Mark And Business Field Walk,
2012
Lake Mills Elementary 5th Grade
Lake Mills O.S.A.E. Land Mark And Business Field Walk, Angie Boehmer
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
Mount Vernon Elementary, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Learn About Physical Environments, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber, Jan Jauhiainen
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Living In A Lungi, Dawn Brown
Open Educational Resources
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?,
2012
Mt. Pleasant Community High School
Mapping Activity: What Countries Have Child Soldiers?, Kimn Hassenfritz
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to understand what countries use child soldiers and draw generalizations.
Misery Mountain Melting (How Climate Change Affects Ski Resorts),
2012
Forest City High School
Misery Mountain Melting (How Climate Change Affects Ski Resorts), Tami Mcinroy
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Monsoons: A Three Season Play, Kathy Sundstedt
Open Educational Resources
Students will enact and understand the causes of South Asia’s monsoon.
Nigeria And Africa: Using Mental Maps To Organize Information,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Nigeria And Africa: Using Mental Maps To Organize Information, Dr. Kay Weller
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Nigerian Storytelling, Anne Hoeper
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Nigerian Transportation Through Mathematics, Aaron Shields
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
St. Francis of Assisi, West Des Moines, Iowa; Ileana Gonzalez
Our Lady Of The Rosary: Andacollo, Erin Nennig, Ileana Gonzalez
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
Northeast Iowa Community College
Reading A Map In Any Language, Dawn Shattuck, Kathy Sundstedt
Open Educational Resources
The students will cooperatively use map-reading skills to discover the physical and political geography of Chile.
Rice: It Feeds The World,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Rice: It Feeds The World, Kelly Davidson
Open Educational Resources
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?,
2012
Mt. Pleasant Community High School
Should I Wear This Or That?, Jennifer Slagel
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
South Tama Elementary School
Southeast: A Region Of Cultural Diversity, Deloris Ryan
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
St. Ansgar Community School District
Lewis And Clark Timeline, Lynn Brigham
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Sweet Clara And The Freedom Quilt: The Real Story, Dr. Kay Weller
Open Educational Resources
Students will generate a freedom quilt booklet.
The Changing American Landscape: Adapted For A Historical Perspective,
2012
Mt. Pleasant Community High School, Mt. Pleasant Community School District
The Changing American Landscape: Adapted For A Historical Perspective, Kimn Hassenfritz, Jennifer Slagel
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
Kimberly Center-‐ Davenport School District
The Global Refugee Problem, Mark Matheis
Open Educational Resources
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,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Traffic And Transportation In Nigeria, Chris Joslin
Open Educational Resources
Students will understand traffic and transportation problems Nigerians face.
Using The Five Themes To Understand The Settlement Of The West,
2012
Tripoli Middle School – Tripoli School District
Using The Five Themes To Understand The Settlement Of The West, Ray Carlson
Open Educational Resources
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.
