Climate Regions,
2012
Lawton-‐Bronson Jr/Sr High School
Climate Regions, Jeff Firsching Lawton-Bronson
Open Educational Resources
Students will use and interpret climate graphs.
Clothing Comparisons Across Countries,
2012
Forest City High School, Forest City, Iowa
Clothing Comparisons Across Countries, Kathleen Olson
Open Educational Resources
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.
Comparative Economic Systems And Per Capita Gdp,
2012
Nodaway Valley High School
Comparative Economic Systems And Per Capita Gdp, Darrell Burmeister
Open Educational Resources
Students will compare maps of per capita GDP and type of economic system.
Common Cents,
2012
Northeast Iowa Community College
Common Cents, Dawn Shattuck
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to convert currency from USD (United States Dollars) to CLP (Chilean Pesos) and vice versa. Students will familiarize themselves with common prices in Chile and make comparisons of the costs of similar items in the United States. Students will analyze the differences in purchasing power and minimum wage in United States and Chile.
Compare And Contrast: India, Iowa, And The Usa,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Compare And Contrast: India, Iowa, And The Usa, Kelly Davidson
Open Educational Resources
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.
Comparing India And China's Population With Pasta,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Comparing India And China's Population With Pasta, Kelly Davidson
Open Educational Resources
Students will discuss reasons why a country might try to limit its birth rate. Students will compare geographic data for China and India. Students will use an online database to compare other population indicators for China and India. Students will write paragraphs explaining what these population statistics reveal about China and India. Students will read and answer questions about the population situation in China and India. Students will create a visual display of population data. Students will determine whether India should adopt a one-child policy.
Comparing Folk Tales,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Comparing Folk Tales, Anne Hoeper
Open Educational Resources
Students will be similarities and differences between Indian and American folktales. Students will realize that human natures crosses country borders. Students will be able to hypothesize about culture of India.
Comparing The Wisdom Of Places: Nigerian Yoruba Proverbs And Colonial American Proverbs Of Benjamin Franklin,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Comparing The Wisdom Of Places: Nigerian Yoruba Proverbs And Colonial American Proverbs Of Benjamin Franklin, Kathy Sundstedt
Open Educational Resources
Students will see similarities between proverbs from Nigeria and Colonial America.
Comparing Nigerian And United States Populations,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Comparing Nigerian And United States Populations, Anne Hoeper
Open Educational Resources
Students will be aware of population growth in Nigeria compared to the United States.
Conflict And Cooperation In Nigeria: A Dilemma,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Conflict And Cooperation In Nigeria: A Dilemma, Dr. Kay Weller
Open Educational Resources
Students will gather data about Nigeria from the learning stations and write a reaction paper based on the information from the graphic organizer and respond to the inquiry question. Students will create a poster explaining what they learned.
Comparing Three World Heritages: The Taj Mahal, The Great Wall, And The Statue Of Liberty,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Comparing Three World Heritages: The Taj Mahal, The Great Wall, And The Statue Of Liberty, Natasha Cooper, Kathy Sundstedt
Open Educational Resources
Students will be aware of similarities and differences between these three places.
Conflict Geography: The Separatist Movement In Quebec,
2012
Waterloo West High School, Waterloo Community School District
Conflict Geography: The Separatist Movement In Quebec, Melinda Meyne
Open Educational Resources
Students will research facts about the issue of the Québec Separatist Movement. They will learn about the points of view of important political figures as well as the average citizens. They will evaluate the facts and others' opinions to for their own opinion.
Continent Comparisons With Research Tools,
2012
West Dubuque Elementary, Dubuque, Iowa
Continent Comparisons With Research Tools, Todd Wernimont
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to correctly organize the continents in order by their size (area), population, highest and lowest elevation, and percent of Earth’s mass.
Countries And Capitals,
2012
WACO Community High School, WACO Community School District
Countries And Capitals, Lynita Hunt
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to identify and label the countries and capitals of the Hispanic World.
Crossing The Border In A Day: Over And Back,
2012
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, Dubuque, IA
Crossing The Border In A Day: Over And Back, Kim Daughetee
Open Educational Resources
The student will understand what motivates consumers to travel outside of their local community for both goods and services. The student will be able to list what the economic, as well as social ramifications are in relation to their local community.
Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, And Cultural Variations,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, And Cultural Variations, Sarah Lerdal
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to describe the five main components of culture. Given an image, students will be able to differentiate between the components of culture. Students will be able to explain the difference between cultural universals and cultural variations. Students will be able to identify cultural universals and variations in cultures around the world, specifically between the United States and Chile. Students will recognize that although there are lots of differences amongst world cultures, cultures also share many similarities.
Cultural Environment: Native American Peoples In North America,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Cultural Environment: Native American Peoples In North America, Erin Boydston
Open Educational Resources
Students will use pictures to compare and contrast the cultural environment of Native Americans in their regions.
D.A.M. Agriculture,
2012
Davenport School District, Davenport, IA
D.A.M. Agriculture, Roy Liljegren
Open Educational Resources
Students will read and classify agriculture cards into 3 subject areas. Students will make decisions cooperatively together. Students will analyze aspects of agriculture as they sort these cards. Students will individually make Venn diagrams showing their results. Students will be able to discuss and compare early food gathering to modern methods of farming in forming a historical format for cultures studied later.
Desertification, Fulani Herders, And Ecosystems In Nigeria,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Desertification, Fulani Herders, And Ecosystems In Nigeria, Dr. Kay Weller
Open Educational Resources
Students will compare and contrast maps of Africa showing climates, vegetation, and precipitation and analyze them as they relate to Nigeria in a 1 page essay. Students will search the Internet (or library) for information regarding desertification locating the region of Africa where desertification is an environmental issue on a blank map. Students will define desertification in one paragraph, and explain what two human processes cause it (overgrazing and overplowing/mismanagement). Students will research the Internet or library about Fulani herders in Nigeria and how they help prevent desertification through migration from Northern Nigeria to Southern Nigeria and back. Students will …
Developing A Sense Of Place Through India's Diversity: Using A Structured Discussion And Role-Play,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Developing A Sense Of Place Through India's Diversity: Using A Structured Discussion And Role-Play, Kay Weller
Open Educational Resources
Students will participate in a discussion and write a summative essay related to the discussion.
