Discovering Chile And Its Culture,
2012
Lincoln High School, West Des Moines, Iowa
Discovering Chile And Its Culture, Ileana Gonzalez
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to familiarize themselves with the geography of Chile. Students will be able to familiarize themselves with sites of interest in Chile. Students will be able to become aware of geographical differences and similarities between Chile and the US/Iowa. Students will be able to compare life and culture in Chile to life in the US/Iowa through festivals, schools, landscape, music and other cultural topics.
Erosion,
2012
Riceville Schools, Riceville IA
Erosion, Andy Harter
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to identify the causes and effects of erosion. Students will hypothesize ways to help curb erosion. Students will be able to identify ways being used now to curb erosion.
European Trip,
2012
Wood Intermediate School, Davenport School District
European Trip, Sara Mangrich
Open Educational Resources
Students will learn about and present information about a country from Europe or Eurasia and compare it to another country.
Five Themes With Travelbydrone.Com,
2012
George Washington Middle School
Five Themes With Travelbydrone.Com, Danny Kirst
Open Educational Resources
The students will be able to choose a place in the world on TravelByDrone.com and present to the class 4 of the 5 themes of geography concerning that particular place.
Float Along With Huck And Jim,
2012
West High School – Waterloo Community Schools
Float Along With Huck And Jim, Sue Milligan
Open Educational Resources
Students will map the trip Huck and Jim take on the Mississippi and mark key plot points with a picture of the area, geographic fact about the area, and a question about the characters' actions that can be answered with a geographic and/or cultural fact.
Field Walk To The Lake Mills Country School,
2012
Lake Mills Comm. Schools
Field Walk To The Lake Mills Country School, Julie Aamodt
Open Educational Resources
Students will take a field walk to our town’s country school. The students will be able to explore what a country school looked like and hear a presentation.
Five Themes Of Geography And India,
2012
South Tama County Middle School, Toledo, IA
Five Themes Of Geography And India, George Kuhter
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to reinforce the five themes of geography using a real life example.
Found Treasure Mural,
2012
Bunger Middle School, Waterloo school District
Found Treasure Mural, Jessi Vickers
Open Educational Resources
Students will demonstrate how to use a GPS and a compass correctly to find various hidden "treasures" and then work together as a class to create a multimedia mural based on the found objects.
Frisbee Golf And Gps,
2012
Lake Park High School, Harris-Lake Park School District
Frisbee Golf And Gps, Lane Gunderson
Open Educational Resources
To have the students integrate geography skills and concepts into a P.E. activity.
Gandhi's Story,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Gandhi's Story, Mary Sue Ellinger
Open Educational Resources
Students will read aloud and understand Gandhi’s story and impact on India.
Genocide In Rwanda,
2012
Decorah High School, Decorah School District
Genocide In Rwanda, Tyler Balow
Open Educational Resources
In small groups, students will complete a jigsaw on Hutu propaganda and explain how it can be applied to the “8 stages of genocide”. These findings will be presented to the rest of the class.
Geocaching To Review For Assessment,
2012
Des Moines Hoover High School, Des Moines Public Schools
Geocaching To Review For Assessment, Benjamin (Bj) Vanvleet
Open Educational Resources
Students will use a GPS device either individually or in groups to search for answers to an assessment’s review questions. Students will become familiar with the technology aspects of GPS but also prepare for whatever assessment (Quiz, Test, Unit Exam) that a teacher chooses.
Generating Comic Books Teach About Quilts As Maps,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Generating Comic Books Teach About Quilts As Maps, Dr. Kay Weller
Open Educational Resources
Students will generate a comic book about how escaping slaves used quilts as maps on the Underground Railroad.
Genocide,
2012
Moline High School, Moline IL.
Genocide, Trent Lamphier
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to understand the causes and effects of genocide in world history.
Geography Agriculture Photo Essay,
2012
Chariton High School, Chariton School District
Geography Agriculture Photo Essay, Mark Felderman
Open Educational Resources
Students will use the creativity of photography to show understanding of the 5 themes of geography.
Geography And Government,
2012
Riverside Community Schools
Geography And Government, Michelle Griffen
Open Educational Resources
Students will use geography to understand how people and the environment can work together. We have different local, state, and national governments that have authority over our lives. Specific academic vocabulary helps us communicate in science, social studies, and math.
Geographic Impact On Population Density,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Geographic Impact On Population Density, Mona Yanacheak
Open Educational Resources
Students will locate census data and create maps to demonstrate population density around the world on the continents; analyze the information to determine geographic and socials needs of the region, draw conclusions and anticipate significant needs within the region due to the population density.
Geography Of Conflict: Syria,
2012
Cedar Falls High School
Geography Of Conflict: Syria, Andrea Aykens
Open Educational Resources
Students will understand the origins of the current conflict in Syria and the human rights abuses that can occur under an autocratic form of government.
Getting To Know You And Others,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Getting To Know You And Others, Anne Hoeper, Natasha Cooper, Kathy Sundstedt
Open Educational Resources
Students will be aware of similarities and differences in the lives of teens living in the United States and Nigeria.
Getting Acquainted With An Iowa Farmer,
2012
Wood Intermediate School, Davenport School District
Getting Acquainted With An Iowa Farmer, Anne Hoeper
Open Educational Resources
Students will compare and contrast past and present life on Iowa farms.
