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.)
Learn The Five Themes Of Geography,
2012
Wapsie Valley Jr./Sr. High School, Fairbank, Iowa
Learn The Five Themes Of Geography, Barry Eberhard
Open Educational Resources
Students will be given the opportunity to learn the five themes of geography and the relationship between them.
Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography,
2012
Forest City High School, Forest City, Iowa
Making And Interpreting Line And Bar Graphs In Geography, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz
Open Educational Resources
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.
Mapping History,
2012
Clarinda Middle School, Clarinda Public Schools, Clarinda, IA
Mapping History, Linda Vanden Bosch
Open Educational Resources
Students will locate each historical event's location through US History from 1400 to 1865 and transfer that information to their own blown-up outline map and classroom wall size map.
Monsoons: A Key To Understanding India,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Monsoons: A Key To Understanding India, Kelly Davidson
Open Educational Resources
Students will define monsoons and their significance for India. Students will analyze the impact of the monsoon on many aspects of life in India. Students evaluate the degree to which an understanding of the monsoons and water issues is a key to understanding India.
Mpower The World, Your County, And You,
2012
Harmony High School, Farmington, IA
Mpower The World, Your County, And You, Amy Morgan
Open Educational Resources
Students will develop and demonstrate a program/project based on the five themes and their community.
Mapping World News,
2012
Williams Intermediate School, Davenport Community School District
Mapping World News, Beth Miller
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to use an atlas to locate countries on a world map.
Mapping The Crusades,
2012
Southeast Webster-Grand Junior High School, SE Webster-Grand Community Schools
Mapping The Crusades, Janet K. Wills
Open Educational Resources
Students will create a Google Earth Tour of the First Crusade to Jerusalem. Using a spreadsheet, students will calculate the distance between each of the cities including a final total.
Mystery Class For Math,
2012
Don Bosco High School
Mystery Class For Math, David Sundstedt
Open Educational Resources
Using Mystery Class (website), students will calculate photoperiods and analyze data.
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.
Mystery Class Sites: Adapted From Journey North Mystery Class,
2012
Davenport Community School District
Mystery Class Sites: Adapted From Journey North Mystery Class, Jan Hill, Anne Hoeper, Lori Stephens
Open Educational Resources
Students will know how sunrise and sunset times can be used to discover exact locations.
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.
Nasir, A Bangladesh Driver,
2012
Starmont Schools, Arlington, Iowa
Nasir, A Bangladesh Driver, Jane Watson
Open Educational Resources
Students will have an understanding of the work life of a Bangladesh worker. Students will have an understanding of the different types of transportation in Bangladesh. Students will have a beginning understanding of the economic differences between the USA and the developing country of Bangladesh.
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.
Nigerian Women As Traders,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper
Open Educational Resources
Students will participate in a simulation.
People On The Move,
2012
Williams Intermediate School, Davenport School District
People On The Move, Noel Hansen, Allison Hendrickson
Open Educational Resources
Students will be able to define the movement terms: internal displaced person, refugee, and migrant. Students will be able to categorize simulated situations (skits performed by the teachers) of people on the move. Students will be able to identify real-life situations using the terms.
Osae Can You See? What Is It Like In Chile?,
2012
Wood Intermediate School
Osae Can You See? What Is It Like In Chile?, Anne Hoeper
Open Educational Resources
Students will examine and analyze a set of pictures. Students will hypothesize what life is like in Chile. Students will make conclusions about geographical location or culture in Chile.
Plastic Bags Contest - Bangladesh Vs. Usa,
2012
Starmont Schools, Arlington, Iowa
Plastic Bags Contest - Bangladesh Vs. Usa, Jane Watson
Open Educational Resources
Students will have an understanding of the environmental issues concerning plastic bags. Students will discover that some developing countries including Bangladesh are more environmentally proactive than the USA in reducing plastic bags.
Outstanding Fields Of Corn,
2012
University of Northern Iowa
Outstanding Fields Of Corn, Andrea Liljegren
Open Educational Resources
Students will construct a diorama illustrating a selected geographic theme. Students will write a short informational paragraph relating to the theme. Students will include both elements of the past and present in their display. Students will give evidence of basic knowledge agriculture.
Population Numbers,
2012
Forest City High School, Forest City, Iowa
Population Numbers, Jon Bliesmer
Open Educational Resources
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.
