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High school geography resources for GATE
Geography Lessons and Activities | Critical and Creative Thinking BUNDLE
If you're looking for fabulous lesson plans about many aspects of geography, this bundle is for you! They're the perfect way to build geography skills, critical thinking skills, and creativity skills, all at once! You'll love the super high quality graphics, original articles, and the super clear teacher instructions for every single lesson.Ten different lessons/activities are included, and all of them align with National Geography Standards. Every resource has more than one activity, so this is
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2nd - 9th
Amazing Race Printable Templates
This file is a PowerPoint file with Amazing Race templates to create challenges, detours and roadblocks in any content area. These templates can be used digitally or as printables. Just click inside the editable text boxes to add your content.Template includes: planning pageschallenge folderroute information carddetour cardroadblock cardplayer name tagsPowerPoint slides template
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K - 12th, Staff
Geography Latitude and Discovery of Longitude Activities Plotting Coordinates
The discovery of longitude is so fascinating! Your students will love reading or listening to the story of how the mystery was solved and engaging in super fun activities to practice their coordinate grid latitude and longitude plotting. There's an original article about the discovery of longitude written especially to keep the attention of students. Do you love making geography come alive? I made this especially because my own students got so easily bored with latitude and longitude. I knew the
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Geography Lessons and Activities | Critical and Creative Thinking BUNDLE
Topographical Salt Dough Map of the United States
It's ready for Distance Learning! This is a turn-key project. Assign it to your students and let the parents work with them. They can present it with pictures or video. The format is Google Slides, so you can alter it any way you see fit. There is a list of features that students must label. From mountains to bodies of water, basins to rivers, the goal is to get them familiar with the landscape of the United States. I am using this as a GATE enrichment project. But, it can be used with a
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4th - 12th
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Geography: Physical Landmarks in the United States
Have students mark up their maps and learn about physical landmarks in the United States!
This can be an extension activity to the geography packet and
gifted geography packet
Whats in this worksheet
- checklist for students to keep track of their work .
- make this worksheet into doodle notes and have students customize their worksheet
Students will
-identify major physical landmarks in the United States
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Civics U.S. Geography and Map Skills Bundle
WONDERS OF THE WORLD INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT Based Learning PBL Genius Hour
This easy-to-follow, NO PREP, FULLY-EDITABLE resource gives you everything you need to have your students do a WONDERS OF THE WORLD INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PBL PROJECT! Simply print out or post the Student Directions, Student Answer Sheets, and Student Tracker and GO! Students will follow the Design Process/Creative Problem-Solving Cycle to Research, Brainstorm, Plan, Create, Share, and Evaluate to learn about any "wonder" of the world (ancient, animal, art, modern, monumental, natural) and create
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4th - 12th
Expedition into America’s National Parks
This unit is comprised of 24 lessons designed to meet the needs of 4th-8th
grade gifted students. The three main goals of the unit are to: (a) introduce students
to the concept of exploration, (b) afford students an opportunity to use the problem-based learning method described by Gallagher (2009), and (c) provide context
whereby students can explore the five themes of geography. By the end of the unit
students will have completed an individualized research project requiring strategic
planning a
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4th - 10th
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Europe Crossword Puzzles
Europe Crossword Puzzles is a set of crossword puzzles that focuses on the themes of: European geography, European people, & European history. The crossword puzzles act as a great overview of Europe because they have the students looking at the continent in a variety of ways. They are great to use: · an opening lesson when starting to cover Europe· as auxiliary studies of Europe when you lack the textbook or time to cover Europe· great emergency lesson plans· for extra credit· as a great way
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4th - 12th
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Transcontinental Railroad Bundle
You may also be interested in: Transcontinental Railroad WebquestContent Standards Addressed:4.4 Students explain how California became an agricultural and industrial power, tracing the transformation of the California economy and its political and cultural development since the 1850s. 1. Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its co
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4th - 10th
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Personality Type Quiz-Landmark | Get to Know You Inventory Test | Back to School
Boost student relationships with this no-prep, easy-to-use Landmark Personality Inventory! This personality survey, based on the long-standing four temperaments, turns this abstract concept into a lesson that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable! TWO LEVELS of the personality test are included, making it applicable for 3rd-12th grade students...and beyond! This personality quiz theme can be used in any school subject as a Get to Know You Activity at Back to School Time, or any oth
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: PERSONALITY TYPES MEGA BUNDLE | 45 Themed Personality Inventories
Chinese Dynasty Project: Stop Motion
If you love teaching history through project based learning, this activity is a hit! Whether it is for Chinese History, World History, or Geography (what I created it for), the best way for students to learn is through creating. Attached is project with grading criteria, an example video, and a note sheet to use during their time to "show" their stop-motions. You use your digression as to how they create the stop-motion as well as if you would like to further assess over their class notes with a
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7th - 12th
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NO PREP Gifted Geography and Map Skills Packet
Looking for end of the year work?Need a NO PREP geography lesson?Need a QUICK introduction to map skills?This is the gifted version of my original geography packet . This includes a differentiated and enhanced project that gets your Gifted and Talented students thinking! Everything you need is Included in this packet!-2 coloring activities-Mapactivity-2 differentiated projects (home and class project)-Optional Tabs-Vocabulary-Students can color their packetStudents will -Identify where the Unit
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5th - 12th
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Global/US Geography Jingle - Creative Song Production
This Digital Storytelling Unit is designed to be completed over the course of three to four weeks. Students, working in teams of three to four, will explore core curricular content and be required to make an engaging and creative short video about that content. This Digital Storytelling unit is part of a larger initiative called Meridian Stories (www.meridianstories.com).
Each Digital Storytelling Unit:
• Should take three to four weeks to complete;
• Is aligned to Common Core Curricular Standa
Grades:
6th - 12th
Iowa - Internet Research Activities
24 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Iowa. Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online about the people of this state: state flag and state seal, governor and state capital, a stamp and coin honoring this state, major mountains and rivers, large cities and lakes, state wildlife and major crops, a popular song honoring the state, important moments in the state’s history, famous people from this state, interesting facts about this state, and
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4th - 10th
Geography: Making Meaning with Maps: Geography & the Arts
This project asks students to develop a map of a geographic region using an art form that interests them. Their project should demonstrate how geography and maps both reflect and influence our understanding of the world.This challenging activity includes detailed, student-friendly Steps to Success that lead the learner through the process of creating a high-level, quality independent project. To add rigor and thoughtfulness, students reflect on their Exploration by answering stimulating “Importa
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4th - 9th
Egypt - Internet Research Activities
24 printable or digital pages to engage your students in Internet Research on Egypt. Students use a phone, tablet or laptop to search online:the inhabitants, language, customs, flag, coat of arms, money, stamps, mountains, rivers, pyramids, wild animals, popular sports, national anthem, major historical incidents.PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTI
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School Explore the World Bundle
Geography - What Do You Know?
Just as knowing vocabulary allows a child to better comprehend what they are reading, there is a common core of background knowledge that also needs to be taught in order for a child to truly understand their culture. These “What Do You Know?” cultural literacy questions challenge your students to learn about people/places/things/events that happened prior to today’s modern culture and give them a better advantage to be smarter and more productive members of a society that moves faster than it e
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Cultural Literacy Activities Bundle - What Do You Know?
Europe Case Study - Who Owns the Elgin Marbles?
Are you looking for an extension or a GT activity for your unit on Europe? Use this discussion activity on the Elgin Marbles. Your students will read about the history of the Parthenon and the "theft" of the Elgin Marbles. After completing an Opinion/Proof Graphic Organizer, your students will debate who should own the statues from this World Heritage Site. This activity is perfect for practicing point of view and crafting an argument based on facts. With this resource, you will receive:-Goog
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES BUNDLE
Save our Planet #5: Vegetarianism
Save our Planet #5: Vegetarianism is the 5th in a series of lesson plans to teach students about the greenhouse effect, global warming, climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, reusing/repairing/recycling, and vegetarianism.This resource contains:1. a detailed lesson plan,2. an information sheet/article3. a set of comprehension activities/questions4. a simple crossword that encourages student to read the information sheet again,5. a more advance crossword that encourages students to do more
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Thirteen (13) Colonies Name Origin Match-Up--Pairs, Solo, or Talk-Through in Cla
Fun for learning the origins of the names of the Thirteen Colonies--and a great chance to lightly talk through influences and chronology of settlement in a pleasant way. For instance, Maryland is named for Queen Henrietta Maria, a Catholic queen, which was fitting for a colony favorable for settlement by Catholics. Caroline/Carolina is the feminine version of "Charles," which many students probably don't know, but later helps make sense of terms like the "Carolingian Renaissance" in world histor
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6th - 9th
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LEGO Population Pyramid Activity
Students engage in the geography classroom as they analyze data and create population pyramids. Students will observe the increase and decline of crude birth and death rates to explain the development of countries based on their populations. This activity is fun, engaging, and collaborative. Can be adapted and developed for the differentiated classroom.
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8th - 12th
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Road Trip Activity
Road Trip for US History or Geography. Students will be planning and presenting on a multi-day road trip. This assignment can be easily modified to most any classroom theme or lesson.
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4th - 9th
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