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Geography Common Core RI.11-12.2 resources
Two Million Minutes Globalization Movie Activity
Captivate your current issues or human geography students with an eye-opening tour through the lives of fellow teenagers in China and India, comparing their education with the typical American’s, with the debate-inducing documentary, Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination.This hour-long film makes a great jumping-off activity for incoming freshmen, nearing-graduation seniors, and any high schooler in between for any class ranging from Study Skills, World or US History, Human or World Geograph
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9th - 12th
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Just Eat It Food Waste Sustainability Movie Activity Print & Digital
Captivate your students with an eye-opening exploration of just how much food is thrown away in the U.S. and worldwide with this engaging documentary, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story.This 75-minute film makes a great addition to any garbage or sustainability unit in your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is investigating and solving real-world pr
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9th - 12th
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Japan Nigeria Population Growth Decline Movie Activity | Human World Geography
Investigate the wildly opposite population growth trends that exist in the world: the explosive growth in underdeveloped Nigeria and the population decline of an aging Japan. Using a short documentary, news articles, and population pyramid graphs, this lesson kit makes a great addition to your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable Google Doc. Greatness is investigating issues closely to determine the best solutions.We t
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9th - 12th
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American Factory Movie Globalization Activity Kit for Current Events
Offer your students a different look at globalization and how international business has upended and reshaped local US communities, not just other places far away with this engaging documentary, American Factory. This film makes a great addition to your globalization unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Macroeconomics class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable Google Doc files. Greatness is examining complex issues from various viewpoints.We think of globalization as cal
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9th - 12th
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Into the Wild Powerpoint Slides
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild is a nonfiction book that most high school students find relevant, fascinating, and thought provoking. But my experience with teaching the book also revealed that it can be a challenge because it is so chock full of information, much of which could be reinforced through visual representation. That's why I created this helpful supplementary teaching tool: 45 chapter-by-chapter slides that depict maps, places, and other items of interest found in the book.
While all
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10th - 12th
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World's Most Polluted River Citarum River Freshwater Supply Movie Kit
Captivate your students with an investigation into Indonesia's Citarum River, widely considered the world's dirtiest, with this engaging documentary, The World's Most Polluted River.This hour-long film makes a great addition to your water or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is understanding how interconnected our choic
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9th - 12th
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Last Call at the Oasis Freshwater Supply Conservation Pollution Movie
Investigate the various water issues that challenge us--our dwindling freshwater supply as well as the chemicals polluting the water available--with this engaging documentary, Last Call at the Oasis.This hour-and-a-half film makes a great addition to your water or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is problem-solving our
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9th - 12th
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US National Parks and States Maps Worksheets and Quizzes for Geography
Geography is important in understanding many different topics. I love teaching my middle school and high school students about national parks. With these maps and quizzes, students are able to get a good grasp of where the 63 national parks are located as well as the states in which they are located. This resource includes five different maps of the US and four different quizzes, which are based on the provided maps. It also has a sheet of a list of all the national parks in alphabetical order a
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5th - 12th
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HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
The Ocean and Climate Change: Virgin Islands National Park Science Activity
Virgin Islands National Park includes over 7,000 acres of shorelines, marine habitats, coral reefs, and tropical rainforests. Because this park is located on an island in the Atlantic Ocean, it is very reliant on the ocean and the effects it has on the island. There are many ways that the ocean affects the islands. In this activity, students will examine the effects of the ocean and climate change, specifically, on Virgin Islands National Park. Basically, there are six 'stations' in this activit
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS2-5
, MS-ESS3-2
, HS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-1
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Groundwater and Human Interaction Model Activity: Mammoth Cave National Park
Groundwater is an important subject to cover in any general science or earth science class when you discuss the water cycle and/or the hydrosphere. In this activity, students will learn about groundwater, karst areas, permeable and impermeable materials, water table, saturated zone, unsaturated zone, wells and human interaction with groundwater. These topics are learned as students study a specific area of Mammoth Cave National Park. In this activity, students will receive a seven-page packet. T
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
How to Read Basic Maps: Zion National Park for Science or Social Studies
It is important for students to know how to read a map. There are several things that are included in most maps such as latitude, longitude, compass rose, key (legend) and a scale. There are also several types of maps such as topographic maps and thematic maps. In this activity students will learn all this and more about maps. There is also an optional quiz, to test for understanding. First, students will read a 2-page passage about the importance of reading maps and the four things that are usu
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, MS-ESS3-3
, HS-ESS3-4
Pump Fossil Alternative Fuel Sustainability Movie Activity Print & Digital
Shock your students with an eye-opening look into the reason we use gasoline to fuel our cars and the multiple, cleaner alternative fuels that currently exist with this engaging film, Pump!This film makes a great addition to your renewable energy or sustainability unit in any Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. This resource comes in printable PDF and editable digital Google files. ************************************Greatness is exploring multiple options to determi
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9th - 12th
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River Ganges Reading Fact Files + Hindu Story Differentiated Activities
Explore the significance of the Ganges River in Indian culture with this engaging and differentiated resource! This download includes two reading levels of information texts covering geography, history, and the cultural impact of the sacred river. Additionally, discover the Hindu myth of Shiva bringing the Ganges from heaven to earth—an important and sacred narrative explaining the river's religious significance.This comprehensive package comprises differentiated texts, multiple-choice quizzes,
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Hinduism Information + Hindu Festivals + Hindu Stories Big Bundle
Human Footprint Lifetime Garbage Waste Movie Activity Print & Digital
Captivate your students with eye-opening displays of the lifetime count of everyday things your students consume with this visually impactful film, NatGeo's Human Footprint. This 60+-minute film makes a great addition to studying one's eco footprint in any garbage or sustainability unit in your Current Issues, Human Geography, or Environmental Science class. Student materials come in both print PDF and editable digital Google files.************************************Greatness is acknowledging t
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9th - 12th
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Defining Development - IB Global Politics
This ready-to-use lesson and study guide introduces students to the concept of development. It includes an interactive Nearpod or Canva presentation featuring cartoons, maps, visualizations and quotes that engage students in thinking about different definitions and measures of development. The presentation begins by asking students to draw their own ideas of development. Separate from the presentation, the lesson also includes a video, a short reading and some quotes/perspectives on development.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Borderlands - How Borders Create Conflict
Immerse your students with this perspective building unit based on the Murdock Map of Africa. The academic focus of this lesson is focused on how borders have been created in ways that create modern conflict. With a powerful interactive activity to open this lesson the borderlands unit encourages evidence analysis and group discussion. In addition, to an easy to deliver and engaging opening activity this lesson includes challenging classwork that has students study the Murdock Map and connect
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8th - 11th
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Multi-Cultural Research Project - Chocolate 101 - Food Science
Indulge your students' love for chocolate while exploring the fascinating world of "Food Science Chocolate 101." Dive into the delicious details of chocolate with engaging research assignments and bonus worksheets.Key Features:Discover the origins and production process of chocolateExplore the chemistry behind cocoa and its varietiesLearn about the four main types of chocolate and how to melt them effectivelyEngage in research assignments covering 9 countries where chocolate is grown, including
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5th - 8th
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