Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Desertification, Fulani Herders, And Ecosystems In Nigeria, Dr. Kay Weller

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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 …

Discovering Chile And Its Culture, Ileana Gonzalez

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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.

Economics Of Agriculture, Mark Felderman

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Students will be able to identify and explain the factors that cause shifts in agriculture’s supply and demand.

Effects Of The Monsoon As Seen Through Google Earth, Tami Mcinroy

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Students will observe the changes in the landscape in Asia (specifically India) during the summer and winter monsoon. Students will understand that the monsoon start and end dates fluctuate a bit each year. Students will learn patterns of which monsoon seasons are in effect and when. Students will identify the challenges that come with each season.

European Comparisons, Barry Eberhard

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Students will compare and contrast different rates within European countries’ culture to the United States.

Farmers And Economic Decision-Making, Anthony Boggs

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Students will be able to make rational economic decisions based on given conditions. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the impact economic decisions have on agricultural products in the state of Iowa.

Field Walk To The Lake Mills Country School, Julie Aamodt

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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 With Travelbydrone.Com, Danny Kirst

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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.

Frisbee Golf And Gps, Lane Gunderson

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To have the students integrate geography skills and concepts into a P.E. activity.

Fun With Longitude And Latitude, Angela Groene

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Students will be able to use longitude and latitude to locate points on a map.

Genocide In Rwanda, Tyler Balow

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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.

Geography And Government, Michelle Griffen

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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.

Geography Around The Great Wall, Bob Gilbertson

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Students will be able to:

• Describe the Great Wall in their own words

• Work collaboratively with a small group

• Increase their informational writing skills by writing a 7 paragraph essay instead of usual 5

Geography Of Conflict: Syria, Andrea Aykens

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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.

Glass Factory Lab, Scott Severson

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Students will develop a plan to separate mixtures that are waste products from a glass factory. Students will separate these recycled products on a small scale in the lab and apply the results to a large scale factory plan that is economically and environmentally responsible.

Gps Navigation Activity, Carmen Besler, Jayne Meyer, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber

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Students will be able to find a location using new coordinates.

Here Today... Here Tomorrow???: Biodegradable Experiment, Kristi Watson

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Students will be able to see the importance of using biodegradable materials to help the earth.

History Of Iowa Farming, Anthony Boggs

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Students will be able to describe modern farming techniques with those of antiquity and understand the chain of events connecting them.

Hiv/Aids Status In Africa, Steve Knoche

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Students will be able to determine where in the world the rates of HIV/AIDS are the highest and be able to compare those rates with other parts of the world.

How Do Your School Rules Compare?, Natasha Cooper

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Students will gain knowledge in their own school rules. Students will be able to compare their school rules with Nigerian school rules.

How The Middle East "Got That Way" Ii, Brittany Lasen

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Students will be able to describe reasons for the conflict in the Middle East and the groups that are involved in the conflict.

Influenza, Erin Hogan

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Students will research questions about the flu and why people do not get vaccinated each year. Students will research the H1N1 or swine flu outbreak of 2009 and the Spanish Flu of 1918. Students will map the spread of the flu.

Iowa And Its Farming During World War Ii, Dennis Smeltzer, Pat Brown, Carmen Nimmo

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Students will have an understanding of the impact of World War II on Iowa and farming. Students will identify the type of propaganda used (name calling, glittering generalities, plain folk, bandwagon, celebrity endorsement).

Iowa History: Cemeteries, Deb Tulley

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Students will be able to describe the historical development of a region, and describe ways people interact with physical environment.

La Historia De Nuestras Vidas: A Cultural Awareness Lesson Through Immigration Stories, Dawn Shattuck

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Students will be able to identify cultural and/or economic conditions that influence one’s desire to migrate to or from a country. Students will become aware of cultural differences and will develop a non-judgmental attitude of acceptance, understanding that there is more than one way to behave or more than one way to organize society. Students will be able to empathize with one from another culture. Students will be able to respect the strengths and weaknesses of cultures.

Learn About Physical Environments, Jodi Russell, Marlene Weber, Jan Jauhiainen

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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, Barry Eberhard

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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, Cathy Kruse, Elaine Schultz

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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 Activity: What Countries Have Child Soldiers?, Kimn Hassenfritz

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Students will be able to understand what countries use child soldiers and draw generalizations.

Monsoons: A Three Season Play, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students will enact and understand the causes of South Asia’s monsoon.