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Transcontinental Railroad, Tyler Balow Jan 2012

Transcontinental Railroad, Tyler Balow

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Students will map their own routes for the transcontinental railroad. Students will read and analyze several maps in order to design their routes based on the geographical factors.


Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper Jan 2012

Nigerian Women As Traders, Natasha Cooper

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Students will participate in a simulation.


Let The River Run, Catharine Freeman Jan 2012

Let The River Run, Catharine Freeman

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Students will identify and illustrate parts of a stream. Students will describe how and why a stream develops. Students will design their own stream.


United States Landforms, Lara Earnest Jan 2012

United States Landforms, Lara Earnest

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Students will correctly locate and define U.S. landforms using geography resources.


Around The World In Five Days, Monte Dearmoun Jan 2012

Around The World In Five Days, Monte Dearmoun

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Students will become healthy, educated, ethical and productive citizens.


An Illustrated Monsoon, Kathy Sundstedt Jan 2012

An Illustrated Monsoon, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students will understand the meaning of the word monsoon and compare their climate to Indian climates.


An Introduction To Child Soldiers: Causes And Effects, Jen Slagel Jan 2012

An Introduction To Child Soldiers: Causes And Effects, Jen Slagel

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The student will be able to describe the causes for the use of child soldiers and its effects on the children.


Compare And Contrast: India, Iowa, And The Usa, Kelly Davidson Jan 2012

Compare And Contrast: India, Iowa, And The Usa, Kelly Davidson

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Students will research the five themes of geography and other facts about India, Iowa and the USA. Students will compare and contrast information about India, Iowa and the USA.


Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, And Cultural Variations, Sarah Lerdal Jan 2012

Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, And Cultural Variations, Sarah Lerdal

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Students will be able to describe the five main components of culture. Given an image, students will be able to differentiate between the components of culture. Students will be able to explain the difference between cultural universals and cultural variations. Students will be able to identify cultural universals and variations in cultures around the world, specifically between the United States and Chile. Students will recognize that although there are lots of differences amongst world cultures, cultures also share many similarities.


Developing A Sense Of Place Through India's Diversity: Using A Structured Discussion And Role-Play, Kay Weller Jan 2012

Developing A Sense Of Place Through India's Diversity: Using A Structured Discussion And Role-Play, Kay Weller

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Students will participate in a discussion and write a summative essay related to the discussion.


Discovering Diffusion And Reformulation, Sarah Lerdal Jan 2012

Discovering Diffusion And Reformulation, Sarah Lerdal

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Students will be able to define diffusion and reformulation and give examples of each. Students will be able to explain how certain everyday products have been diffused into the American culture. Students will be able to use Google Earth and its tagging feature to demonstrate to the class the origins of the product or process.


Follow An Indian Resource, Luke Juran Jan 2012

Follow An Indian Resource, Luke Juran

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Students will learn various facts about India and Indian states. Students will observe how regional economies are related to national economies, and in turn how national economies fit into the large picture of the global economy. Students will observe how transportation infrastructures (highways, railroads, ports, etc.) aid in the transportation of goods, resources, communication, etc. Students will get a better feel for the geography of India.


Float Along With Huck And Jim, Sue Milligan Jan 2012

Float Along With Huck And Jim, Sue Milligan

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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.


Geographic Impact On Population Density, Mona Yanacheak Jan 2012

Geographic Impact On Population Density, Mona Yanacheak

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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 Agriculture Photo Essay, Mark Felderman Jan 2012

Geography Agriculture Photo Essay, Mark Felderman

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Students will use the creativity of photography to show understanding of the 5 themes of geography.


Cache A Gps And Map It In Your Notebook, Susan Reed Jan 2012

Cache A Gps And Map It In Your Notebook, Susan Reed

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The students will learn how to properly use a GPS device. Students will use latitude and longitude points to locate a cache while taking notes. Students will write up directions and construct a map on how other students can find the cache.


Best Crop, Bill Schwarz Jan 2012

Best Crop, Bill Schwarz

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Students will match the best conditions for a crop to the existing conditions around the state of Iowa.


Globalization And The Columbian Exchange, Meagan Mccoy Jan 2012

Globalization And The Columbian Exchange, Meagan Mccoy

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Define globalization and explain how the Columbian Exchange shows globalization.


Global Water Crisis Awareness, Krista Elmquist Jan 2012

Global Water Crisis Awareness, Krista Elmquist

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Students in small groups will research water crisis conditions and record findings for one country in crisis on a graphic organizer. Student groups will share findings with classmates who will add additional information so comparisons can be made between countries.


Gunga Din: Using Literature To Understand India's Colonial Past, Kathy Sundstedt Jan 2012

Gunga Din: Using Literature To Understand India's Colonial Past, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students use the Rudyard Kipling poem “Gunga Din” to understand India’s colonial past.


Comparing The Wisdom Of Places: Nigerian Yoruba Proverbs And Colonial American Proverbs Of Benjamin Franklin, Kathy Sundstedt Jan 2012

Comparing The Wisdom Of Places: Nigerian Yoruba Proverbs And Colonial American Proverbs Of Benjamin Franklin, Kathy Sundstedt

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Students will see similarities between proverbs from Nigeria and Colonial America.


Culture In Our Community, Carmen Besler, Tammy Van Cleve, Molly Baumhover, Amy Steffensmeier Jan 2012

Culture In Our Community, Carmen Besler, Tammy Van Cleve, Molly Baumhover, Amy Steffensmeier

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Students will define culture and become aware of the various cultures in our community.


Homeless Bird, Kelly Davidson, Natasha Cooper Jan 2012

Homeless Bird, Kelly Davidson, Natasha Cooper

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Students will use “Homeless Bird” to identify Indian geography and culture. Students will define vocabulary from the text. Students will locate important geographical places.


European Trip, Sara Mangrich Jan 2012

European Trip, Sara Mangrich

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Students will learn about and present information about a country from Europe or Eurasia and compare it to another country.


Fiction, Geography, And Migration, Dr. Kay Weller Jan 2012

Fiction, Geography, And Migration, Dr. Kay Weller

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Students will read Grapes of Wrath, citing specific examples of the role of geography in the story in geography field notes.


Genocide, Trent Lamphier Jan 2012

Genocide, Trent Lamphier

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Students will be able to understand the causes and effects of genocide in world history.


Getting Familiar With Mapping, Susan Wernimont, Jayne Meyer, Carl Meyers, Beth Jarding Jan 2012

Getting Familiar With Mapping, Susan Wernimont, Jayne Meyer, Carl Meyers, Beth Jarding

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Students will identify characteristics of maps and learn how to use tools to make and analyze them.


Google Sketch Monumental Structures Project, Ryan Dalton Jan 2012

Google Sketch Monumental Structures Project, Ryan Dalton

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The objective of the activity is to create a three dimensional monumental, unique, and everlasting structure that symbolizes your selected culture between the 100CE and 1800CE. The second objective will be to research the location, the resources, trade routes, people, specialized skills, and artisans to complete this task. The created structure should symbolize the empire's region's culture, history, location, power, and prestige.


Higher Or Lower Temperatures, Evelyn Oliver Jan 2012

Higher Or Lower Temperatures, Evelyn Oliver

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Students will be able to draw clothing appropriate for each season in Iowa. Students will be able to determine if a city is warmer or cooler than Logan, IA and identify the difference in latitude, nearness to water, and elevation.


City/Building/Directions/Nature/Weather/Forest Animal Words, Denise Liechty Jan 2012

City/Building/Directions/Nature/Weather/Forest Animal Words, Denise Liechty

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Students will be able to recall/recognize/identify/define and demonstrate knowledge of the City/Building/Directions/Nature/Weather/Forest Animal words.