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WORLD CULTURES THEME PARK MAP PROJECT - SOCIAL STUDIES/SUBSTITUTE LESSON. This is a five-page packet that provides detailed instructions for the world cultures theme park project.

WORLD CULTURES THEME PARK MAP PROJECT - SOCIAL STUDIES/SUBSTITUTE LESSON

I use it to reinforce students' knowledge about world cultures and to brush up on their mapmaking skills. This would also make an excellent project to leave with a substitute teacher, as I have provided very detailed instructions that are easy to follow. This project encourages creativity and critical thinking. You might consider using it as an alternative to a test or an essay. Students will create a theme park that demonstrates their acquired knowledge of a nation's culture, while also demonstrating an ability to accurately create and label a map. One year I asked students to design their park solely around French culture. Included, please find a VERY detailed lesson plan along with a student checklist/handout, and a rubric for evaluating the project.

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WHERE DO BANANAS GROW? A GEOGRAPHY LESSON ABOUT MOVEMENT

&nbsp; <a href=" target="_blank">See how this improves your TpT experience</a>. </span></div> About Us | Blog | FAQs & Help All Categories Cart Your shopping cart is empty. WHAT TIME IS IT? INTRODUCING AMERICAN STANDARD TIME ZONES ASSIGNMENT. USE CARDINAL AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS: MAP SKILLS ASSIGNMENT. This is a challenging geography/map skills assignment for upper elementary and middle school students that teaches students how to properly use cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) and intermediate directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest) with a map of Europe.

USE CARDINAL AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS: MAP SKILLS ASSIGNMENT

So, what makes this assignment different from all of the others that you have used? The assignment is written so that students must interact with the map before they use cardinal and intermediate directions. They must first properly label the cardinal and intermediate directions on the included map's compass rose. Then, they must locate and label 15 European cities and 10 bodies of water.

After successfully locating these places, there are 10 questions that require them to think about how people move from one city to another. Here is a sample question: "Akalena is a marine biologist studying life in the Mediterranean Sea. If you like this product, consider purchasing these related items from my store: 2. THE COLOSSEUM - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS.

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THE COLOSSEUM - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

&nbsp; <a href=" target="_blank">See how this improves your TpT experience</a>. </span></div> About Us | Blog | FAQs & Help All Categories. ISLAM INTRODUCTORY VOCABULARY MATCHING ASSIGNMENT + 4 PUZZLES. Consider purchasing this quick vocabulary assignment to introduce your elementary or middle school students to some basic terminology about Islam.

ISLAM INTRODUCTORY VOCABULARY MATCHING ASSIGNMENT + 4 PUZZLES

You might even use it as a vocabulary quiz. The choice is yours! INTRODUCTORY GEOGRAPHY TERMS - VOCABULARY MATCHING ASSIGNMENT + 6 PUZZLES. Consider purchasing this quick vocabulary assignment to introduce your elementary or middle school students to some basic geography terminology about landforms and bodies of water.

INTRODUCTORY GEOGRAPHY TERMS - VOCABULARY MATCHING ASSIGNMENT + 6 PUZZLES

You might even use it as a vocabulary quiz. The choice is yours! There are twenty terms found in the complete assignment, with kid-friendly definitions, and an answer key for quick, simple grading. The vocabulary words included are: Basin, Bay, Butte, Canyon, Cataract, Delta, Fjord, Flood Plain, Glacier, Island, Isthmus, Mesa, Peninsula, Plain, Plateau, River Mouth, Strait, Tributary, Valley, and Volcano. Also included, please find 6 puzzles: 2 crossword puzzles, 2 word search puzzles, and 2 cryptogram puzzles.

I believe this assignment would be best for kids between the ages of 10-14. If you like this product, consider purchasing these related items from my store: IF I COULD FLY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD - GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT. <div class="deployment_message_block"><span> Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT.

IF I COULD FLY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD - GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT

&nbsp; <a href=" target="_blank">See how this improves your TpT experience</a>. </span></div> About Us | Blog | FAQs & Help All Categories Cart Your shopping cart is empty. IDENTIFY BIOMES WITH ALL SIX STAR WARS MOVIES - PROJECT & RUBRIC. This is an extensive 12-page lesson plan packet using Star Wars to teach biomes.

IDENTIFY BIOMES WITH ALL SIX STAR WARS MOVIES - PROJECT & RUBRIC

I have used all six Star Wars films to teach students about biomes with great success. The lesson plan that follows includes a ten-question assessment that (1) asks students watch scenes from the Star Wars films to identify real-world biomes including temperate deciduous forest, desert, Mediterranean chaparral, tropical rain forest, alpine, tundra, and temperate coniferous forest; and (2) then conduct research on these real backdrops to gain a deeper understanding of the delicacy of our world's biomes.

George Lucas' Star Wars movies are a delightful mix of heroic stories, wonderful characters and monsters, and dramatic action sequences. Millions of people -- including many young adults -- love these films. Look closely and you will see vibrant, natural worlds lying beneath the special effects. If you like this product, consider purchasing these related items from my store: 2. 3. 4. THE AQUARIUM MAP SCALE PROJECT: GEOGRAPHY: MAP TOOLS: SUBSTITUTE LESSON. In this project, students will design a walk-through aquarium full of exhibits containing their favorite marine mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and more!

THE AQUARIUM MAP SCALE PROJECT: GEOGRAPHY: MAP TOOLS: SUBSTITUTE LESSON

The challenge is that they must design their aquariums to scale. Thus, one inch on the map might represent 50 feet in their aquariums. I have taught map scale in several ways over the years, using worksheet after worksheet, to introduce the concept and allow students to practice it. I used political maps, highway maps, physical maps, and more, but I felt like I needed a project to allow my students more hands-on, critical thinking exercise to learn the concept. Recently, I developed this short project to give students just that. SUBSTITUTE LESSON A TO Z GEOGRAPHY WORLD CITIES & COUNTRIES.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - I HAVE A DREAM WORDLE/VISUAL AID. LET'S EXPLORE THE MIDDLE EAST! FIND COUNTRIES & MORE ON A MAP. LET'S EXPLORE THE CONTINENTS! - USE MAP SKILLS TO FIND PLACES - BUNDLE. This is a bundle of six map skills assignments for Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands, North America, and South America.

LET'S EXPLORE THE CONTINENTS! - USE MAP SKILLS TO FIND PLACES - BUNDLE

Each is titled respectively "Let's Explore! Use a Map to Find Countries, Capital Cities, Landforms, and Bodies of Water. " These assignments include 20 questions each that require students to analyze a map of each continent for boundaries and borders, major cities, landforms, and bodies of water. Here are two sample questions: LET'S EXPLORE CANADA! FIND CANADIAN PROVINCES & MORE ON A MAP. LET'S EXPLORE AMERICA! FIND AMERICAN STATES & MORE ON A MAP. <div class="deployment_message_block"><span> Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT. KWANZAA, CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE READING ASSIGNMENT + CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY. <div class="deployment_message_block"><span> Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT.

&nbsp; <a href=" target="_blank">See how this improves your TpT experience</a>. </span></div> About Us | Blog | FAQs & Help All Categories. JUDAISM INTRODUCTORY VOCABULARY MATCHING ASSIGNMENT + 4 PUZZLES. Consider purchasing this quick vocabulary assignment to introduce your middle school or high school students to some basic terminology about Judaism.

You might even use it as a vocabulary quiz. The choice is yours! I believe this assignment would be best for kids between the ages of 13-18. There are twenty-five terms found in the complete assignment with definitions and an answer key for quick, simple grading. Additionally, I have created and included four puzzles you might consider using: two word searches and two double puzzles.

Last, please find a handful of websites you might consult to build a lesson or unit plan about Judaism. ANALYZE U.S. AMENDMENTS (BILL OF RIGHTS) ASSIGNMENT - CONSTITUTION. <div class="deployment_message_block"><span> Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT. &nbsp; <a href=" target="_blank">See how this improves your TpT experience</a>.

</span></div> ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS - EGYPT - FAMOUS PHARAOHS RESEARCH PROJECT WITH RUBRIC. ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS - ROME - ROMAN RULERS RESEARCH PROJECT WITH RUBRIC. You are about to download a research project titled "Roman Rulers: The Good, the Bad... and the Weird. " ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CAESAR RAFT WRITING PROJECT + RUBRIC + EDUBLOGS TUTORIAL. CREATE-A-COUNTRY GEOGRAPHY SKILLS PROJECT - SCALABLE. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WORDLE - VISUAL AID/BULLETIN BOARD PRINT. HURRICANES, CYCLONES, TYPHOONS - WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? ASSIGNMENT.

Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are disastrous weather events. GREAT WALL OF CHINA - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION - ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. This PowerPoint presentation is titled "The Great Wall of China - Let's Take a Tour! " I will create and upload a series of interactive PowerPoint presentations similar in structure and style to this one to help upper elementary and middle school students learn more about the world around them.

The complete assignment includes (1) the PowerPoint presentation, (2) a KWL chart to activate the lesson, (3) 15 questions you can use to guide the lesson or use as a quiz afterwards, and (4) a handful of research prompts you might use to extend the lesson. This particular PowerPoint is chock full of quality information about the Great Wall of China including historical information about the major dynasties that build the walls, details about how the walls were constructed, statistics about its size, and much more. Of course, I have also filled the presentation with high-quality color photos and clickable links to some key vocabulary terms and official Chinese history websites. 1. 2. 3. FIVE THEMES, GEOGRAPHY - VOCABULARY MATCH ASSIGNMENT & 3 PUZZLES.

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