Students will complete the organizer to describe the motivations for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English explorations.
Students will complete the organizer by describing life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies, with emphasis on how people interacted with their environment to produce goods and services
Students will write letters and create posters to inform others about the fight for the rights of Women and African Americans. They will be able to explain the main ideas of the abolitionist and women’s suffrage movements.
World War II was a complex event with battles in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. Wars are more than battles. During World War II, the military were supported by civilian sacrifices and the workers at home. Their combined challenged and countered Nazi aggression in Europe. This Story Map will examine how the United States contributed to the Allied victory in Europe during World War. Three major topics will be addressed:support for Europe before the U.S. declared war on on Japan and then Germany in 1941, support from the home front, and the human and historical significance of D-Day.? Contains links to student materials and teacher materials for creating lesson plans.
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This tool allows the user to view the rates of survival by year and gender, hazards, behavior and can be sorted on these factors.
This Story Map Journal explores the issue of slavery from the early days of the republic through John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, a prelude to the war between the states. Key questions: Why was slavery not legitimately dealt with during the founding period of the nation? How did the cotton gin help change the economy, culture, and demographics of the country? What correlations can be made between slavery and cotton? What issues arose between the northern and southern states as new territories were acquired in the west? What role did John Brown play in the lead-up to civil war? Contains links to student materials and teacher materials for creating lesson plans.
Summary of three-day event for AP Human Geography teachers. Topics included sense of place, location, sequent occupancy, infrastructure development, eminent domain, ethnic identification, urban planning, technopoles; skills such as formal observation, data collection, landscape analysis, speculation and spatial analysis; and processes such as diffusion, urbanization, revitalization, acculturation, immigration, and integration.
These interactive charts explore the attitudes of the public and of college presidents about the value, cost, quality, mission and payoff of higher education.
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Students will examine an image of civilians affected by the Vietnam War. They will research and discuss the reasons the Vietnam War began, why America became involved, and what some of the long-term effects of this war have been
View of Ohio tourists having early breakfast on parking Area 460 to 463 taken 07/21/1941,
Views of the National Parks can be used in the classroom in many different ways. Most simply, it can be made available for students to explore on their own. Lesson plan available: Biodiversity Right Outside – Biodiversity is the abundance and variety of life-forms (animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms) at all levels of organization (ecosystems, species, and genes). In this activity students will learn about biodiversity, the importance of biodiversity to ecosystems, and will conduct their own biodiversity study.
Students will be able to describe Jamestown's relative location at different scales (local, state, regional). They analyze the patterns and effects of Virginia Indian and English colonist settlement between 1607 and 1634. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.
Investigate the location and population of Virginia's counties, independent cities, towns, and census designed places. Explore the population of Virginia's counties, independent cites through time. Students will distinguish between a county, independent city, and town and describe how population in Virginia has changed over time. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.
Students describe contributions of Virginians during the Revolutionary War. They analyze the impact of geography on people and opinions toward independence in colonial Virginia. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.
Students identify Virginia's major agricultural products and where they are grown with an online GIS. The They will explain the effects of agriculture on Virginia's economy. Contains links for primary source data related to Virginia agriculture. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.
Students explore ways that everyday Virginians challenged Jim Crow in the Commonwealth by identifying different types of segregation during Jim Crow Virginia and analyze how the Green Book and other Virginians stood up to segregation. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.
Students will explore the size, location, and land uses within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. They will predict the influence of several factors on water quality in the Bay including impervious surfaces, volume of water, vegetation, and cropland. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.
Students will describe the location of Virginia's coal industry, explain how transportation supports economic development, and explain the interdependence of trade for coal shipped through Virginia ports. GeoInquiries are short, standards-based inquiry activities for teaching map-based content found in commonly used textbooks.