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Alphabetical listing [ by lesson topic/subject ] of online lessons for grades K-3, 4-8, and 9-12.
All documents are in Adobe Reader [pdf], Excel [xls] or Powerpoint [ppt] files.


A
Africa
Going on a Safari! (Grade 1)
The Masai Village and the Massai Mara Game Reserve Frieze/Mural (Grade 1)

[RATING: EXCEPTIONAL LESSON]
CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE: CHILD SOLDIERS AND BLOOD DIAMONDS
(Grades 8-9)   Note: May be modified for other grades GIS Data Sheet 1   GIS Data Sheet 2   Pre-Test   Post-Test


African Americans
The Push and Pull Factors of the African American Great Migration North (Grade Levels 7-8)
Attachment 1      Attachment 2


Ancient Civilizations
ANCIENT INCA TRANSPORTATION (Grades 4 – 8 / 6th grade Ancient Civilations)


B
Blaine
Development on the Edge of a City (Grades 4-8)

C
Central Place Theory
Geography of Sports - Thresholds for Minnesota Sports Teams (7-12)

China
Economic Conditions and Development in China (Grades 11-12)
Where is Xinjinag? (Grades 9-12)
TIBET'S AUTONOMY (Grades 6-8)

Civil War
RESOURCES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH DURING THE CIVIL WAR (Grades 6 – 8)
GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY OF COLONIAL REGIONS IN AMERICA (Grades 7 – 8)

Climate
Human - Physical Geography Interactions - Collecting Stories of Change (Grades11 and 12)
CLIMATE CHANGE (Grades 4 – 8)

Colonialism
Legacy of Colonialism   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)

Communication
The Amazing Race - Africa [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)

Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids (Grades 7-8)

Cultural Geography
Where is Xinjinag? (Grades 9-12)
Comparing Cities and Their Common Functions (Grade 9)
   - Additional Resources: What Cities Have in Common Slide Show
A Way of Life (Grade 8)
Human - Physical Geography Interactions - Collecting Stories of Change (Grades11 and 12)

Cultural Regionalization
Regions, Regions, Regions! (Grades 9-12)
Culture Regions of the US (Grades 9-12)
TIBET'S AUTONOMY (Grades 6-8)

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D
Development
Development on the Edge of a City (Grades 4-8)
Why Is A City Located Where It Is? (Grades 7 -12)
Eagan Roads: once slow, now zooms-how my city did grow (Grades 4-8)
Coon Rapids (Grades 7-8)

Diversity
A Way of Life (Grade 8)


Duluth
If You Build It, Will They Come? (Grades 4-8)

E
Eagan
Eagan Roads: once slow, now zooms-how my city did grow (Grades 4-8)

Economics
Economic Effects on Population Measures   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
How Economic Changes Affect Lifestyles [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
Regional Economics in the USA   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
Economic Conditions and Development in China (Grades 11-12)
World Cities and The Olympics (Grades 9-12)
SUPPLY & DEMAND: THE FUTURE OF WORLD OIL (Grades 9-12)

[RATING: EXCEPTIONAL LESSON]
Africa: The Numbers Don't Lie (Grade 10) PPT

Ethnicity Patterns (US)
Race and Ethnicity in the United States   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)

European Union
The Independent State: Balancing Nationalism and International Agreements [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)


F
Five Themes of Geography (See also Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Movement, Place, & Regions)
Geography of Sport: Using the Five Themes (Grades 4-8)
THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY (Grades 4 – 8)
Five Themes of Geography (Grades 6-8)
The Black Death of the 14th Century (Grade 10)



G

Globalization
CULTURAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH GLOBALIZATION (Grade 8)

GIS
Introduction to the practical application if Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Grades 9-12)


Greece
IT'S GREEK TO ME or WHERE IN THE WORLD IN GREECE IS MRS. B? (Grades 3-4 for Gifted/Talented Classroom)


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H
Habitats
Conditions in and Connections to Indonesia (Grades 9-12)

Hierarchy
Where Do You Shop? (Grades 8-12)

Hmong
The Hmong American Migration Story (Grades 9-12)

Human-Environment Interacation
Conditions in and Connections to Indonesia (Grades 9-12)
Climate Survival (Grades 8-12)
Civilization and the Environment (Grades 10 - 12) PT_Assignment
Human - Physical Geography Interactions - Collecting Stories of Change (Grades11 and 12)

Human Geography
Dude, Wassup with da Crude?   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)

I

Immigration (US)
The Hmong American Migration Story (Grades 9-12)
US Immigration (Grades 4-8)
MN Immigration (Grades 4-8)
IMMIGRATION AND MINNESOTA (Grades 4-8)
Reading Immigration Graphs and Charts (Grades 6-8)
THE UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANT IN MINNESOTA (Grade 7)
SHOULD ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BE ALLOWED A CHANCE AT THE "AMERICAN DREAM"? (Grade 8)



Indonesia
Conditions in and Connections to Indonesia (Grades 9-12)

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K


L

Land Use
Land Use Over Time (Grades 9-12)
Development on the Edge of a City (Grades 4-8)


Literature
Geography Reading Extravaganza (4-8)

Location
Me on the Map - Lesson 1 (Grades 4-8)
Me on the Map - Lesson 2 (Grades 4-8)
Geography of Sport: World Games (Grades 4-8)
Extreme Sports (Grades 4-8)
Internal Spatial Structure of Cities (Grades 9-12)
Where Would You Place a City? Part 1   Minneapolis and St. Paul Part 2 (Grades 9-12)
   - Additional Resources: Slide Show
Why Is ___________ Located Where It Is? (Grades 9-12)
Identifying Wolrd Cities (Grades 9-12)


M
Map Making
A First Look at Maps (Grade 1)
The State of the Nation in 1790: Making a Report to President Washington (Grades 6-12)
Where Do You Shop? (Grades 8-12)
What's Russia to Do? (Grades 9-12)    Additional Resources: Gulag Slide Show
The Black Death of the 14th Century (Grade 10)

Map Reading
Going on a Safari! (Grade 1)
A First Look at Maps (Grade 1)
I Can Read A Map! (Grade Level 2)
Me on the Map - Lesson 1 (Grades 4-8)
Using Maps to Vote (Grade 8)


Medical Geography
The Black Death of the 14th Century (Grade 10)

Mexico City
SPATIAL INEQUALITY: FAR AND NEAR (Grade 9)

Minnesota
MN Immigration (Grades 4-8)
Geography of the Twin Cities (Grades 6-12)
IMMIGRATION AND MINNESOTA (Grades 4-8)
THE UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANT IN MINNESOTA (Grade 7)
Climate Survival (Grades 8-12)
Reading Immigration Graphs and Charts (Grades 6-8)

[RATING: EXCEPTIONAL LESSON]
INVESTIGATION OF AUSTIN, MN - A PREDICTION FOR AUSTIN, MINNESOTA AND ITS FUTURE (Grades 11 & 12) 

Migration
The Push and Pull Factors of the African American Great Migration North (Grade Levels 7-8)
   - Attachment 1      Attachment 2


Movement
Where Do You Shop? (Grades 8-12)
The Hmong American Migration Story (Grades 9-12)

Migration
The Hmong American Migration Story (Grades 9-12)



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N

Nationalism
The Independent State: Balancing Nationalism and International Agreements [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)


P

Panama Canal
The Panama Canal -- The World's Most Important Shortcut (Grades 6-8)

Physical Geography
Going on a Safari! (Grade 1)
A First Look at Maps (Grade 1)
WESTWARD TRAVELERS ON THE OREGON TRAIL (Grades 4-8)
GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY OF COLONIAL REGIONS IN AMERICA (Grades 7 – 8)
Climate Survival (Grades 8-12)
Where is Xinjinag? (Grades 9-12)
Human - Physical Geography Interactions - Collecting Stories of Change (Grades11 and 12)

Political
Life on the Border   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
The ABC's of Apportionment  [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)


Population
The State of the Nation in 1790: Making a Report to President Washington (Grades 6-12)
Economic Effects on Population Measures   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
Population Density Lesson   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
Population Pyramids   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
Whoa! Slow Down -- Some of You! (Grades 9-12)
What's Russia to Do? (Grades 9-12)   Resources: Gulag Slide Show
SPATIAL INEQUALITY: FAR AND NEAR (Grade 9)
Population Changes in US Cities (Grade 8)
US City Quality of Life Analysis and Comparison (Grades 7 -12)
Expansion Diffusion of Major League Baseball (7-12)
Me on the Map - Lesson 1 (Grades 4-8)
Me on the Map - Lesson 2 (Grades 4-8)

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R
Range
Why Is ___________ Located Where It Is? (Grades 9-12)

Regions
GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY OF COLONIAL REGIONS IN AMERICA (Grades 7 – 8)

S

Statistical Analysis
American Fact Finder: An Internet Tool for Geographers   [Excel Data Files] (Grades 9-12)

Sovereignty
The Independent State: Balancing Nationalism and International Agreements [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)

Sports
Geography of Sport: Using the Five Themes (Grades 4-8)
Expansion Diffusion of Major League Baseball (Grades 7-12)
Geography of Sports - Thresholds for Minnesota Sports Teams (Grades 7-12)

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T
Threshold
Why Is _____?______ Located Where It Is? (Grades 9-12)


Transportation
ANCIENT INCA TRANSPORTATION (Grades 4 – 8 / 6th grade Ancient Civilations)
The Amazing Race - Africa   [Lesson Attachments] (Grades 9-12)
The Black Death of the 14th Century (Grade 10)
Why Is A City Located Where It Is? (Grades 7 -12)
World Cities and The Olympics (Grades 9-12)


U

Urban
Where Do You Shop? (Grades 8-12)
World Cities (Grades 9-12)
World Cities of 5 Million or More  [PowerPoint Slide Shows]  [World Settlement Tables] (Grades 9-12)
URBAN PLANNING ACTIVITY (Grades 9-12) -Additional Resource: Settlement Patterns Slideshow


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