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National Parks Banner Project | End of Year | Short Research Project

Laurie — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:26:53 +0000

Looking for an engaging and fun project for your 3rd-5th graders or middle school students? Check out our National Parks Banner Project! Students will love learning about the location, history, plants, animals, and landforms of their chosen park, as well as other interesting information and fun facts.

What You Get:

8.5 x 11 PDF template and sample/model
11 x 17 PDF template
Google Slides* template and sample/model

Whether using a paper and pencil template or an electronic one, students have plenty of opportunities to get creative when designing their banner. With the paper and pencil template, they can use their imagination to draw and color all of the elements of the banner. On the other hand, the electronic template allows them to easily insert images into the placeholders, giving their banner a personalized and colorful touch.

The package includes three options for you to use: 8.5 x 11 PDF, 11 x 17 PDF, or a Google Slides* template. We also provide your students with a paper/pencil sample and electronic sample to guide their work.

With this project, students will develop their research and presentation skills while exploring the natural wonders of our country’s national parks.

Don’t miss out on this exciting independent project!

The National Parks Banner Project is an engaging, highly motivating way to help your students develop research and presentation skills while learning about our country’s natural wonders. With three options to choose from and samples to guide their work, this project is perfect for your students.

Get your copy of the National Parks Banner Project today and watch your students explore, learn, and create!

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*Important Note About Google : This product is made in Google Slides. After purchase you will download a page that enables you to make a copy of the original file. When downloading this product, you will NOT be asked to access your Google Drive.

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U.S. Geography Unit – Our National Parks

Laurie — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:00:25 +0000

Discover the wonders of America’s geography through our National Parks with this unique and engaging resource! Perfect for classrooms, homeschoolers, and families visiting National Parks, our workbook features seventy-seven pages covering everything from continents to map types. With no prep required, simply print and go for independent or whole-group learning. (You can print individual pages as well if you don’t want to make a workbook)

WHAT YOU GET:

77 pages
Use as workbook or individual pages
Answer Key

In addition to map basics like Parts of the Map and Using a Map Grid, our resource also delves into Physical Features such as lakes, rivers, canyons, deserts, and rainforests. Learn about various Types of Maps, including thematic, road, and agricultural products maps.

Selected Page Titles:

What is Geography?
Our National Parks
Navigating With Maps
Parts of a Map
Compass Directions
Using a Map Grid
Latitude and Longitude Lines
Hemispheres
Other Special Lines
Maps and Globes
Oceans
Continents
Physical Features (Parks, Lakes & Islands, Rivers, Canyons, Deserts, Rainforests)
Types of Maps (Physical & Political, Road Maps, Specialty, Thematic, Agricultural Products)
Regions

Most pages are tied to National Parks; an example of an in-depth look at parks is regarding the physical features of rainforests. Students are given data for the climate in Olympic and Hawaii Volcanoes National Parks, and they then create climographs plotting the temperature (with a line graph), and plotting precipitation (with a bar graph).

Additionally, there are two review pages included for students to check their progress.

All answer keys are provided.

Finally, as a culminating event to the workbook, students will brainstorm information to create an imaginary national park and then draw a map with all of the typical map elements.

Make geography come alive with our National Parks workbook!

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Physical Geography of the U.S. Mapping Activity: Rivers & Lakes

Laurie — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:47:31 +0000

Enhance your students’ geography skills with our captivating Physical Geography of the United States Mapping Activity: Rivers & Lakes. This hard-to-find visually appealing map is perfect for helping your students sharpen their geography skills while having a blast.

With clearly highlighted rivers and labeled states, students can easily locate and identify the major rivers and lakes across the United States. We’ve even included a handy checklist for students that doubles as a scoresheet, making grading a breeze for you. Everything is conveniently formatted as a PDF for quick and hassle-free use.

Whether your students use an atlas or a textbook to find the rivers and lakes, they’ll enjoy this engaging and independent activity suitable for fourth graders through high school. It’s a fantastic way to encourage exploration and independent learning.

Unleash your students’ geography potential with our visually stunning Rivers & Lakes of the United States Mapping Activity. By fostering map-reading skills and promoting independent exploration, this resource is an invaluable addition to your teaching arsenal.

Another way to use this resource is as an assessment. After your students initially complete the activity, give them the blank map again to test their acquired knowledge.

Help your students dive into the fascinating world of U.S. rivers today by downloading Physical Geography of the United States Mapping Activity: Rivers & Lakes now!

Looking for more resources like this? Check out the Physical Geography of the United States Mapping Activity: Mountain Ranges resource in our store.

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Physical Geography of the United States Mapping Activity: Mountain Ranges

Laurie — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:21:59 +0000

Enhance your students’ geography skills with our engaging Physical Geography of the United States Mapping Activity: Mountain Ranges. This hard-to-find, visually appealing map is perfect for helping your students sharpen their geography skills while having a blast.

With clearly denoted mountain ranges, students can easily locate and identify the mountain ranges across the United States. We’ve even included a handy checklist for students that doubles as a scoresheet, making grading a breeze for you. Everything is conveniently formatted as a PDF for quick and hassle-free use.

Whether your students use an atlas or a textbook to find the mountain ranges, they’ll enjoy this engaging and independent activity suitable for fourth graders through high school. It’s a fantastic way to encourage exploration and independent learning.

Unleash your students’ geography potential with our visually stunning Physical Geography of the United States Mapping Activity: Mountain Ranges. By fostering map-reading skills and promoting independent exploration, this resource is an invaluable addition to your teaching arsenal.

Help your students dive into the fascinating world of U.S. mountain ranges today!

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Geography of North America & the United States – Political & Physical

Laurie — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:43:34 +0000

Enhance your geography lessons with our engaging Google Slides deck: Geography of North America & the United States (Political & Physical Geography.) This comprehensive resource is packed with engaging content to help your students delve into the fascinating world of North American and U.S. geography.

Slides in Deck:

Background Knowledge Check
Video: Geography and Cultures of the United States
Identifying Countries: Political Geography of North America
Video: Overview of the Geography of the United States
Identifying Physical Geography of North America
Identifying Major Rivers & Lakes of the United States
Evaluating River Locations
Identifying States: Political Geography of the U.S.
Links for online quizzes:

- North and Central America: Countries – Map Quiz Game
- Physical Features – Map Quiz Game
- The Contiguous U.S.: Rivers – Map Quiz Game
- 50 States – Map Quiz Game

Start by asking your students to identify as many countries as they can on the North American map to gauge their knowledge. Then, watch the informative video: “Geography and Cultures of the United States.” Students can sharpen their skills by labeling countries on the Political Geography of North America map and identifying the physical features on the Physical Geography of North America map. Next, watch another video: “Overview of the Geography of the United States.”

The Google Slides deck also includes activities to identify major rivers and lakes of the United States. Students will then evaluate river locations. Another slide will help your students master locations by accurately identifying states.

To reinforce learning and provide interactive assessment, we’ve included links to online quizzes covering North American countries, physical features of North America, the contiguous U.S. rivers, and the 50 states. These quizzes offer a fun and engaging way for students to test their knowledge.

Bonus Slides: Also included are three slides with options for Writing Revolution inspired sentence stems.

Expand your students’ understanding of the world and make learning geography an exciting adventure!