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Free geography research
Five Themes of Geography - Project about Your Town - FREE
Five Themes of Geography - Having learned about the five themes of Geography, students apply their knowledge to their own town. Students must research the Location, Place, Region, Human-Environment Interactions, and the Movement of their own community. Includes the assignment sheet and research record with student hints. Students enjoy the opportunity to think like a geographer and learn about their town. Also, be sure to check out my other Five Themes product —>Five Themes of Geography Post
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6th - 9th
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Canada Quick Research Project
Give your students a chance to search the internet by searching for Canada facts in this quick research project disguised as a challenge. It's perfect for those days when you need something quick and don't have time to plan.This product includes:instructions on how to do the taskstudent pagesanswer keys This activity was designed for our students to gain confidence using search terms when doing research on the internet. It could be done with books instead, though it was designed to have students
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Alberta Social Studies Bundle Grade 5
5 Themes of Geography: Country Research Questions
Students (individuals or groups) can research any country and answer the questions related to the five themes of geography. The assignment comes in 3 different formats so you can choose the one that best fits your classroom environment. It can be used as a stand-alone assignment or as the basis for a country project. Students will need access to the internet and/or library resources to complete this assignment. These resources are not editable, so please contact me via email for customization
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5th - 10th
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Ecosystem Research Project
Ecosystem Research Project includes:*Parent introduction letter with expectations (2 pages)*Note taking sheet (2 pages)*Grading rubric (1 page)*Photos of student example projects (1 page)This project addresses Tennessee 3rd grade social studies (geography) and science standards. Students research and create a diorama box or poster to represent a specific ecosystem around the world: Ocean- Great Barrier Reef, Grassland- African Savannah, Tundra- Arctic Circle, Temperate Deciduous Forest- Appalach
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2nd - 4th
Cultures Around the World- A World Travel Activity Freebie
This product was designed to help engage students while they learn about cultures around the world. It has been developed with differentiation in mind, guided report, pamphlets and short passages. It can be used in class to model research and note-taking, sent home as a out-of-school assignment, or used to provide capable students who need their learning extended with an independent project.
You can pair this project with a non- fiction text, or use it to integrate multiple sources ( website, b
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2nd - 5th
Canada's Provinces & Territories Research Project Poster
For each province or territory the students will need to:
*Include a title
*Shade in the province or territory on a map of Canada
*Draw the shape of the province or territory OR draw the official flag of the province or territory *This is the only variation between the two versions
*Draw a symbol of the province or territory (i.e. the official bird or flower)
*Include the capital city, the official bird, and the official flower
*Include one "fact", one "interesting fact", and one "REALLY intere
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1st - 3rd
Native Americans - Indian Shelter Project
Build a model of a Native American home! Students always get excited about studying Native Americans! And building a model of a Native American home is captivating and intriguing during this unit. Students have so much fun creating and displaying these projects in our school. A very engaging learning experience for us all every year!Instruction sheet includes .pdf and .docx versions.****************************************************************Related Products:Native American Cultures Task
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3rd - 8th
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Country Research Project Rubric and Packet
This is an original rubric and research packet to photocopy and give to students when doing a country research project. I created it for my middle school world geography class but it can be used by any social studies teacher or English teacher who wants students to complete a thorough research project.
The research packet includes a rubric with fill-in-the-blank due dates for each section. There is space for notes and citations of each general category (history, economics, culture, physical ge
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6th - 12th
United States Regions Project FREEBIE
This project will give your students a chance to work cooperatively, be creative, practice research skills, and learn about the regions of the United States.Students will work in groups to research an assigned region of the U.S. then create a poster with their research. Students present their work to the class and become the "teacher" for the day. Students can add in a Powerpoint/Keynote presentation and even create an activity for the class to complete. My kids love this project!Included in thi
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3rd - 5th
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Country Report Research Graphic Organizer
An easy to use graphic organizer to help students complete a research project about a country of their choosing! I had them make a PowerPoint following their graphic organizer, 1 slide per section.
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2nd - 4th
National Park Pennants Freebie
Do you teach using the National Parks? In this FREE resource, you will find 5 National Park pennants: Denali, Redwood, Haleakala, Acadia, and Zion. These pennants are perfect for a mini-research project or for your students to celebrate National Park Week in April. There are two versions of each pennant- one with a map and one without a map. There is also a "National Park Passport" cover if you would like to make the pennants into a booklet.Includes space for the following information:City &
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: National Parks Bundle
Penguin Facts
Whenever I introduce a lesson, I try to have loads of pictures and information. I felt the my students took well to this Penguin lesson so I thought I'd post it. Since I didn't take the photographs I'm not charging. I did a lesson with my Kinder art classes on drawing habitats and will use the same document to intro a sculpture lesson with my first grades. I love it and I hope you do too!
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PreK - 2nd
The 5 Regions of the United States Google Slides
Use this Google Slides Presentation to help teach students the different regions of the United States. Have students follow along with a worksheet, notebook, or just a class discussion.
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3rd - 8th
Continent Passport
Explore the seven continents with this passport booklet! Simply set to print double sided and you should have a 1/2 page booklet with dedicated pages for each continent. Each week my 2nd grade students explore a different continent. Throughout the week we discuss maps, people, and animals. The passport is something we complete on Friday as a mini assessment. Students who can correctly complete the information get their passport "stamped" with a stamp representing something from the continen
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1st - 3rd
Around the World in 80 Days - A Multicultural Fair
Looking for a fun and creative way for students to learn about the countries of the world? Organize a Multicultural Fair!This booklet outlines everything you need to guide students in their independent study of countries around the world. Each student is assigned a country and researches the following information to be compiled into a report:1. Geography2. History/Government3. Culture/Traditions4. Education System5. Language6. Current EventsStudents then create a tri-board outlining the informat
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5th - 12th
Christmas Around the World - Internet Scavenger Hunt
Get your students excited about the holidays by learning about Christmas traditions around the world. This activity provides an opportunity for students to surf the web and broaden their understanding of the world around them. Check out my Around the World Readers' Theater by highlighting the URL below and right click and open link.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Around-the-World-Readers-Theater-1002788
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4th - 6th
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Ecosystems JIGSAW
Using these recording sheets students research an ecosystem in groups of 2-4. After recording their findings on the research sheets, heterogeneous groups are created with 1 member from each ecosystem (thus creating a JIGSAW). Each student is an "expert" on their ecosystem, tasked with sharing their information with their group. The other group members record the presented info. on the "Ecosystems" sheet as well as labeling the ecosystem on the map with the help of the presenter. After all th
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2nd - 4th
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All About Continents: Research Pages
I created a quick resource for students to learn about the continents through research! All continents are included and students will answer questions that include biomes, oceans, countries, animals, languages and landmarks. Students can use these independently in a research center, during social studies and geography study or you can use whole group. Ducksters.com is a great resource to use to answer these questions!Answer key is included!***Digital Version Now Included - Using Google Slides***
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4th - 5th
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Basic Passport Template
This is a template that was made to learn about different countries around the world. Each class began with a short introduction about the country we were learning about, then my students found that country on the map and colored the country in on their passport. They also looked up the colors and flags, and created their own stamp on their passport. The passport was kept throughout the semester and became a fun record for them for them to keep and remember the countries and cultures we learned
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K - 5th
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Country Travel Brochure & Research
This digital brochure is great for a country research project. You can engage students in first doing their own informational research and then have them present their brochures. In this resource, you will find: 2 pages for country researchFill in brochure@2022 Adventurous Classroom
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1st - 6th
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California Indians assignment hyperdoc
Please remember to make a copy of the activity before assigning. Links will not be available unless you make a copy first. I use this hyperdoc to provide informational videos and links to Indian fact cards as well as give assignment information so it's all located in 1 easy place. Students and parents can access pre-approved information without having to scour the web for resources. The map is a link to a google map, identifying tribes located throughout Ca as well as links to research infor
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3rd - 5th
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Countries & Cultures Fun Fact Research Project Planning Sheet
Use this planning sheet to ease your upper elementary and middle school students into research based learning! Students will be able to organize information and facts on any country into four categories as part of a research project.
Categories include:
-Geography & Physical Features
-Food & Farming
-Celebrations & Holidays
-Arts & Entertainment
Thank you + enjoy!
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4th - 8th
50 US STATES and US REGIONS. Freebie.
253 50US/FREEBIE-A freebie to check it out my resources to study the US states, capitals, and regions throughout the entire school year with lots of activities, using their research skills.This packet is a collaboration with artist Ron Leishman. Toons are created by Ron Leishman. Other cliparts are created by TpT authors : maps by Dancing Crayon Designs(Alabama) ... Fast Facts, Word searches, Crosswords, Unscrambles, Fill in , Label... Activities B&W are included.THE BIG PACKET 50 US States
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1st - 7th
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Penguin Animal Fact Sheet - Diet, Habitat, Features, Size etc - Birds FREE
Want your students to research animals without getting overwhelmed by long, challenging texts? This one-page Penguin information text has information about the Penguin's diet, habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and more. It also includes pictures to break up the text and support understanding. It is great for students in 1st-3rd Grades or for older English language learners.This Penguin information text is part of a 10-text Birds Information Report bundle and a 60-text Animal Reading P
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1st - 3rd
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