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Hexagons and McDonalds: What's the connection?
I use this lesson in my AP Human Geography class to teach about threshold and range in Walter Christaller's Central Place Theory. I have students examine the distribution of Starbucks and Walmart aro…
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Foldables in a New Way
In 21 years of teaching Geometry, I have amassed quite the collection of resources and strategies for my toolkit. One of my favorites for vocabulary acquisition was the foldable. For those who do not…
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World Religions Autopsy Project (Student Sample and Rubric)
Please see the World Religions Autopsy Project and Gallery Walk post for full project details and template. The project was created in collaboration with the campus instructional technology specialis…
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State Research
Students complete research on a state of their choice and use this Keynote to present their research. Students are encouraged to edit the Keynote, add animations, etc. Then, export it as a movie to s…
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Tayasui Sketches School Whenua ( Land) project
This is a creative & super simple art project you can do with your class if you are learning about land - or in Māori, whenua. Great way to study the contours of the land or how land is used. Ho…
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Tourism Text Art
I use this activity with my Geography classes — ranging from ages 12-16 years old. Tourism is a central theme to Geography, and a great example of economic and social interaction with our natural lan…
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Memoji Flyover Tours with Early Learners
With Memoji Flyover Tours my English as a Second Language early learners have become global travelers. Student's hop in their planes and take flight while watching a Memoji Flyover Tour then complete…
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Blue Screen Topographic Maps with iMovie for iPad
I use this activity with my Geography classes — ranging from ages 12-16 years old. First, students create a cardboard topographic map, and then ‘place’ this in the landscape using the Green/Blue Scre…
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Exploring Day and Night
Students used the Map app to explore Earth’s rotation, revolution, and time zones. First students explored the app, using key features such as flyover, satellite view, 3D view, and globe view. Next, …
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Geography in the News
Geography is all around us — in both our physical and human worlds. As part of the Irish Secondary School Geography curriculum, students have to engage in two classroom-based assessments (CBAs). The …
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Building Community with ESL Adult Learners Using Freeform
I teach a foundational technology skills class for adult ESL learners and plan to use the new Freeform app with a beginning iPad lesson next month. The lesson's main goal is to learn the iPad functi…
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Maps Eyeball Bender
In this I adapted some ideas from the “Everyone Can Create Drawing and Photo” books. I merged some ideas with something I learned in a class I took when earning my Masters. Students demonstrated the…
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Interactive Maps
This is a fun project that I have been doing with my students using Apple Maps and Keynote. It is a great project to get students thinking about geography. This is a project that can be used in Histo…
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South America Travel Plan
6th Grade Social Studies students used this template to create a travel plan for a country of choice in South America. (This could be done with any area). Students were asked to think like a travel g…
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Historical Storysphere
I created this project for my PA History Class but it could be used in many ways!! I would love to hear some of your ideas!! Students demonstrated learning by identifying historical landmarks within …
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3D COIN DESIGN CHALLENGE
In PA history we learned about the state quarters program. Students researched the culture of PA and then redesigned what they would have put on our state quarter. Students used Pages to design their…
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A Geographic History Mystery using Apple Maps Look Around
I think it is important for learners to connect geographic location in their study of history and analysis of primary sources. In this way they can better understand the history of a time and place. …
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Volcanoes: Good Grief!
During my teaching practice as part of my teacher training (a long time ago now!), I designed my first creative teaching and learning activity: To illustrate the life cycle of a volcano, students had…
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Animated Earth
I love Geography. I had a wonderful Geography teacher who instilled in me a love for the subject and a curiosity about our physical landscape. But, it is often difficult for learners to visualise the…
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Using Keynote to create animations (Geography - Water Cycle)
If you're looking to include some creativity in your Geography class this is a great beginner activity. My students were tasked with demonstrating understanding of the water cycle. Instead of the sta…
