Lauren+Robinson+-+Lesson+Plans+-+Specific

These links take you to a specific lesson plan that could be used in class.
 * Lesson Plan – Specific Activity **


 * **Archeology Dig**
 * http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst072.html
 * Students become Archeologists and examine artifacts that were left behind many years ago and try figure out and understand more about the people who left them behind.


 * **Introduction to Latitude and Longitude**
 * http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/gk2/longlat.html
 * Student will use a United States map to discuss the importance of latitude and longitude. They will also study that depending on which line of latitude and longitude you are near your clothing will change. This could also be used in a science classroom.


 * **The Decline of the** **Roman Empire**
 * http://dailylife.greenwood.com/teacher/lesson.asp?id=DLO_WHA_TE_L14x
 * Students identify the factors that led to the fall of the Roman Empire by examining a map, completing a graphic organizer, and writing an essay.


 * **The Five Themes of Geography**
 * http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst128.html
 * Students break into groups to find pictures of the Five Themes of Geography. The students cut out pictures from magazines that represent each Theme of Geography and paste them onto construction paper and present their findings to the class. (I do this every year and the students really enjoy it and understand the idea behind the acticity.)


 * **Mapping Martin Luther King Jr**.
 * http://www.nea.org/lessons/tt080114.html
 * Using a map students place a star near important US cities where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech and / or marched to. Great for elementary school teachers.