• 01. Ecosystems and Biomes
  This activity provides a broad look at biomes and ecosystems across the globe.
• o2. Time zones
  Students will explore time ones using map visualizations and mathematical calculations.
• o3. Street maps
  Students will explore street maps, measure distance, and calculate travel times as they direct their school bus to the zoo.
• o4. Settlement patterns
  Explore the relationship between the location of surface water and US population settlement patterns.
• o5. Exploring elevation with Lewis and Clark
  Explore the route that Lewis and Clark followed and identify elevation levels throughout the regions of the United States.
• 06. Expansion of the United States
  This grade 4 activity explores how the United States grew from the 13 original colonies to 50 states.
• 07. Discovering map scale
  Compare map scales using a satellite image.
• 08. Where does water go?
  Investigate watersheds and the effect elevation plays of the movement of water through the watershed.
• 09. Climate
  Investigate the patterns between climate and the physiography of the U.S.
• 10. Public lands and national parks
  Analyze the importance of conservation through the creation of the National Park Service in the United States.
• 11.  Mississippi River exploration
  This activity interactively explores the Mississipi navigations of Marquette, Joliet, and LaSalle.
• 12. Weather forecasting
  This activity helps students interpret weather maps and make weather predictions.
• 13. Seismic events: natural hazards
  This activity explores seismic natural hazards and at what point they become natural disasters.
• 14. Energy production
  In this acttivity students will learn about energy production and consumption in the United States.
• 15. Natural resources and regions
  This activity observes, compares and contrasts the natural resources throughout the regions of the U.S.

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