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Crisscrossing the Country:
Learn About Famous Places (#1)

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Subject:Civics, Geography,
Government, U.S. History,
Ed. Technology
Grade:3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Brief Description

Students learn the history behind some famous U.S. landmarks. The student work sheet is provided.

Objectives

Students use the National Parks Service's online search engine to answer questions about ten famous places in the United States. (Note: Students will find answers to all questions on the first page of the text on that page.)

Keywords

landmark, monument, national park

Materials Needed

computers with Internet access or printed material from the Web sites that are part of this activity (This activity might also be done using library resources, but Internet access is preferable.)

Lesson Plan

Print out the student work sheet for students to use in completing this activity.

Assessment

Students will correctly answer at least eight of the ten questions. ANSWER KEY: 1. 60,000 years ago; 2. over 2,209 died; 3. Sonoran Desert; 4. Canada; 5. alligators and crocodiles; 6. 1762; 7. nine students; 8. an American farmer shot and killed a pig; 9. 200,000 to 300,000 men, women, and children; 10. Santa Fe Trail.

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

Submitted By

Gary Hopkins

National Standards

Geography:
NSS-G.K-12.1

U.S. History:
NSS-USH.K-4.3
NSS-USH.5-12

07/23/2001