North Dakota Lesson Plans

1. Native Americans of South Dakota
Key Word Search DDNCurriculum Advanced SearchFull Unit of Study ListingSubmit a New Unit Home DDN Curriculum Components for Unit of Study 395 Unit of Study Title: Native Americans of South Dakota Topic Area: Social Science Grade Level: 3-5 Time Frame: three weeks Key Words: reservations, important leaders Unit Designer: Patricia Durick (PD015) Unit Designer E-mail: Patricia.Durick@k12.sd.us School District: Lemmon Date Added: 6/24/2002 5:52:34 PM Date Last Revised: 6/25/2002 10:17:49 AM Peer Revie...

2. ND Plants with Lewis & Clark
_ _ ND Lewis & Clark Resource Collection _ _ North Dakota Plants with Lewis and Clark Kathy Knoepfle Subject / Curriculum Grade Level Time Frame Biology 10 3-4 weeks _ Objectives: The student will be able to identify native plants of North Dakota. They will compare the plants found on native prairie with the plants described in the Lewis and Clark journals...

3. Weather with Lewis & Clark
...with Lewis and Clark Barb Pohl, Stanley Public School Subject / Curriculum Grade Level Time Frame Science & Language Grades 1-4^th grade October 21, Arts 2002-April 7, 2003 _ Objectives: The students will compare the winter of 2002-2003 with the winter of 1802-1803 in which Lewis and Clark spent in North Dakota. _ The students will compare the weather with other areas of North Dakota. Standards and Benchmarks Addressed: _ Science Standards and Benchmarks 4.2.1-Use and integrate the science processes of observing, questioning, hypothesizing, and reflecting to investigate their world. 4.2.2-Use simple scient...

4. Discovering Plants with Lewis & Clark
...derstand the interactions of populations in ecosystems. Benchmark 8.6.1: Design a solution, using science and technology, to a problem related to human needs or wants. Detailed Description of Activity: _ Students will choose a plant to research from a list of plants identified by Lewis and Clark in North Dakota. Using the internet, multimedia encyclopedia, or other references, students will research that plant. Students must note the sources that were used. Students will enter their information in a word processing _ document, giving credit to the source of information. Students will take a field trip to a...

5. Lewis & Clark Newspaper
...y Detailed Description of Activity: To introduce and refresh the students in the history and nature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, I began with a short PowerPoint explaining the objectives of the trip. Students were given the task of identifying a plant that was discovered by Lewis and Clark in North Dakota. Research was conducted in the library and on the Internet. Students were given objectives and a list of web addresses to use as a guide to jumpstart their project. _ Once students identified a plant, they were instructed to research the plant in detail and identify specific information that may hav...

6. Latitude and Longitude
...ap containing longitude and latitude grids and names of the states. Procedure: 1. Tell the students that they will be learning how to locate different states and cities by using longitude and latitude. 2. Explain to the students that the latitude lines they will be working with will be expressed as north, because the U.S. is located north of the equator. Explain that the longitude lines they will be working with will be expressed as west, because the U.S. is located west of the Prime Meridian. 3. Have the students write the north west and directions in front of the correct latitude and longitude lines on t...

7. Critical Thinking Strategies
...with large groups, small groups, or as the focus of a writing assignment. (Student generated questions are a nice source for evaluation material.) One interesting characteristic of this strategy is that there may be several correct options. For example, take the following set of states: Washington, North Dakota, Maine, Georgia One option is Georgia, being the only one that does not border Canada. But North Dakota would be an equally good option as the only landlocked commonwealth of the set. Tying it All Together: It is important that students explain what characteristic the three "left in" items have in c...

8. Map Quest
...t Standards: Brief Summary of Unit: The purpose of this unit is to involve students in map skills that they will use in every day situations. The students will be able to create/read a map using a key, legends, and symbols. They will identify the equator, continents, oceans, Washington, D.C., South Dakota, major mountain ranges, rivers, and the Great Lakes. They will also be able to identify the four directions on a compass rose. Students will Understand: Students will understand map skills and be able to identify continents, directions, and features on a map or globe. Essential Questions to Guide this Uni...

9. The States and Capitals - Part One Lesson Plans
...aff Procedure: First, you will copy the worksheet so that each student can have one. Then, you will have them work on the sheet independently. After that, they will hand in the sheet for you to grade. Worksheet - United States Part One Directions: Write the capital beside each state. 1. Alaska - 2. North Dakota - 3. Oregon - 4. Indiana - 5. New York - 6. Utah - 7. Connecticut - 8. Iowa - 9. Idaho - 10. Vermont - 11. Mississippi - 12. Arkansas - 13. Kentucky - 14. Iowa - 15. Colorado - 16. Missouri - 17. Maine - 18. Nevada - 19. Delaware - 20. Alabama - 21. Vermont - 22. Tennessee - 23. Hawaii - 24. Califor...

10. How does water change the Earth's crust?
...Jones (JJ032) Unit Designer E-mail: Judy.Jones@k12.sd.us Topic Areas: Science Brief Summary of Unit: Students will learn how water in the form of rivers, groundwater,watersheds, and runoff can change the earth's surface.Students will learn to read an ArcView map of the watersheds of Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. Students will trace a watershed using a topographic map. Students will determine the movement of water from their school into the watershed using a GPS and marking waypoints. Technology: Global Positioning System Desired Results What enduring understandings are desired? Students will und...