LESSON WAREHOUSE
Lessons in our online warehouse have been developed through MAGE-sponsored workshops and institutes. They are indexed according to the Minnesota Academic Standards in History and Social Studies benchmarks, keywords, and grade levels. Check out the Minnesota Academic Standards in History and Social Studies here.
To search using multiple terms, enter a comma between terms. Do not use “and”.
| ID | Grade Level(s) | Standard(s) / Benchmark(s) | Lesson Title | Keyword(s) | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8, 9 | 8.3.3.6.7; 8.4.3.14.1; 8.4.3.14.5; 8.2.3.4.1 | Civil War In Sierra Leone: Child Soldiers and Blood Diamonds | Africa, conflict diamonds, civil war, child soldiers, Rights of the Child, literacy | Grafstrom, S |
| 2. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.2; 8.4.3.14.1; 9.3.1.1.1 | Africa: The Numbers Don't Lie | Africa, choropleth; correlations; generalizations; inferences | Ripken, E |
| 3. | 11, 12 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.2.2; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.3.5.3; 9.3.3.5.8; 9.3.3.6.1 | Investigation of Austin, MN - A Prediction for Austin, Minnesota and Its Future | field study, local geography, urban development, predictions, population distribution, population patterns, local setting, inquiry, maps | Sanders, L |
| 4. | 8, 9 | 8.3.3.10.1; 8.3.3.10.2; 8.2.5.12.1 | Canada-U.S. Trade Connection: The Automobile Industry | Canada; trade; manufacturing; resources, comparative advantage, inquiry | Trygestad |
| 5. | 8,9 | 8.3.3.10.1 | NAFTA: Connecting Economies | Canada, Mexico, NAFTA; trade; costs and benefits; maquiladora | Trygestad |
| 6. | 8 | 8.3.3.5.1 | Canada's Population | Canada, population distribution, population density, population growth, immigration, migration, culture mosaic | Trygestad |
| 7. | 8 | 8.3.3.5.8 | Aussies: The People of Australia | Australia, population distribution, population density, culture, Aborigines, immigration, push-pull factors | Trygestad |
| 8. | 8 | 8.3.2.6.8 | The Land Down Under: The Effect of Environment on Settlement and Human Activity | Australia, settlement, economic activities, adaptation, Aborigines, salinity, literacy | Trygestad |
| 9. | 8, 9 | 8.3.3.10.5; 8.3.1.2.1; 9.3.4.10.1; 9.3.4.10.1 | Supply and Demand: The Future of World Oil | supply, demand, production, consumption, prediction, Middle East, inquiry | Flohaug, K |
| 10. | 6, 8 | 6.2.3.5.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 6.4.4.23.1; 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.3.10.1; 8.2.1.1.1 | Importing/Exporting Minnesota | trade, imports, exports, Minnesota, United States, maps | Smieja, D |
| 11. | 8 | 8.3.1.1.2; 8.3.3.5.1; 8.1.1.1.1 | Should Illegal Immigrants be allowed a Chance at the "American Dream"? | illegal immigrants, Minnesota, United States | Miller, T |
| 12. | 9 | 9.3.3.5.1 | Population Growth and Density | World, United States, Minnesota, population growth, population distribution, population density (arithmetic & physiologic), maps | Wicklund, S. |
| 13. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.3.7.1; 8.4.3.14.2; 9.3.1.2.2; 9.3.3.5.4; 9.3.3.7.2; 9.3.3.8.3 | The Somali Migration Mapping Lesson | Africa, Minnesota, Somali migration, map analysis, civil war, boundaries, Minnesota, oral interviews, Berlin Conference, maps, inquiry | Mayberry, K. |
| 14. | 8, 9 | 8.3.3.10.2; 8.3.3.10.7; 9.3.2.4.2; 9.3.3.7.3 | Globalization: Outsourcing to Bangalore | India, globalization, outsourcing, call centers | Callahan, P. |
| 15. | 8 | 8.3.3.5.1 | The Unauthorized Immigrant in Minnesota | United States, illegal immigrants, Minnesota, push and pull factors, authentic pedagogy | Schiebel, J. |
| 16. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.2.1; 8.4.3.14.1; 8.2.3.4.1; 9.3.1.2.2; 9.3.3.8.3 | Aid to African Countries | Africa, foreign aid, Sudan, Darfur, inquiry | Zierden, B. |
| 17. | 9 | 9.3.3.5.3. | Whoa! Slow down--some of you! | World, population growth, crude birth and death rates, natural increase, fertility rate | Swanson, K. |
| 18. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.4.1 | Land Use Over Time | land use models, topographic maps, aerial photos, 3D images, maps | Swanson, K. |
| 19. | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.2.3.1 | Exposing Slum Reality Through GIS: Kibera Slum | Africa, slum, GIS, population pyramids, infrastructure, inquiry, maps | Nelson, J. |
| 20. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.2 | My Activity Map | GIS, Google maps | Gunderson, E |
| 21. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.2; 8.4.3.14.3; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.3.7.2 | World Religions Mapping Activity | GIS, Google maps, religious sites | Buckingham, A., Huss, M. |
| 22. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.3.6.1 | Using Google Maps to Apply Urban Models | GIS, Google maps, urban models | Benolkin, J. |
| 23. | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.2.3.1 | Geo-Spatial Thinking: Exploring Google Earth | World, Google maps | Cwodzinski, P., DeHoff, A. |
| 24. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.3.5.4 | Who's Moving In and Out of our Area, and Where are They Going? | United States, Minnesota, migration, county, Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, maps | Ofstedal, P. |
| 25. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.3.7.1; 8.4.3.13.3; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.3.8.2; 9.3.3.8.3; 9.4.3.11.7; 9.4.3.13.3 | Ethnic Conflict in Africa: A Historical Investigation | Africa, boundaries, ethnic conflicts, historical maps | Black, E. |
| 26. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.3; 9.3.1.2.1; 9.3.1.2.2; 9.3.2.3.1 | St. Paul Then and Now | United States, ArcGIS, geospatial technology, site location, inquiry, historical maps | Schwarze, D. |
| 27. | 4 | 4.3.1.1.1 | Learning TODALS | TODALS | Cain, J., Johnson, C. |
| 28. | 4 | 4.3.1.1.1 | Exploring Map TODALS | TODALS, map elements, sketch map | Cain, J., Johnson, C. |
| 29. | 9 | 9.3.3.7.2; 9.3.3.8.2; 9.3.3.8.3 | Cherokee Nation vs. the United States: Land, Laws, and Losses | Boundaries, sovereign nation, Cherokee, treaties, land cessions, U.S. history | Keenan |
| 30. | 8 | 8.3.3.6.1 | Canada's Features Impact Human Activities | Human-environment interaction, regions, Canada | Trygestad |
| 31. | 2 | 2.3.1.1.1; 2.3.1.1.2; 2.3.1.1.3; 2.3.1.1.4 | Where are People Located? | location, cities, GIS, physical features | Brodeur |
| 32. | 9 | 9.3.2.4.4; 9.3.3.8.1 | The New African Land Grab | land grab, food sovereignty, neocolonialism, foreign investment, agricultural lands, Africa | McMartin |
| 33. | 8, 9 | 8.3.2.3.1, 8.4,3,14,3, 9.3.4.9.1 | Using Geography to Teach Mosque/Masjid Architecture | location, physical characteristics, human-environment interaction, religions | Harris, W. |
| 34. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.1 | An Introduction to ArcGIS | geospatial technology, ArcGIS | Pekarek, K. |
| 35. | 4, 8 | 4.3.2.3.1; 8.3.2.3.1 | If the World Were a Village: Population Activity I | population distribution, population density | Leba, M. |
| 36. | 4, 8 | 4.3.2.3.1; 8.3.2.3.1 | If the World Were a Village: Population Activity II | population distribution, population density | Leba, M. |
| 37. | 4 | 4.3.4.10.1 | Canada: A Land of Regions | regions, Canada, physical characteristics, human characteristics, economic activities | Trygestad, J. |
| 38. | 4 | 4.3.1.1.1; 4.4.1.2.1 | Comparing Regions | regions, Canada, states, provinces, territories | Trygestad, J. |
| 39. | 11 | 9.3.1.1.2 | Battles of WWI | WWI, ArcGIS Mapmaker, battles | Sykes, L. |
| 40. | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.2.3.1; 8.2.3.4.1 | New Nation-States | inquiry, success, prediction, Russia | Kleinman, J. |
| 41. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.4.10.5; 8.3.3.6.4; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.2.2.; 9.3.4.9.1 | Turkey's Need for Dams | inquiry, dams, water, Turkey, WeExplore, human-environment interaction | Nelson, J. |
| 42. | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.1; 9.3.3.5.3 | Application of ArcGIS: Web Mapping Using USA Demographics for Schools | geospatial technology, ArcGIS, demographics, local | Pekarek, K. |
| 43. | 1, 2 | 1.3.1.1.1; 1.3.1.1.2; 1.3.2.3.1; 2.3.1.1.1; 2.3.1.1.2; 2.3.4.9.1 | The Geography of Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House Series | human and physical characteristics, human-environment interaction, location, literature, sketch map | Kirkland, B. |
| 44. | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 8.3.1.2.1; 8.4.3.14.1 | Cultural Connections through Globalization | inquiry, globalization | Malone, C. |
| 45. | 9 | 9.3.1.2.1; 9.3.3.5.1; 9.3.3.6.1 | Where Would You Place a City? | inquiry, site location, megalopolis | Biel, R. |
| 46. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.3.5.4; 9.4.4.16.1; 9.4.4.19.2 | Comparing and Contrasting the African Migration Experience in the United States | migration, United States | Daubner, N. |
| 47. | 8 | 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.2.3.1; 8.3.3.5.2; 8.4.1.2.1 | Guns, Germs & Steel: Understanding the Demise of the Inca Empire | guns, germs, steel, inca empire | Moore |
| 48. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.4.9.1 | The Colorado River: The Overuse of the American Nile | colorado river, overuse, human environment interaction, resources | Black |
| 49. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.2.1 | Expansion of Wind Energy in Iowa | site characteristics, wind, turbine, farm, energy, Iowa, expansion, resources | Hood |
| 50. | 6 | 6.3.1.1.1; 6.3.3.6.1; 6.4.4.18.2 | Ojibwe and Dakota Lands | Ojibwe, Dakota, Land, reservations, maps, landscape | Evans and Smith |
| 51. | 4, 6 | 4.3.3.1.1; 4.3.4.9.1; 4.3.4.10.2; 6.3.1.1.1; 6.3.4.10.1 | Where Did All the Farmland Go? | agriculture, land, urban development, loss, food supply, Minnesota, farmers, Olmsted county | Bolin |
| 52. | 5 | 5.3.1.1.1; 5.3.2.3.1; 5.4.4.17.3 | How Would You Defend Fort Ticonderoga in 1777? | topography, battle, advantages, defenses, TODALSS, history, site selection, | Ruehle |
| 53. | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.2.1 | Waconia City Planning Project | geographic, skills, tools, application, waconia, city planning, project, location, restaurant, ArcGIS | Larsen |
| 54. | 4-9 | 4.3.1.1.1; 5.3.1.1.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 7.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.1; 9.3.1.1.1 | Understanding Topographic Features | landforms, water bodies, relief map, topography, features, define, identify, construct | Shelerud |
| 55. | 9 | 9.3.1.2.2; 9.3.3.6.3 | Examining the Environmental Impact of the Highway 371 Bypass in Baxter, Minnesota through Geotechnology | economic impact, highway, geotechnology, community, landscape | Richter |
| 56. | 4-8 | 4.3.1.1.1; 5.3.1.1.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 7.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2 | Lake Winnipeg Watershed Map Analysis | lake, winnipeg, analysis, watershed, observation, reflection | Trygestad |
| 57 | 6,8 | 6.3.1.1.1; 6.4.4.23.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 8.3.3.5.1; 8.4.3.14.2 | Immigration and Minnesota | historic and contemporary immigration, push and pull factors, Minnesota | Myers |
| 58 | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.2.3.1; 8.3.3.5.1; 8.1.1.1.1 | Canada Immigration Through Artifacts and GIS | Canada, immigration, Chinatown, head tax, immigrant stories, ArcGIS, WeExplore | Nelson |
| 59 | 4, 6, 8 | 4.3.1.1.1; 4.3.1.2.1; 4.3.2.3.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 6.3.3.6.1; 6.4.4.16.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 8.3.3.6.1 | The Metis: Transforming the Red River Valley and the Twin Cities | Minnesota, Metis, Red River Valley, Red River Carts, settlements, fur trade, Lake Winnipeg Watershed Map | Trygestad |
| 60 | 9 | 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.4.9.1 | Agricultural Pollution in Lake Winnipeg: Problems and Potential? | Minnesota, map analysis, inferences, Lake Winnipeg Watershed Map, agricultural pollution | Swanson, K. |
| 61 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | 4.3.1.1.1; 5.3.1.1.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 7.3.1.1.1.; 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.1 | Top Ten - Bottom Ten: Mapping Data | mapping, region, hypotheses | Crampton, M. |
| 62 | 4, 8, 9 | 4.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.1 | Mapping Data: Constructing a Choropleth Map | mapping, choropleth map, thematic map, region | Crampton, M. |
| 63 | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.1 | Mapping Data: Choropleth Mapping Strategies | map strategies, choropleth map | Crampton, M. |
| 64 | 6, 8 | 6.3.1.1.1; 6.3.3.6.1; 6.3.4.10.1; 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.3.6.1 | The Crystal Sugar Cooperative: Changing Landscapes Along the Red River Valley | Minnesota, Red River Valley, sugar beets, agricultural cooperative, changing landscapes, migrant labor, Lake Winnipeg Watershed Map | Trygestad, J. |
| 65 | 4, 6, 8 | 4.3.1.1.1.; 6.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 4.3.1.2.2; 8.3.3.6.1; 4.3.4.9.1 | Lake Winnipeg Watershed ArcGIS Story Map Lesson 1 | Lake, Winnipeg, Watershed, ArcGIS, Story, Map | Westgard |
| 66 | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2 | Using GPS & GIS | GPS, GIS, ArcGIS, geocache | Lisson |
| 67 | 5-9 | 5.3.1.1.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 7.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.1.1 | The Island: Mapping a Reading | sketch map, physical characteristics, literacy | Trepp |
| 68 | 4-6 | 4.3.1.2.2; 4.3.2.3.1; 4.3.4.9.1; 5.3.1.1.1; 5.3.4.10.1; 6.3.4.10.1 | Homes of Two Places: Windows to Culture and Environment | physical & human characteristics, culture, human-environment interaction | Trepp |
| 69 | 4 | 4.3.1.1.1; 4.3.2.3.1; 4.3.2.4.2; 4.3.4.9.1 | Forests of the World | forests, physical characteristics, human-environment interaction | Trepp |
| 70 | 2-6 | 2.3.1.1.2; 3.3.1.1.2.; 4.3.1.1.1; 5.3.1.1.1; 6.3.1.1.1 | Vocabulary: Landform Terms | vocabulary, physical features, mapping | Trepp |
| 71 | 1-9 | 1.3.2.3.1; 2.3.1.1.3; 2.3.1.1.4; 3.3.1.1.1; 4.3.2.3.1; 5.3.2.3.1; 6.3.3.6.1; 7.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.2.3.1; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.3.1 | O.S.A.E. What You See! A Lesson Identifying Place | critical thinking, observations, inferences, physical & human characteristics | Trepp |
| 72 | K-3 | 0.3.1.1.1; 0.3.1.1.2; 0.3.2.3.1; 1.3.1.1.1; 1.3.2.3.1; 2.3.1.1.1; 3.3.1.1.2 | Making Mental Maps: Where Are We Going? | mental maps; physical & human characteristics, literacy | Trepp |
| 73 | 2-6 | 2.3.1.1.4; 2.3.4.9.1; 3.3.1.1.1; 3.3.3.6.1; 4.3.1.1.1; 4.3.1.2.2; 4.3.2.3.1; 4.3.3.61; 4.3.4.9.1; 5.3.1.1.1.; 5.3.2.3.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 6.3.3.6.1 | Looking at Communities: Comparing Urban and Rural Neighborhoods | urban and rural neighborhoods, small town, city, basic needs, human and physical characteristics | Trepp |
| 74 | 4-8 | 4.3.1.1.1; 5.3.1.1.1; 6.3.1.1.1; 7.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2 | What Makes a Map | cartography, map making, observation | Czech |
| 75 | 8 | 8.3.2.3.1; 8.3.3.5.4 | Southwest Asia Demographics | Southwest Asia, demographics, infographic | Coller |
| 76 | 8-9 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.2.3.1; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.3.1 | What's in a Name: Toponyms | Minnesota, toponyms, cultural diffusion, immigration | Benolkin |
| 77 | 6, 7 | 6.3.1.1.1; 6.4.1.2.1; 6.4.4.19.2; 7.3.1.1.1; 7.4.1.2.1; 7.4.4.19.2 | Using Primary Sources: How Do I Read a Map? | primary sources, map analysis, historic maps, History Day | Kloempken |
| 78 | 8-9 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 8.3.2.3.1; 9.3.1.1.1; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.4.9.1 | WATER: An Examination of the Water Cycle and Watersheds | ELL students, water cycle, watersheds, human-environment interaction | Hotaling |
| 79 | 9 | 9.3.1.1.1; 9.3.3.5.4 | Historic Migration Customized Project | migration, Google My Maps, distance decay and gravity models | Bousu |
| 80 | 9 | 9.3.1.1.1; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.3.5.3 | Mapping the Story of a Population | population pyramids, ArcGIS, Story Maps | Larsen |
| 81 | 7 | 7.3.1.1.1; 7.4.1.2.1; 7.4.4.18.2; 7.4.4.19.2 | Resources of the North and South during the Civil War | resources, region, Civil War, economies, inquiry, literacy | Pouliot |
| 82 | 2 | 2.3.1.1.2; 2.3.1.1.4 | I Can Read a Map! | mapping, map elements, TODALS, location, literature, literacy | Fore |
| 83 | 6 | 6.3.1.1.1; 6.3.3.6.1; 6.3.4.10.1; 6.4.1.2.1; 6.4.4.18.1; 6.4.4.20.1 | Land of 10,000 Choices: Pelts, Land, Lumber, and Minerals Galore!! | Minnesota, physical features resources, locations, settlement, cities, lumber industry, mining industry, transportation systems, mapping | Ehlen |
| 84 | 8, 9 | 8.3.1.1.1; 8.3.1.1.2; 8.3.1.2.1; 8.3.2.3.1; 9.3.1.1.1; 9.3.1.1.2; 9.3.1.2.2; 9.3.2.3.1; 9.3.4.9.1 | Water Use and Quality | water, contaminants, inquiry, Minnesota, Google My Maps, human-environment interaction | Brist |
| 85 | 8 | 8.3.1.1.1 | Human-Environment Interaction: An Introductory Lesson | human-environment interaction, regions, Lake Winnipeg Watershed, Red River, literacy | North |