Prairie State Mapping
Students will learn about Illinois geography and history and prominent landmarks. Content Areas: Social Studies, Literacy, ELA
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History Lessons: 6-8
Stockyards to Skyscrapers
A look at the land use history of Chicago from the stockyards of the 1800’s to the skyscrapers of today. Content Areas: Social Studies, Literacy, ELA
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Timeline of Farm Machinery & Technology
Students will read and interpret a timeline and graphs to learn about inventions that have improved agriculture over time, and how they have impacted society. Content Area: Social Studies
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The Dust Bowl
Students will learn more about the Dust Bowl, one of the worst environmental disasters involving our nation's soil. Content Areas: Social Studies, Literacy, ELA
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The Shape of Illinois
Students will learn how glaciers shaped our state and how the shape of the land impacts agriculture as they make clay relief map of Illinois. Content Areas: Science, Social Studies, Literacy, ELA
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The Wealth of Illinois
In this lesson, students will learn how a bill becomes a law as they dig into the establishment of our state soil. Content Areas: Social Studies, Literacy, ELA
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Who Are the Amish?
Learn about Amish traditions and compare them to modern non-Amish traditions of today. Content Areas: Literacy, ELA, Social Studies
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