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Landform adventure: This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Beth Edmonds.

The migration of the monarch butterfly: The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies, English Language Development, and Science); By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.

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The active earth: Students investigate natural disasters and create a poster showing “The Active Earth.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Beautiful Blue Nile: Students learn about the Blue Nile and compare it to a river in the United States. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Big island pool: Igneous rocks and the anatomy of a volcano: Students will learn about the rocks that are formed when a volcano erupts: igneous rocks. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

El Niño: More Than Just Hot Air?: Students are introduced to the El Niño phenomenon by doing a brief experiment and looking at pictures of El Niño. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Science); Provider: National Geographic

Elephant seals on the beach: Introduces students to the habitat and life patterns of Elephant Seals. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Explore your state with maps: In this Xpeditions lesson, students create maps of their state using information from National Geographic's MapMachine. They then make their own maps from memory after studying the original maps they created. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Geography skills and your town: In this Xpeditions lesson, students relate the five themes of geography (location, place, human/environment interaction, movement, and regions) to their own home town. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

How's the weather today?: Students examine maps, record temperatures, and draw pictures showing different weather conditions as an introduction to weather and temperature trends in different latitudes of the United States. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Life on the rivers of Asia: In this Xpeditions lesson, students examine the influence of rivers on the populations of Asia. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Social Studies and English Language Arts); Provider: National Geographic

Marco Polo takes a trip: Students learn about the travels of Venetian adventurer Marco Polo. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies and Mathematics); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

The Middle East region: Flags and facts: Students will learn basic facts about the Middle East by exploring maps of the region. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Moving 1,000 miles: This ARTSEDGE lesson uses the book Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It) Going to Move to explore the unique aspects of cities. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Native American cultures across the U.S.: Students discuss the differences between five Native American tribes within the U.S. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

A pirate's life: Students explore websites to examine pirate characteristics and lifestyles. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

To build an island: Students gain a basic overview of the geography of islands. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

What is a tornado?: Students will learn about how tornadoes are formed and why most tornadoes occur in “tornado alley.” Students will create a tornado in a bottle and review basic safety information about what to do in a tornado. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K and 2 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

What's your favorite place?: Students think of their favorite place or a place they find particularly interesting. They then draw pictures of that place and share information about it with a partner. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

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