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Capturing history: Students study the political and economic reasons for the African-American migration to Northern cities between the World Wars. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Design a regional "eco park": In this Xpeditions lesson, students use the Internet to find out about the plants and animals that live in their local area. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

From boomtown to ghost town: Students discuss how a specific economic activity in a region can facilitate the creation of towns, which often turn into ghost towns if the economic activity ends. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

I Hear the Locomotives: The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad: Students analyze archival material in order to make connections between the arrival of the railroads and many of the changes that occurred subsequently in the United States and its territories. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Satellite Spyglass: Formal, functional and perceptual regions: In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students visit the Satellite Spyglass exhibit in National Geographic's Xpedition Hall, where they learn that we can make sense of our complex world by dividing it into different regions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

What's it like to live along a national boundary?: Students discuss the concept of boundaries and borders and will investigate the characteristics of the United States-Mexico border. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

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