In this hands on activity students will explore the advantages and disadvantages of specialization and interdependence through their creation of paper bugs.

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space! Use the Who Is Mae Jemison? lesson plan to get to know this prominent scientist and entrepreneur. Students will read about Mae and then answer questions about her.

What's the difference? In this lesson, your students will learn to describe what living in an urban, rural, and a suburban area is like.

Mae Jemison was the first African American female astronaut to enter space. Use the Get to Know Mae Jemison lesson plan to learn more about this famous scientist. Children will then read and write about her, and create their own paper rocket.

Students journey on a scavenger hunt around the school to put their knowledge of the Five Themes of Geography to the test!

This lesson will introduce students to intermediate map directions northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast. It also offers practice writing functional texts using transitional words as well as both cardinal and intermediate directions.