INCLUDES:

Physical, cultural, political, or economic geography

Students can use this as a guide sheet for studying the types of geography. Laminate them and use them for studying countries and continents.

This is very helpful with our scavenger hunts:

• North America Scavenger Hunt
• Central and South America Scavenger Hunt
• Europe Scavenger Hunt
• Asia Scavenger Hunt
• Africa Scavenger Hunt
• Australia Scavenger Hunt
• Antarctica Scavenger Hunt

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Europe's population has been significantly declining since the 1970s. What does this mean for the citizens of Europe? How will the economy withstand the decline? Students will collaborate as they visit 8 different stations:

Station 1: Demographic History of Europe

Station 2: Population Decline in Europe Chart Reading

Station 3: Why is the Population Declining in Europe

Station 4: Reading a Population Map of Europe

Station 5: Densely Population Countries of Europe

Station 6: Sparsely Populated Countries of Europe

Station 7: Understanding Depopulation

Station 8: Evaluating the Negative and Positive Effects of Population Decline

OBJECTIVES:

• The learner will explore the causes and effects of population decline in Europe.
• The learner will understand how declining fertility rates, increased life expectancy, and migration play a part in population decline.
• The student will examine highly populated and scarcely populated European countries.
• The learner will analyze the population - in maps and charts.

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• Student Guide Sheet

• Student Guide Sheet Teacher Key

• Exit Cards and More!

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Do you find it is challenging to determine what countries to cover when teaching Europe? This lesson explores 10 countries from Northern Europe to Central Europe to Southern Europe. Your students will love exploring Europe through stations! It is a great introduction to Europe and covers the following countries:

• Portugal
• Greece
• Iceland
• Sweden
• Ukraine
• Romania
• Italy
• Germany
• France
• U.K.

(Note: Although this is designed for two weeks (45 minute classes), it can be modified as the teachers discretion if there is a time limit. Simply require student to complete 5 countries rather than 10. Typically each group will study one country a day, unless you have longer class times such as in block classes.)

OBJECTIVES:

(1) The learner will identify and give examples of governments with rule by one, few, or many in Europe.

(2) The learner will identify the location of renewable and non-renewable natural resources such as fresh water, fossil fuels, fertile soils, and timber.

(3) The learner will identify the physical characteristics of a place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather.

(4) The learner will demonstrate an understanding of the patterns,

characteristics

(5) The learner will compare similarities and differences among people such as music, clothing, and food.

(6) The learner will describe and explain the effects of physical environmental

processes such as erosion, ocean currents, and earthquakes on Earth’s surface.

(7) The learner will describe a variety of regions such as landforms, climate, and vegetation regions.

(8) The learner will describe elements of culture, including language, religion,

beliefs and customs, institutions, and technologies.

MATERIALS:

• Center printouts (10) placed into folders, 1 country sheet per student (30 students = 30 Italy Sheets)

• 10 pocket folders (Place the student country sheets in the left pockets.)

• 3 Prong Folder Per Student (They will add their country pages to their notebook)

• Atlases, books, magazine, articles for each country station.

• Map of Europe, one per student

• Exit Cards

INCLUDES:

• Detailed teacher guided instructions
• Introduction activity looking talking about fun facts bout Europe (Fun Fact Sheet Included) + (Suggested video if time allows)
• Printable materials for each of the 10 stations: Map of Europe, Country Station Charts
• Teacher Answer Guide
• Assessment: T-Chart Comparison & Exit Cards

OTHER LESSON ON EUROPE:

Eastern & Western Europe Scavenger Hunt (Introductory Activity)

Europe Geography Bundle + 2 Freebies

Aging Europe & Its Population Decline

European Interactive Notebook with QR Codes

European History, Map Quizzes

The 15 Most Influential People in European History

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Please note: The events that occurred around Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb 23, 2022, occurred fast and furiously. 25+ hours were spent on developing this lesson from beginning to end, and it has been proofed by a professional proofreader and current educator. This was a quick turn-around lesson. I ask that if you find an error, please send a message rather than a poor score to provide an opportunity for correction on my part. Thank you in advance. At this time, there have been no mistakes.

A Lesson on the event leading up to the Ukraine Crisis 2022. In order to understand this, students need to take a deep look into the history of the struggle Ukraine has had with its more powerful neighbors in its attempts to become independent. Finally, in 1991, Ukraine was free of domination and created its own government system, and claimed independence for the first time in history. In an attempt to reach independence, there has been a great amount of bloodshed over the centuries.

Let's take a look at the rich history of Ukraine while having fun at the same time. This is an interactive lesson.

LESSON INCLUDES

• Pre-Assessment & Post-Assessment in the form of a PowerPoint (Pictionary Game)
• Traveling Stations Activity to discover the rich history of Ukraine
• Traveling Station Cards 1-12
• Ukrainian Crisis Traveling Guiding Reading Activity
• Invasion Bingo Card (Prediction)
• Group Discussion Guiding questions
• Suggested Videos and Songs to use if the teacher chooses to do so.

OBJECTIVES:

• The learner will identify and become familiar with Ukraine’s history reaching back
  to the 9th Century.
• The learner will understand the conflict between Ukraine and Russia throughout
  history.
• The learner will discover the struggle Ukrainians have faced gaining
  independence from more powerful countries surrounding their country.
• The learner will recognize the events that led up to the Ukrainian Crises of 2022.
• The learner will be able to explain the reasons why Russian President Vladimir
  Putin wants to govern Ukraine.
• The learner will predict the outcome of the Ukraine Crises of 2022.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Ottoman Empire
• Kiev Rus'
• Ukrainian Invasions over centuries: Poland, Lithuania, Russia
• Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939
• Czar
• World War I & II
• Barbarossa
• Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)
• Orange Revolution
• The Tragedy of Babi Yar
• Nuremberg Trials
• Crimea Pennisula
• Cherynobl
• Commonwealth of Independent States
• NATO
• The Ukraine Crisis 2014 & 2022
• And More

Students will learn a great deal just in two class periods and will have the opportunity to work alongside their classmates and experience what it has been like to live in Ukraine.

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Research has indicated that brain breaks can help improve self-efficiency in the learning process. They also improve short-term memory, self-awareness, and the learners' knowledge.

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Students will find this Eastern and Western Europe Scavenger Hunt activity fun and motivating, and it will encourage students to examine the physical, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of Eastern & Western Europe, along with the geographical themes. This is the perfect activity to introduce and begin your European unit.

For this activity, provide each student with a student activity sheet. Students will work in cooperative groups of two to four, depending on your students and their ability and experience in working in cooperative groups.

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Engage your students in this European Union and Brexit lesson. This resource is designed to help your students learn and explore the pros and cons of Brexit. Students will cooperatively read about the European Union and Brexit. They will write a letter to the European Union or the United Kingdom based on role cards that provide different scenarios of the U.K. requesting or being asked to rejoin the European Union.

OBJECTIVES:

• The learner will understand the purpose of the European Union.
• The learner will understand the reason behind the U.K. exiting the European Union.
• The learner will become familiar with the location of countries that have been or are currently part of the European Union.
• The learner will act as the U.K**.** and write a letter to the EU requesting to rejoin or will act as the EU accepting or rejecting the U.K. readmission.
• The learner will decipher the pros and cons of being a country member of the European Union.

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• Closure: Exit cards

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OBJECTIVE:

o Students will become familiar with influential people in European history.

o Students will explore the cause and effects of the identified individuals on Europe.

o Students will, as a group, present their findings to the class on each individual assigned character.

o Students will evaluate and determine which 15 characters were the most influential in European history.

MATERIALS:

o Character cards, scissors, and laminate.

o 5 Influential Individuals of Europe Activity Sheet

o Classroom board and painting tape

o Document camera/projector

o Human European Bingo Game

o Bingo pieces.

PREPARATION:

o Laminate and cut out the character cards so they can be used again, from one year to the next. This will also avoid the cards getting torn when placed on the board at the end of the lesson during the presentations.

o Reproduce the 5 Influential Individuals of Europe, one per student.

o On the board create two columns: Highly Influential and the other Influential.

INTRODUCTION: (20 MINUTES)

Play Human European Bingo. Give each student a bingo card. Allow students 10 minutes to move around the room gathering names of people who are somehow related to Europe, present or past from their classmates. Once their sheet is filled with one name per box, the student will return to his/her seat. Begin with the nearest person and allow him or her to name an individual. Anyone in the room who has that name can place a dauber/coin on that square. The game is played until someone calls European Bingo! If time allows, you may play again. This game will get student warmed up and thinking about those individuals who influenced Europe. If students seem, unknowledgeable and unfamiliar with the topic, allow them to access resources—books, Internet, etc.— during the game.

PROCEDURE: (30-40 MINUTES)

Place the character cards in a bag. Pass the bag around the room, allowing each group to choose five cards from the bag. Students will work in groups to find out as much as they can about the influences each individual had/has on Europe. Students will fill in the 5 Influential Individuals of Europe Activity Sheet.

CLOSURE / EVALUATION: (20 minutes)

Have students present their findings. Set up the document camera/projector. Students will place their character card on the camera/projector so the audience can have a visual of the individual they are talking about.

Students will, within their groups, present their findings. On the board there will be two columns: Highly Influential and Influential. Once students have presented their findings and opinions, they will place the card on the board, using painter’s tape (comes off more easily), under one of the columns; Highly influential or Influential.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY: (20 minutes)

The class will work together to determine which names listed under the 15 Most Influential will remain. These are the individuals they will be tested on.

This will allow students to have choices within their studies gives students autonomy of their learning.

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LESSON: EXPLORING EUROPE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

GRADE LEVEL: 6-8th

TIME FRAME: Five 60-MINUTE CLASS PERIODS (5 HOURS)

TYPE OF ACTIVITY: GROUP COOPERATION OR INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY

OBJECTIVE:

o The learner will identify major landforms of Europe.

o The learner will compare Western Europe with Eastern Europe.

o The learner will explore developed and developing European countries.

o The learner will understand the balance of powers in various types of government in Europe.

o The learner will understand various aspects of European culture.

MATERIALS:

o Three-prong folder

o Glue, scissors, markers, and crayons.

o Computer, iPad, or smartphone for each student or group with the capability of

scanning QR codes.

o Student Packet, 1 per student

STUDENT PACKET INCLUDES:

1. Title Page

2. Table of Contents

3. Physical Europe

4. Economic: Whose Stronger

5. Political Foldable

6. Government Pockets

7. Culture Booklet

PREPARATION:

1. Instructor will duplicate packets as specified under the “Materials” section on the next page.

2. Computers, iPads, or smartphones with scanning QR codes capability need to be available for each team.

3. If you choose to have students work in groups, arrange desks in teams of 3-4, as they will be working in groups all week. If you choose for them to sit at a different group with different team members each day, this would be a good opportunity for them to have the chance to work with multiple classmates throughout the week.

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🟢 STUDENT PACKETS TO BE DUPLICATED

🟢 INTRODUCTION

🟢 PREPARATION

🟢 CLOSURE & EVALUATION

🟢 STUDENT GUIDE SHEETS WITH QR CODES

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This lesson explores the purposes of the European Union and the relationship between member countries. This lesson includes a PowerPoint introductory presentation (game), reading activity, timeline activity, comparison T-chart, grading rubric, exit cards as well as detailed teacher instructions. Very little preparation is required. A zip file reader is required to open the file.

OBJECTIVES:

• The learner will understand the history and functions of the European Union.
• The learner will create a timeline of events that lead to the development of the European Union.
• The learner will be able to explain the purpose of the European Union.
• The learner will consider why some groups support or oppose the European Union.

MATERIALS:

• Introduction Fact or Fiction PowerPoint game (Included)
• Reading Assignment for each group (Included)
• Computer, Chromebook, or tablet with internet access to create a Timeline Online
• T-Chart (Included)
• Grading Rubric (Included)
• Exit Tickets (Included)

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A great and exciting way to incorporate music into the learning environment while teaching the concepts surrounding the fall of the USSR! Engages students and creates a fun learning environment. A zip file reader is needed to open the zip file and access the lessons.

OBJECTIVES:

o The learner will examine 20th-century music to gain an understanding of the social and political aspects surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union (USSR).

• The learner will understand the events and issues leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• The learner will compare and contrast the historical map of the Soviet Socialist Republics to a current-day map identifying how political borders and names have changed.
• The learner will examine how the fall of the Soviet Union affected those under communist leadership and those throughout the world.

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° Complimentary "personal quotes" PowerPoint surrounding the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

° Warm-up Activity: Analyzing "Wind of Change" Lyrics for the understanding of the fall of the USSR.

° Presentation Grading Rubric

° 12 Song Lyric Analysis Sheets to choose from

° Optional Reading Activity

° Comparison Map of Soviet Union Region vs. Current-Day Map.

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Students will have the opportunity to analyze lyrics for the following songs: (Includes an Analysis Guide Sheet) QR Codes available for use.

Ø Advice to Joe—Roy Acuff

Ø American Soviets—C.C.C.P.

Ø Back in the USSR—Beatles

Ø Everybody Wants to Rule the World—Tears for Fears

Ø Land of Confusion—Genesis

Ø Right Here, Right Now—Jesus Jones

Ø Roads to Moscow—Al Stewart (May want to divide the song into Part 1 & 2

and let different teams analyze one—Very long)

Ø The Story of the Fall of The Soviet Union—Jeffrey Lewis

Ø The Wall—Steppenwolf

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Culminating activity:

Students will gather the information learned from the political / protest song and present it to the class, using a grading rubric for guidance.

You students will have fun with this activity and they get to not only hear historical music of the 1970-the'90s, butwhich learn about the events surrounding the fall of the USSR.

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