This video segment adapted from NOVA features the youngest rock formations in the Grand Canyon, lava dams, and how they are subject to the eroding power of water.

This lesson was created by the Census Bureau and has students compare various population pyramids. It has students look at changes in population over time, changes in population by location, and changes in populations due to natural disasters. it also has students explore policy issues related to population make-up. Ultimately students then create a population pyramid for a state. While the site lists this lesson for 12th graders, taking 90 minutes I would also recommend it for 9th grade geography noting that it does take them longer than 90 minutes.

Listed Description: Students will use U.S. Census Bureau data to learn how population pyramids describe population structures and to calculate age range population percentages for a selected state that will help them create a population pyramid.

With this activity, students use a globe to learn how a position on Earth can be described. They investigate how latitude can be found using the stars. Students learn what latitude and longitude are and how to use them to indicate a position on Earth. They investigate how in some locations on Earth, the direction of the midday sun can change over the year.

Website with a collection of resources, videos, lessons, lectures, public displays, etc. all regarding earthquakes.

More Microstudies in Public Administration and Public Affairs

Short Description:
A collection of small-scale research projects in matters of public administration and public affairs, carried out by graduate students in the Programs of Public Affairs, University of Utah.

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Public affairs graduate students enrolled in Dr. David Carter’s fall 2021 Research Design course once again embarked on a somewhat unorthodox curriculum, executing complete research projects from start to finish in 15 weeks. The result was seven microstudies that tackle prescient topics with both practical and scholarly importance, including: consumers’ motivations regarding sustainable product purchases, American support for U.S. policy towards the United Nations, the impact of contemporary “critical race theory” debates on teachers and education, wildfire causes and consequences across jurisdictions, the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on single mothers, and the affect of state policies on queer youth. The studies are diverse in epistemological underpinnings and research methods—ranging from critical and interpretivist qualitative investigations to quantitative analysis of secondary data—but are united in their collective attention to research design fidelity and concern for findings with “public” relevance.

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A Sustainable Development Perspective

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In this lesson students compare three maps, one from 1491, one from 1570, and one from 1794 to note differences and discus why the maps changed over time.  This in turn can introduce wider discussions of exploration of the Americas. Thumbnail: World map by Martellus, British Library, CC0, via Wikimedia

Music is a cultural expression. Visit different regions around the world to learn about unique genres of music and their core characteristics.

Understand different types of maps and consider what it means to map out a piece of music.

Build on your understanding of musical mapping to create an instrument map for Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2. This is part two of a two-lesson series.

Learn a little about the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Listen to some musical pieces inspired by these places!

This is the first step in a series of lessons that would ultimately lead to the creation of a travel guide video.  Students will be researching a country's dominant culture using the Utah Online School Libraries' access to CultureGrams.Image from Pixabay, accessed 2/18/2022.  

Physical Geography, also called earth science, is the study of our home planet and all of its components: its lands, waters, atmosphere, and interior. In this book, some chapters are devoted to the processes that shape the lands and impact people. Other chapters depict the processes of the atmosphere and its relationship to the planet’s surface and all our living creatures. For as long as people have been on the planet, humans have had to live within Earth’s boundaries. Now human life is having a profound effect on the planet. Several chapters are devoted to the effect people have on the planet.The journey to better understanding Earth begins here with an exploration of how scientists learn about the natural world and introduces you to the study of physical geography and earth science.

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A fun lesson to teach students about the push and pull factors of migration that includes an activity for all students to participate in.

I use this activity to help my students understand refugee data and the real-life experience of refugees. Through the process, students map refugee data and create a story map of a refugee's experience. This creates better spatial awareness of refugees as well as empathy about their situation. It includes videos, documents, and an extension section.

The stated objectives are:
Explore the human geography of the current global refugee crisis;
Employ data to create a map of the crisis;
Examine one refugee’s story and use it to map their experiences;
Consider challenges facing the international community and weigh responses to the crisis.

Studying life on the seafloor beneath Antarctica's thick ice is a major challenge for ecologists. Learn about a new device that can reach those icy depths in this video segment adapted from WomenInAntarctica.com.

This lesson is designed to get students acting as changemakers and contributing to the sustainable developments goals. Students will be tasked with creating a public service announcement to bring awareness to local or global challenges.