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• Lesson Plans: Changing World
  1. Exploring Caves
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       • Chapter 1 | Lesson 1.1 | Lesson 1.2 | Lesson 1.3 | Lesson 1.4
       • Chapter 2 | Lesson 2.1 | Lesson 2.2 | Lesson 2.3
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     • Cave Types
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  2. Mud Fossils
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  3. Global Change
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     • Time and Cycles | Lesson
     • Change and Cycles | Lesson
     • Earth as Home | Lesson
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  4. Land and People
     • Cape Cod Introduction | Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 | References
     • Everglades Introduction | Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3
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  5. Geologic Age
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• Lesson Plans: Working With Maps
  1. Map Adventures
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       • Lesson 7
     • Story: Nikki's Adventure
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  2. What Do Maps Show?
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       • Lesson 1 | Activity Sheet 1
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       • Lesson 3 | Activity Sheet 3
       • Lesson 4 | Activity Sheet 4
     • Teacher Guide
     • Map Packet Download
  3. Exploring Maps
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       • Lesson 3 | Activity 1 | Activity 2
       • Lesson 4 | Activity 1 | Activity 2
     • Explorers
       • Journal of Columbus' voyage
       • Magellan circumnavigates the globe
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       • "A voyage to Brobdingnag" Gulliver's Travels
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• Lesson Plans: Earth Hazards
  1. Volcanoes!
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       • About the Lessons
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         • Lesson 3 | Activity 1 | Activity 2
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         • Lesson 6 | Activity 1 | Activity 2
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  2. A Model of Three Faults
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