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The Midwest: Geography, History, and Culture

3rd Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

11 lessons

Goal

Locate the twelve Midwestern states, explain their statehood timeline, analyze regional cultural diversity, understand responses to natural disasters, and construct a detailed thematic state map.

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  1. Locating the Twelve Midwestern StatesUp next
  2. Statehood Timeline of the Midwest: 1803 to 1889Not started yet
  3. Indigenous Nations of the Great Plains and Great Lakes: Sioux, Mandan, and OjibweNot started yet
  4. European Immigrant Settlements Across the Midwest HeartlandNot started yet
  5. The Great Migration and African American Communities in Midwestern CitiesNot started yet
  6. Modern Global Immigrants in Midwestern Towns and CitiesNot started yet
  7. Severe Weather on the Plains: Tornadoes and Tornado AlleyYou are here
  8. Drought, the Dust Bowl, and Soil Conservation in the MidwestNot started yet
  9. Community and Government Response to Midwestern Natural DisastersNot started yet
  10. Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Natural Resources of the MidwestNot started yet
  11. Mapping a Midwestern State: Waterways, Resources, and KeyNot started yet
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us-ma4.T4c.3Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain how natural disasters, such as tornadoes and drought, have affected the region, and how government and citizens have responded to catastrophic natural events.