The history of our Middle West dates back to the Native Americans who roam this vast land seeking buffalo meat. Learn how the history of this region affects life there today. Discover the significance of historical events to the Middle West.
Producers: SchoolMedia, Inc.
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The Middle West Region: Environment
More than just a farmland, the middle of America has a lot to offer in natural resources. Discover the varied climate of the plains area complete with tornadoes, blizzards, and hot summers. Learn about the wide variety of natural resources from agriculture to iron and lumber.
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Different Types of Maps: Topographic, Political?
Students learn about the different projections possible to represent the round Earth on a flat surface and the various kinds of information displayed on maps. Map types covered include political, physical, relief, climate, vegetation and more. Combining the latest technology with visual images supplied from around the world, this program takes difficult material and provides the student with easy-to-understand visual presentations.
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Economy in and between Communities
This engaging program will grab and hold your students attention as they are introduced to the key concepts surrounding our community’s economy. They will learn the difference between goods and services in both the public and private sector. Lots of real life visuals show people at work – production workers and service workers – and helps students understand the role taxes play in our lives. Personal responsibility, work ethic, and the difference between wants and needs are shown in terms students will understand. (1) Introduction (2) Jobs in the Community (3) Providing Goods and Services (4) Types of Services: Public and Private (5) Public Services (6) Taxes (7) The Difference between Wants and Needs (8) Review (99) End
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How Customs and Heritage Shape Communities
Something as simple as food has a rich cultural history. From this springboard students take a look at the heritage of many people groups in the United States. Drawing from historical and community resources students will discover how people all over the world have left their mark on the land they settled. While the differences are compared and contrasted children will be caught up in the rhythm of Cinco De Mayo, the celebration of Chinese New Year, the family focus of Kwanzaa and recognize the ways they are all part of the same community.
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How Leaders and Events Shape Communities
Page is reluctant to run for class president until a great leader from the past shows her what leadership is all about. Students will be inspired by the everyday heroism that built our country. They will also be introduced to the well, and little known leaders that shaped our nation’s growth. As students meet these great leaders they will be able to identify the responsibilities of authority figures in their home, school, and community from the local to the national level.
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How Location Affects Life: Different Areas, Climate, Latitude and Longitude
Students examine geographical and human factors that affect personal and societal ways of life. Physical components such as climate, landform and relative location are discussed, expanding a learner’s understanding of characteristics within northern and southern hemispheres, differing latitudes and longitudes. Population density, cost of living, and politics are considered as human factors impacting daily life. Regional examples review the interrelationship of geographical, climactic, and historical events that shape everyday life.
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Thanksgiving Day: America Celebrates
See the story of the Mayflower’s passage and the Pilgrims’ first year in the New World. Learn about the Wompanoag Indian tribe and a game they may have played during the first harvest celebration-Thanksgiving. Learn many different ways that Americans celebrate this important day.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Two students from different ethnic backgrounds are brought together as they learn about the life of America’s foremost civil rights leader. This program will grab your students’ attention as they learn about Dr. King’s contributions to the people of the United States and those living throughout the world. They will learn about King’s childhood experiences with prejudice, his ability to speak in front of others, his commitment to nonviolence, and finally why it is so important to follow his message of hope and peace.
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The Events Leading Up to War
What were the key events that brought a divided people together to stand and fight as one? In this engaging production your students will learn about The French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and battles at Lexington and Concord. They will come to know the important actions of men like Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Paul Revere. Your students will gain a firm understanding of why America went to war with Great Britain and what motivated the Patriots to form their own country.