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Mini Lesson: How Big is My Nation?


Description

In this hands-on mini-lesson, students will compare the size of the United States in terms of square miles as it expands in territory from 1787 to 1853.

Author

Gale Olp Ekiss

Duration

50 minutes

National Geography Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface

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