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Faculty Room - Maryland Explorations

Lesson Guides and Student Worksheets

On-line Lessons

The heart of this curriculum consists of 22 multi-disciplinary, on-line lessons, or Maryland Explorations, that students work through individually or in small groups at Internet-linked computers. The lessons cover the history, geography, and ecology of Maryland. The lessons thoughtfully augment Maryland Studies or the study of US History. Here are thumbnail descriptions and links to the Maryland Explorations so you can examine them. Choose the ones that best support your curriculum.

Guides

The Teacher's Guide for each lesson offers everything you need to effectively use the Exploring Maryland lessons with your students. In each Guide you will find:
  • Objectives
  • MSPAP connections
  • Web sites referenced in the lesson
  • Background information
  • Teaching tips
  • Extensions for further study
  • Additional print resources
  • Additional web sites

Each Guide is provided in two formats. The first is a web page that you can view in your Internet browser. The second is in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (PDF) format. To view PDF files, you will need Adobe Systems Inc.'s application Acrobat Reader. You can download it FREE at the Adobe Acrobat Reader web site. PDF files will print out exactly as you see them. Click on the one you want to see/print in the chart below.

Worksheets

All student work on the lessons is guided by detailed Worksheets that students complete as they work through each lesson. You can evaluate student work by checking their Worksheets. Print out, duplicate, and distribute the PDF Worksheets for each lesson you assign to your students. Download PDF Worksheets by clicking on the one you want to print in the chart below.

Teacher's Guide
(Web Page Format)
Teacher's Guide
(PDF Format)
Worksheets
(PDF Format)
Events
War of 1812 War of 1812 War of 1812
Maryland Tea Parties Maryland Tea Parties Maryland Tea Parties
Privateers: Pirates or Patriots? Privateers: Pirates or Patriots? Privateers: Pirates or Patriots?
Civil War in Maryland Civil War in Maryland Civil War in Maryland
Old Pride to New Pride Old Pride to New Pride Old Pride to New Pride
Special Groups
Maryland's Watermen Maryland's Watermen Maryland's Watermen
On the Block On the Block On the Block
Maryland Indians Maryland Indians Maryland Indians
Immigration Immigration Immigration
Archaeology
Buried Treasure Buried Treasure Buried Treasure
Special Places
Maryland's First Capital Maryland's First Capital Maryland's First Capital
Disappearing Islands Disappearing Islands Disappearing Islands
Teacher's Guide
(Web Page Format)
Teacher's Guide
(PDF Format)
Worksheets
(PDF Format)
Transportation
All Aboard! All Aboard! All Aboard!
National Road National Road National Road
Canals vs. Railroads Canals vs. Railroads Canals vs. Railroads
Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Shipbuilding
Environmental Concerns
The Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay
Wetlands Wetlands Wetlands
Economic Factors
Life in the Canneries Life in the Canneries Life in the Canneries
Tobacco and Wheat Tobacco and Wheat Tobacco and Wheat
Population Shift Population Shift Population Shift
Just for Fun
Chesapeake Excursions Chesapeake Excursions Chesapeake Excursions
Teacher's Guide
(Web Page Format)
Teacher's Guide
(PDF Format)
Worksheets
(PDF Format)

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