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Economics Lessons

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• Locate and describe places where bananas are grown
• Identify the specialized jobs associated with unloading bananas at the Port of Baltimore
• Describe the interdependence of the various jobs associated with unloading bananas at the Port of Baltimore

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• give examples of goods produced in Maryland and shipped through the Port of Baltimore during different time periods.
• describe how specialized production of spices around the world results in global interdependence.
• describe how scarcity and the availability of spices determine what is produced, and its effects on consumers.
• describe how entrepreneurial changes in production technology have affected the production of spice products in Maryland.
• locate places in the world where spices are produced and describe the globalization of spice production.

Geography Lessons

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Port Changed Over Time (PPT)
Geographic Characteristics (PDF)
Port Glossary Activity (PPT) • (PDF)

• place in chronological order dates and events that lead to the growth of the Port of Baltimore.
• match photographs to dates to explain how the Port of Baltimore changed over time.
• organize dates and photographs to make a Port of Baltimore book showing how it grew and changed from 1706 to 2006.
• describe in writing how geographic characteristics of the Port of Baltimore changed and affected how people live and work.

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Port Scavenger Hunt (PPT)
Geographic Characteristics (PDF)
Port Glossary Activity (PPT) • (PDF)

• use photographs to identify and describe how the Port of Baltimore changed over time.
• explain why it is a major port city today.

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Truckers In, Out, and About (PPT)
Geographic Characteristics (PDF)
Port Glossary Activity (PPT) • (PDF)

• identify map elements on the "Port of Baltimore Truckers Guide" and explain how the map is used to help truckers find their way to and from the Port.
• interpret the "Port of Baltimore Truckers Guide" and use the information to answer questions.
• use photographs to identify and describe places in the Port today.

History Lessons

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• Use primary sources, students will be able to describe the types of people who immigrated to Baltimore around the turn of the twentieth century.

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• Use primary sources to describe the contributions of Baltimore citizens to the defense of Baltimore during the British attack in September 1814
• describe the impact of the attack on Baltimore businessmen.

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• Use primary sources to describe some of the ways African Americans contributed to the Port of Baltimore, and how enslaved African Americans were able to use port activities to their advantage.