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World Geography Lesson Plans
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Students explore world geography by participating in a child care activity. In this child sponsor lesson, students discuss the devastating lifestyles forced upon underprivileged children overseas and what can be done to help them. Students raise funds for the underprivileged and write letters to the boys and girls.
Students study the continents of the world. In this Internet geography lesson, students connect to online mapping games. Students collaborate in order to develop their understanding of world geography, including countries and capital cities.
Have your class do research on natural disasters and create a presentation using this resource. In completing this activity, learners apply the five geography themes to their research. They write a paper describing their results. It's a great way to provide a cross-curricular approach.
Fifth graders explore information about the provinces of Canada. For this Canadian geography lesson, 5th graders create maps of the provinces. Students write paragraphs to compare and contrast the provinces.
Students discover different cities across the globe and investigate them with an encyclopedia. For this world geography lesson, students research and locate cities by their latitude and longitude coordinates. Finally, the students will share their findings with the class.
Students study how geography has affected the outcome of events and daily life in historical cultures. They study out Greece's elevation zones, precipitation, and average temperatures, and predict how these factors might have influenced daily life, warfare, and trade in ancient Greece; research and take notes on how Greece's physical geography affected daily life, warfare, and trade.
Young scholars examine world geography by viewing a documentary film in class. In this World War II lesson, students discuss the role Hawaii played in the great battle and what type conflicts happened among the island chain. Young scholars view a Japanese internment video and answer study questions based on the facts.
Ninth graders examine the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States. They access websites imbedded in this plan to do their research.
Students explore traditional Chinese foods. In this world geography lesson, students explore the geographical, historical, and philosophical relationships of cuisine in China to prepare and present a food dish.
Ninth graders explore the construction of Three Gorges Dam. In this world geography lesson plan, 9th graders analyze the positive and negative ramifications of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China.
