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\nTeachEngineering: Digital Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)\n

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\nA multidisciplinary unit has young engineers explore Geographic Information Systems (GIS), an essential tool in planning any engineering projects. The lessons and activities in Part 1 of the unit look at GIS in general. Part 2 focuses on...\n
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\nDescending to the Challenge: Developing Documentaries About the Deep Ocean\n

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\nThe video clip that comprises the warm up is not available, but the related article from The New York Times and the movie trailer for Aliens of the Deep are, leaving enough material to make this a fascinating lesson on deep-sea...\n
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\nStudy Jams! The Ocean Floor\n

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\nUnder the sea, the geography is as varied as it is on land! Young oceanographers find out about continental shelves, abyssal plains, seamounts, trenches, and mid-ocean ridges by viewing and reading the eight high-quality slides. Then...\n
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\nOcean Exploration\n

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\nDora, Dora, Dora, Dora, Dora! This may be your little ones' best guess as to what it's like to be an explorer! Give them a deeper understanding with this compact examination. A four-minute video introduces them to Robert Ballard,...\n
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\nThe Ocean and Climate: Heat Redistribution\n

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\nHere on Earth, heat goes with the flow! Young climatologists dive in to the connection between ocean currents and heat distribution during a science lesson plan. Scholars work with interactive and print resources to create a thorough...\n
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\nMotion in the Ocean\n

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\nHow does the formation of currents and waves in the ocean happen? High schoolers will learn about the primary causes for ocean currents and waves by calculating a wave's amplitude and nautical mile speed. Then they will complete a...\n
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\nWhy is Hawaii's Ocean Important?\n

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\nStudying the oceans? Focus on Hawaii's ocean with a resource packed with activity-based worksheets. Everything from products that come from the ocean to the abundance of plants and animals that call the ocean their home, Hawaii's ocean...\n
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\nThe Geography of the Middle East\n

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\nTopographic, political, and satellite maps establish the world of the Middle East for your class- a land about which they have heard quite a lot, but might not really understand. This presentation would be a good introduction into a unit...\n
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\nSub-Saharan Africa: Physical Geography\n

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\nIn this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 22 short answer and map skills questions about the location and geographic features of sub-Saharan Africa.\n
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\nContinental Climate and Oceanic Climate\n

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\nThere's nothing better than a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean. Scholars explore how water affects change in temperature using a hands-on experiment on climate. They use measurement tools to compare the continental and oceanic...\n
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\nGeography Crossword Puzzle\n

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\nIn this solving a crossword puzzle about geography worksheet, students read words in the word bank and clues written across and down to solve the puzzle. Students write 10 answers.\n
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\nThe Geography & Peoples of Europe\n

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\nExtremely throrough and informative, this presentation details many aspects of European geography and demographics, including natural resources, climate, topography, and population distribution. This slideshow would be an excellent...\n
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\nGeography Now! Angola\n

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\nWhere in the world can you find a $26 sandwich? That's not uncommon in the oil-rich country of Angola, where many goods must be imported and are expensive. The West African nation is enjoying a resurgence since a brutal Cold War era...\n
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\nWorld Geography - Climate Notes\n

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\nA challenging activity helps young geographers explore the temperatures around the world! They study how the Earth's land temperatures are affected by their proximity to an ocean, as well their latitude and their altitude. A very...\n
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\nIntroduction to the World Map\n

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\nStudents identify the differences between maps and globes. In this map skills instructional activity, students are shown a globe and a map and recognize the differences. Students use post-it notes to locate several locations on the world...\n
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\nWhat Lives in the Open Ocean and Where Do They Live?\n

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\nStudents explore oceanography by participating in a flash card activity. In this ocean inhabitant lesson plan, students define a list of ocean related vocabulary terms and answer ocean geography study questions. Students utilize organism...\n
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\nGeography Now! Kiribati\n

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\nKiribati—prounounced Kiri-bas—is a little-known island nation made up of 33 different formations in the Pacific Ocean that span all four hemispheres. The Micronesian country also may be home to the last generation to live there, as...\n
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\nGeography Now! Micronesia (Federated States)\n

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\nThe Federated State of Micronesia may cover 217 square miles, but the country's landmass only covers a fraction of that. The 600 islands are home to a diverse indigenous culture, and the marks of colonialism, including English and...\n
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\nGeography Now! New Zealand (Aotearoa)\n

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\nNew Zealand is a country of natural wonders, and many blockbuster movies use it as an eye-catching setting. It's also one of the last areas of the world to be populated by humans, starting with the Maori peoples sometime in the 1200s....\n
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\nInto the Deep\n

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\nTake young scientists into the depths of the world's ocean with the second lesson of this three-part earth science series. After first drawing pictures representing how they imagine the bottom of the ocean to appear, students...\n
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\nThe Open Ocean, What is it and How Does it Change?\n

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\nYoung scholars investigate the ocean environment. In this ocean lesson, students discover the physical properties of the ocean. Over two days, young scholars work in small groups investigating ocean maps and creating water currents.\n
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\nFascinating Geography Facts\n

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\nIn this geography worksheet, students will read 4 interesting United States geography facts and 19 fascinating world geography facts.\n
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\nThe Geography of Africa\n

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\nHop a flight to Africa in this presentation, which includes brilliant and appealing photographs of the continent as well as maps and graphs about its geography, topography, and climate. Those who are researching Africa for a project or...\n
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\nMini-Ocean Bathymetric Mapping Research Cruise\n

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\nMiddle or high schoolers transform into oceanographers in a week-long simulation. To begin, each group follows directions to create a model of the ocean floor with specified features. Next, the groups prepare to set sail on a research...\n
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