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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: Map It

For Students K - 1st
Explore different types of maps and how different things are represented on maps in this media gallery from WGBH. Maps are used to help locate different places and different things. Map symbols are representations of larger things in the...
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Are Some Types of Rocks?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Astrid lives in Norway, and really likes Viking ships and rocks. She is visiting a Viking museum, and needs help learning about different types of rocks, where rocks come from, and the different characteristics of rocks.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Mediterranean Sea: Which Types of Landforms Do We Know?

For Students K - 1st
Join Aldo, and learn about many different types of geological landforms.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Music: 2 D Shapes

For Students 4th - 6th
Kyan is an African villager. Can you help him name and define different parts of shapes?
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: 2 D Shapes

For Students 4th - 6th
Abeni works at the pyramids. Visit her and find out more about circles and triangles.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Are Some Types of Plants?

For Students K - 1st
Heidi lives in Norway. She notices that plants grow on land, but also underwater. Help her figure out other places that plants grow.
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The British Museum

British Museum: Geography of Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the two types of land in ancient Egypt. At the bottom of the page you can select a story, explore maps, or take a challenge about ancient Egyptian geography.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grasslands of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden explores the two types of grasslands: tropical and temperate. A brief overview of the grasslands of the world is provided, including a color-coded map.
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NASA

Nasa: Aerial Photography: The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An animated adventure story, developed by NASA, that helps children understand earth science concepts by using satellite photography and other types of aerial photographs to identify physical features on the surface of the earth. Teaches...
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Other

Asia Foundation: Information and Communication Technology for Development [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A two-page overview of how this organization supports the growth of information and communication technology in Asia, what types of technology it promotes, and why it is such an important issue to the development and modernization of...
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Teaching About and Using Coordinate Systems [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provides lessons and activities for teaching about the different types of coordinate systems including the Cartesian coordinate system, the Geographic Coordinate System, the Universal Transverse Mercator grid, and the State Plane...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Loch Ness: What Happens When Solids and Liquids Are Heated or Cooled?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will look at what happens to different types of matter when they have a change of state.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drawing North America, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map exercise from 1872 for drawing North America. The map shows the general outline of the coasts, major waters and rivers, and a vertical profile cross-section of the continent from the San Francisco Bay area to Cape Hatteras....
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nebraska, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1903 of Nebraska showing county borders, cities and towns, rivers, and railroads. This map also shows the rock types in the state. "Nebraska, a central State of the American Union, lies between 40 degrees and 43 degrees N....
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Portion of New York, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the upper portion of New York showing glacial fill types: 1, Ordovician; 2-5, Silurian; 6-13, Devonian; 14, Mississippian.
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Other

Go to Latin: Argentina Destinations

For Students 9th - 10th
With its diverse geography, Argentina has more than 2.5 million sq. km. to explore and discover. Here is a selection of the most interesting and famous places in Argentina a tourist cannot miss. You can search for a destinations by...
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Other

Go to Latin: Argentina Destinations

For Students 9th - 10th
With its diverse geography, Argentina has more than 2.5 million sq. km. to explore and discover. Here is a selection of the most interesting and famous places in Argentina a tourist cannot miss. You can search for a destination by...
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Australian Museum

Great Barrier Reef

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Included are pictures and a map. Learn what makes up a coral reef and the two different types.
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Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech University: Where Do Earthquakes Happen?

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that explains how and where earthquakes occur and the different types of faults. Contains maps and charts of fault lines, plate edges, and the continental plates. There are other links within the site of related...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: How Do We Describe the Weather?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Join Tim on Christmas Island to understand how to gauge weather conditions. Learn all about tracking weather, finding clothing suitable for various weather conditions, which animal likes a certain type of weather, and activities for...
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Pocosins

For Students 9th - 10th
Pocosins are naturally occurring freshwater evergreen shrub bogs or wetlands of the southeastern coastal plains. In 1962 pocosins still covered nearly 2.25 million acres in North Carolina-accounting for almost three-quarters of the...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Riksjas, Toek Toek: Polygons

For Students 5th - 6th
Explore polygons with Wang, a ricksha puller. Answer his questions and he will give you a free ride!