Students examine a map of a town, state, or country to see how it is divided into smaller areas. They then look for physical features that cause the area to be called a region. Finally they will compare their findings with another area...

Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim traveler in the 14th century. He began traveling in 1325 at the age of twenty, first as a pilgrimage to Mecca. But he kept on traveling - for about twenty-nine years. He visited what would today be...

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

This calendar was created by 3rd graders in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on immigration. As a way to honor the experiences of young immigrants and to learn about immigration, students from this class interviewed...

In this lesson from the University of Omaha, "Middle schoolers calculate United States GDP and GDP per capita, use a choropleth map to acquire information, and create choropleth maps of GDP per capita in South America. They identify...

This 1815 map of Europe is a result of the Congress of Vienna creating a balance of power between the five most powerful countries in Europe. The countries competed in nearly everything, which made it almost inevitable that war would come.

[Free Registration/Login Required] I have created a brief flip chart to introduce my students to Western Europe. I have 3 different maps of Europe and slides on each of the Western European Countries.

A 2,000-mile trek across a continent-with no idea what awaits you on the other side. Tell your students to put on their traveling shoes and prepare for the journey of their lives! In this lesson, students compare imagined travel...

As part of a Learning expedition on immigration, 4th grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts, created this series of interview booklets. Students, working together in small groups, interviewed a person who had immigrated to the...

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.

Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.