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Curated OER

Creating a Map

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the process of creating an accurate map, and create a map of their playground. They identify what objects are on their playground, and discuss what is found on a map. Students then draw a map of their playground...
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography

For Teachers 3rd
A learning module on world geography. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate where their community is located, where...
Interactive
World Geography Games

World Geography Games: Continents

For Students 3rd - 5th
A simple game where one must identify each continent on a world map as its name is presented.
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NASA

Nasa: World Map Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from the National Aeornautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity with a relief map and its correlation with space. "Wouldn't it be fun to make your own miniature world, complete with mountains, valleys,...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Mapping the World's Watersheds

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students use a world map to locate and label major rivers and their watersheds. They then compare watershed shapes and look at typographical features that determine their shapes. A vocabulary list with definitions is...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Map of the 7 Continents of the World Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
A quick game where students drag and drop the name of each continent onto the correct location on an interactive world map.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: My Wonderful World: Geography Is 10 Cool Things

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why is geography important? You will find 10 reasons that answer this question on this concise but informative site.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Mapping Our Worlds

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson, introduce your learners to the world of maps and discover a world of information online. Students learn how to identify different types of maps, comparing maps to the rooms of a house.
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Other

Ordnance Survey: Mapzone: Geography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look outside, at the landscape. Explore the world, the features of the earth, the impact of weather on the earth through this resource. Discover weather, climate, glaciation, rivers, and urban development.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: From Old World to New World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants have migrated around the world just like people. This site explains how several African plants and food crops made their way into American life.
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Landform Concentration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play this fun game of Geography Concentration to practice your geography vocabulary and increase learning. After each game the cards change and new words and definitions are introduced. Users must enable JavaScript.
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Other

Canal Kids: Mundo (Natural & Historical World Wonders)

For Students 3rd - 5th
The "Mundo" area of Canal Kids highlights forty of the world's natural and historical wonders. Pick a location from the drop-down menu and get background information on the Parthenon, Mount Fuji, the Grand Canyon, the Great Wall of...
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Where Is That?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge of U.S. and world geography. Five levels of games challenge players to identify states, capitals, and countries.
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Quia

Quia: Geography World: Earth's Physical Features Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains matching, concentration, flash cards, and word search games from landform vocabulary. Excellent games which contain more than one version of each game to reinforce all vocabulary taught.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Geography

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from Enchanted Learning, you can take a quiz, printout a map of the United States of America, and see where the Middle East is located in the world. Links are also provided for additional information.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Cool Planet: Brazil Geography

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of the geography of the South American country of Brazil.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
This resource will compare different regions of the world by climate, geography, animal life, and culture. The site focuses on the differences within the United States regions.
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US Department of Education

Nces Kids' Zone: Dare to Compare: Geography Grade 4

For Students 3rd - 5th
So, how do you compare with students nationally and from around the world? Take the interactive online geography quiz to find out.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Exploring the World With p.w. Cracker!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson can be completed in a whole group or small group setting. After reading the book "P.W. Cracker Sees the World," the students will complete an inquiry project that connects social studies/geography to what they read in their...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Flags of Asia

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the flags of the countries of Asia.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Flags of Europe

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the flags of the countries of Europe.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Flags of North America

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the flags of the countries of North America.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Flags of South America

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the flags of the countries of South America.
Interactive
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Flags of the United States

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the flags of the 50 states of the United States.

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