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Channel 4 Learning

4 Learning: Geography Essentials, Weather Around the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource offers in-depth information on weather and different types of climate including desert, tropical rain forests, and more. Also provides worksheets (Word documents) and images relating to weather.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: New Zealand

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of New Zealand on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Australia

For Students 1st - 9th
The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Australia can be found on this website.
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Other

Worldbiomes.com: Grassland Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Directed toward elementary students, this site provides an overview of the grassland biome. Included are the prairies, steppe, and savanna, links to related biome web sites, world map of biomes, and photographs of the grassland biome.
Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: China Through Mapping

For Teachers 1st - 5th
For this lesson, Mimi Norton integrates world geography with the study of Chinese culture and history by engaging her young students in a variety of activities to locate natural and human-made landmarks on maps of China. To build...
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Glaciers and Ice Caps: Storehouses of Fresh Water

For Students 3rd - 8th
Locate glaciers and ice caps on a world map at this USGS site. Read about the formation of galciers and other interesting facts. Learn about the effects glaciers have on the landscape, and of their importance for our fresh water supplies.
Activity
Quia

Quia: World Capitals Matching

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: World Capitals Concentration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a concentration game type format.
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Quia

Quia: World Capitals Word Search

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a word-search format.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: World Capitals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to practice matching world capitals and the corresponding country in a flashcard type format.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: To Build an Island

For Students 3rd - 5th
"This lesson gives students a basic overview of the geography of islands. They learn where islands are located throughout the world and will study two very different island groups (the Philippines and the British Isles) to illustrate the...
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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Chile Expedition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Thorough, informative site about the country of Chile. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Toad Hop

For Students 1st - 6th
Toad Hop is a multiplayer geography game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while matching countries and capitals!
Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Penguin Hop

For Students 1st - 6th
Penguin Hop is a multiplayer geography game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while matching states and capitals!
Interactive
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Geo Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge of capitals around the world. Play this game to see if you can identify 10 different capitals. Then read other information pertaining to that city.
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Other

Gapminder: Dollar Street

For Students 1st - 9th
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Nepal

For Students 3rd - 8th
Nepal lies between China and India in South Asia. The country is slightly larger than the state of Arkansas. Nepal has the greatest altitude change of any location on Earth. The lowlands are at sea level and the mountains of the...
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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Argentina Expedition

For Students 3rd - 8th
Thorough, informative site about the country of Argentina. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Patagonia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Thorough, informative site about the region of Patagonia. Besides factual information, this location also features a journal and photographs of the "World of Wonders" expedition.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Couriers in the Inca Empire

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will discover who the Inca were, where they lived, and how they communicated across the vast stretches of their mountain realm, the largest empire of the pre-industrial world through a variety of activities.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Rally Against Poverty

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes a world-wide social movement called "Make Poverty History," an idea that Nelson Mandela helped promote at an international meeting. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
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Read Works

Read Works: Water Worries

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the world-wide shortage of clean drinking water and ways to conserve water. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
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OneWorld UK

One World: Tiki the Penguin: Mountains and Ice

For Students 2nd - 4th
A personal account of a trek up a mountain in Peru and a visit to some Inca ruins. Includes a slideshow of the places visited.
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PBS

Pbs Nova Online: Lost at Sea the Search for Longitude

For Students 3rd - 8th
"The quest for a reliable method to find your way at sea was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s." Find out about the search for longitude at this NOVA site. Includes interactive Shockwave game, learning activities and more.

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