Unit Plan
Curated OER

Medieval Knight Life

For Teachers 5th
Students research the Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson, students complete lessons about feudalism, life on a manor, chivalry and knighthood, an activity about the Battle of Hastings, the growth of Middle Age towns, the trial by...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Causation-Exploration and World Trade

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate spice trade. In this world history lesson plan, students identify various spices in jars and their places of origin. Students listen to a lecture on how spices came to countries in Europe. Students complete a source...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Home Sweet Home-Far From Home

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students observe slides of U.S. coastal geography. They study topography and vegetation maps for one region. They gather geographic facts on a guided worksheet. Students pretend to be colonists. They decide what kind of economic system...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where in the World? Oceans & Continents

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this geography worksheet, students answer 6 questions using a coded map as a reference, then students identify labeled geographic features.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wasting Times

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine Britain's waste management proposals. For this environmental stewardship lesson, students visit linked websites to gain an understanding of proposals to reduce waste in the nation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Lesson: Bio-fuels

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore  the pros and cons of bio-fuel use. For this environmental stewardship lesson, students visit selected websites to discover what bio-fuels are and the effect they may have on the environment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Product Line

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research products imported from Europe and use a map to show the routes the products might have followed to reach this country. They take a field trip to a store that carries imported products and take note of how many come from...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great American Desert

For Students 5th - 6th
In this American deserts activity, students study the images and read the passages to learn about the 6 divisions in the American landscape: the Eastern lowlands, the Flood Plain, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rocky Shore

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils compare a realistic landscape painting with a photograph of the same place.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around The World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students search the Internet through a sequence of steps to reach the country of their nationality. They research and collect information about their country.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Lion's Lair

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students evaluate the likelihood that a particular animal lived in a particular habitat. They research and illustrate lion habitats to determine whether lions were likely to have lived in ancient Greece.
Interactive
Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath Games: Map Snap: Europe

For Students 4th - 8th
You are presented with an outline map of Europe and you must place each country in its correct position. It clicks into place if you're in the right spot. You may want to start with the practice mode which has the shape outlines of the...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Capital Cities of Europe

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the capital cites of the countries of Europe.
Interactive
Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Geography Games: Countries of Europe

For Students 3rd - 8th
Study a map showing the countries in Europe, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.
Website
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.
Website
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Europe: Spain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Welcome to Spain! Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included.
Website
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Europe: United Kingdom

For Students 3rd - 8th
Welcome to the United Kingdom! Follow this interactive overview of the country's history, geography, people, government, nature, and more. A map and video are included.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How Many Countries Are There in Europe?

For Students 4th - 6th
Presents a map and a list of all the European countries, along with their capitals, land area, population, language, and currency.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Eclectic Elementary Geography by American Book Company

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Eclectic Elementary Geography by American Book Company (1883), an elementary geography textbook including maps, information about areas and people of the United...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A to Z List of European Countries and Their Capitals

For Students 4th - 6th
Presents a map and an alphabetical list of all the European countries and their capital cities.
Interactive
Antonio Salinas and Maria Jesus Egea

Vedoque: Geografia De Europa

For Students 3rd - 5th
This game is about the various countries of Europe. It has a set of questions about their locations on the map, their capitals and their flags.
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Greece

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Greece's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its European location and a video about the Parthenon, an ancient temple built...
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Iceland

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Iceland's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its European location.
Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Switzerland

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Switzerland's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its European location.