Students map data on employment in wood products manufacturing in Oregon counties. In this Oregon forest lesson, students discover the percentage of people employed in the forest manufacturing industry. Students create a box and whisker...

Learners explore the concept of absolution location. In this geography skills lesson, students discuss how to identify and locate latitude and longitude. Learners play a game to reinforce the skills.

Learners examine how to read maps for historical information. They listen to a lecture on the history of D-Day, analyze a historical map of the invasion of Normandy, and answer discussion questions.

In this Italy map activity activity, students complete 2 map activities that require them to identify major cities and landforms in the country.

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 45 identification questions about the countries located in Europe. Students have 5 minutes to complete the quiz.

Students study estuaries and their boundaries.  In this investigative lesson students locate an estuary on a map and use nautical and topographical maps. 

Students analyze the differences between maps 1905 and current maps of Alberta and Saskatchewan. They use maps from the Canadian Council for Geographic Education to complete a guided inquiry. This lesson also has many extension activities.

Students investigate how to read topographic maps.  In this map reading lesson students complete a topographic map activity. 

Students explore the Roman Empire. In this ancient Rome lesson, students research regions of the Roman Empire and present their finding to their classmates. Students also use an interactive map to practice placement of the regions within...

Eighth graders map the important locations of the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders research the location of countries involved in the Holocaust as well as the location of concentration camps. Students mark the locations...

In this geography skills activity, students respond to 18 fill in the blank and short answer questions about the 5 geography themes.

Students create a choropleth map to illustrate the population growth rate of the United States. They explore how to construct a choropleth map, and discuss the impact of population changes for the future.

Students locate different places including U.S. cities using longitude and latitude coordinates. For this longitude and latitude lesson plan, students locate 10 different locations.

Students do a blind tour of their school by responding to verbal commands. They look and discuss various maps in the classroom. They locate the direction of the sunrise and discuss the compass directions of North, South, East, and West.

In this online interactive states and captials quiz worksheet, students examine the 50 pictured states and try to name all of the state capitals.

Learners explore the geography of Spain. In this geography skills activity, students create a map on their school gym floor in the shape of Spain. Learners identify the locations of the Spanish states and capitals.

Students study geographical maps and their functions.  In this geography instructional activity students work in groups to build a map to scale.

Young scholars explore Spain. In this geography skills lesson, students investigate a political map of Spain and record the names of states, capitals, and landforms. Young scholars then practice tagging the states, capitals, and...

In this Google Earth learning exercise, students access the Google Earth website and find the latitude, longitude, and elevation for their house and school. Then they do the same for a variety of world locations. This learning exercise...

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 17 identification questions about the continents and islands of the world.

For this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 35 identification questions regarding Asia's lakes, rivers, bays, and seas.

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 8 identification questions regarding specific lakes and rivers in the Middle East.

Students make a variety of recipes that include fruits and vegetables. For this fruit and vegetables lesson plan, students make recipes, learn about the proper amounts of fruits and vegetables needed per day, describe how to sanitize...

In this geography skills worksheet, students read 5-travel scenarios and use their problem solving skills to respond to 9 short answer questions.