Students prepare cross-curricular lessons based on the experience of traveling the Oregon Trail.

Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this Gulf Oil Spill instructional activity, students discuss how environmental pollution affects those how live in poverty at a higher rate than those with more affluence....

Students explain how civil war impacts the common person. They analyze the effects of conflict on identity. They synthesize the impact of the civil war on the common person. They view a PowerPoint on Lebanese Conflict.

A short tutorial on mapping tools and how to read maps. Covers features of maps, symbols, the compass, scale, distance, how height is represented, and grid references. Includes multiple-choice quiz at the end.

Beginning with a discussion on how people adapt to or relocate to environments, this instructional activity encourages students to explore why the Colonists settled in specific regions. In groups, students examine primary documents,...

A collection of latitude and longitude mapping activities ranging from pin-pointing exact locations on the globe to researching the history behind this basic geography concept.

Maths Maps is a collaborative project where participants use Google maps to choose a location within one of the cities highlighted, then create a Math problem about the site. The problems are marked on the map with various colors...

Each story point in this Geostory includes images, a short bio, and an interactive mapping tool that allows students to see the regions where geography work takes place.

Study a map showing the states in the USA, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.

A collection of geography games where you study a labeled map, and then try to match place names to their locations on a map that is now blank.

Test how much you know about major U.S geographic features, Indian tribes, states and regions, European colonists and territorial expansion. View your correct and incorrect answers, and print out your assessment.

Study a labeled world map showing the oceans and seas, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.

A site containing information about the Geography of Venezuela. Study the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.

Kids learn facts and geography about the state of New Hampshire including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.

Discover rivers with this informative personal site containing helpful information and an easy-to-understand map illustrating the parts of a river. Learn about the negative effects of a river and some case study examples.

Inspired by Hemispheres' 2004 Teachers' Summer Institute, People and Place: Human-Geographic Relations, this curriculum unit was designed to address human adaptation to and modification of the environment. How have humans adjusted to...

Here is a map showing the nine regions of Japan followed by a brief discussion of the regions and their cultures.

Study a map showing the countries in Europe, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.

Study a map showing the countries in Asia, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.

Study a map showing the countries in Africa, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.

Cartoon Ben Franklin guides students through a simple geography lesson about the seven continents, North America, the fifty states, and Washington, D.C.

Powered by Google Maps, these exciting trails take you to locations connected by a theme. Test your Math and geography skills along the way.