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National Geographic

Mapping the Americas

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Celebrate the geography of the Americas and develop map skills through a series of activities focused on the Western Hemisphere. Learners study everything from earthquakes and volcanoes of the Americas and the relationship...
Worksheet
Richmond Community Schools

Map Skills

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Young geographers will need to use a variety of map skills to complete the tasks required on this worksheet. Examples of activities include using references to label a map of Mexico, identify Canadian territories and European...
Unit Plan
New York City Department of Education

Geography and Early Peoples of the Western Hemisphere

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Young historians discover the early people of the western hemisphere. The unit explores how the land changed, how it was used and homes of early Americans such as Incas, Mayans, Inuits, Aztecs, and Pueblos. Individuals also examine these...
Unit Plan
California Polytechnic State University

Australian Geography Unit

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.
eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 1 - A History of the United States: Precolonial to the 1800s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Volume One of the 299-page Core Knowledge History of the United States covers events from the Precolonial Period to the 1800s.
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PBS

Make a Balloon Globe

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
"We've got the whole world in our hands," is what your students will be singing after completing this fun geography activity. Using the included templates for the seven continents and a balloon, they create their very own globes.
Lesson Plan
PBS

What's In a Name?

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
What is in a name? Eager historians trace the geographical history of places in the United States with Spanish names. Using a worksheet activity, clues, and web research developed in conjunction with the PBS "Latinos in America" series,...
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Institute for Geophysics

Understanding Maps of Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Here is your go-to student resource on primary geography concepts, including facts about the surface of the earth and its hemispheres, latitude and longitude, globes, types of maps, and identifying continents and oceans.
Printables
NASA

Outline Maps

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
Don't miss this gold mine of blank maps for your next geography lesson! Regions include traditional continents such as Asia, Europe, and Africa, as well as other major world areas such as the Pacific Rim and the Middle East.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Seven Continents Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Who doesn't enjoy an engaging scavenger hunt? Here, scholars listen to, and discuss, the informative text, Where is my Continent? by Robin Nelson. They then explore the seven continents and four major oceans using...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Print Out for Kids: Geography of South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Print out a crossword puzzle game about the geography of South America on this website.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Crossword Puzzle Game for Kids: Geography of South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Show your knowledge of South America geography with this interactive crossword puzzle game.
Interactive
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography Games: Capital Cities of South America

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

Ducksters: Geography Games: Map of South America

For Students 1st - 9th
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the locations of the countries of South America.
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Lizard Point Quizzes

Lizard Point: South America: Countries Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the countries of South America.
Interactive
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
Other

Seterra: South America: Countries Map Quiz Game

For Students 6th - 8th
Test your knowledge and see if you can place all the countries of South America in their correct spot!
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: World Map

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson features a world map with labeled countries, a global map, and an interactive map of the seven continents.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Epsid World Geo 2019

For Students 9th - 10th
Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...