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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Argentina

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

National Geographic Kids: China

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about China's geography, nature, history, people, culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Asian location and a video that explains the desertification of...
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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: Ecuador

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

National Geographic Kids: Panama

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Panama's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Central American location and a video highlighting the race to save...
Study Guide
Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 7: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module with Ohio state test preparation material on Geography, including map skills and modifying the environment. Inlcudes video tutorial, interactive review game, and module assessment.
Study Guide
Ohio Test Prep

Ohio Test Prep: Module 4: Geography Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Test preparation material for the Ohio tests in Social Studies provides video tutorials, practice interactives and assessment on geographic tools, latitude and longtitude, and regions.
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Other

Metrocosm: How We Share the World

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geographic interactive, students can visualize the world via the following six ways: GDP, government debt, population, births, wealth and billionaires.
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Other

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The collection of more than 150,000 maps focuses on rare 18th and 19th-century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps,...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Pangaea O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the supercontinent known as Pangaea that broke apart into the continents that we know today. Answer questions when you finish reading.
Website
Other

Falkland Islands Tourist Board

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents tourist-oriented information about the Falkland Islands including reasons to visit, wildlife, places to stay, and getting around. Also contains pictures and video.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Three Symbols of the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Three main symbols of the United States are provided in this informational text: The Liberty Bell, the American flag, and The White House. " Early readers can use the visual cues to help them comprehend...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Learn About Maps

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the basic terminology associated with map are explained in this informational text. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works

Read Works: This Is North America

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, geographical information about North American is provided in this informational text. Questions that assess multiple reading skills...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Field Trips

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Let's go! Virtual Earth science field trips.
Activity
Other

La Republica Dominicana: Todo Un Pais De Sensaciones

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site for exploring many aspects of life in the Dominican Republic. Available in French, Italian, Spanish, or English. Links lead to information on the country and its regions, its cultural roots, ecological resources, news and...
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Washington State

For Students 3rd - 5th
This collection of stories features facts about the state of Washington. Find out about the Milk Carton Derby is. Can you name the borders of Washington state?
Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Iceland

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides general information on Iceland about their people, climate, geography and more.
Website
Other

National Council for the Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. This resource...
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Yale University

The Yale Map Collection: Online Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale University provides us with one of the largest collection of maps in the United States. Here you can view historical online maps covering a variety of subjects.
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Other

Paleomap Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual reality animation map showing continental drift from 200mya to the present. The animation map is small but effective in showing the positions of the land masses.
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Read Works

Read Works: How Did Pilgrim Children Live?

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the typical lifestyle of a Pilgrim child. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.