The ripple effect from one small event can impact many others. Young historians research the ripple effect World War II had on decolonization in the second installment of an eight-part series. Through primary and secondary documents as...

Students are introduced to the Silk Road and its purpose. Using a map outline, they create an oversized replica of the Silk Road from Europe to Asia. They add political and physical features to the map along with the routes of travelers.

Have your high schoolers learn about the modern history of Myanmar by close-reading an article about the city and people of the city Yangon. As they'll learn, the country is going through some dramatic transitions. After...

In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 17 identification questions regarding the mountain ranges of Asia.

Can Jerusalem be equitably organized? Can Israel and Palestine be successfully partitioned? Part one of a two-part workshop looks at the geo-political history of Jerusalem while Part two investigates Egypt's dependence of the Nile River...

Scholars use a map of Asia to help them better understand the article "The Vietnam Wars," focusing on word meaning in the title and subtitle. Learners then use guided notes while reading the article and discuss their ideas with partners.

Students create a relief map of Asia and Australia. They work in small groups on sections of the map to make one complete map of the continents.

Fifth graders locate and identify the countries of Southeast Asia on a map. In groups, they compare and contrast photographs and artifacts from their own lives with those living in Asia. They write their own folktales based off of...

Students are introduced to the animals of Asia. In this biodiversity lesson, students use interactive maps to identify animals from Asia, then play a memory game to reinforce the information.

In this geography activity, students read a paragraph and learn about the seven continents and five oceans of the world. Students study a map of the world and answer 12 short answer questions. This is an online interactive activity.

Young scholars locate major world mountain ranges. In this geography lesson, students identify major mountain ranges on 6 on of the 7 continents on a large world physical map.

Students distinguish geographic features using Ptolemy's map of the world.

Students use the Internet to study the history, geography, culture and art of India. Videos, photographs and maps are included.

Young scholars use maps to locate the countries of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. In groups, they compare and contrast the three countries in regard to their culture, morals and values. They read various examples of folktales and write...

In this India board game activity worksheet, students use the outline map of India to create their own board games that feature the culture and locations of the country.

For this Ottoman Empire worksheet, students read a 1-page selection about the empire and examine a map. Students then respond to 5 short answer questions about the reading selection and the map.

In this geography skills worksheet, students identify the countries and bodies of water labelled on the maps of the world, Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North America, Australia, and South America.

In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions by using maps and atlases. The maps and atlases are not included.

Students develop their globe and map skills, In this geography lesson, students examine the Vietnam War as they complete an activity that requires them to plot latitude and longitude.

In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students complete 4 activities to demonstrate understanding. Students use a protractor to measure angles on a map of the earth. Students fill out a latitude and longitude chart after studying a...

Sixth graders study the culture of China by comparing it to that of the United States. They write all questions and notes in a journal. The students access the internet to obtain the information and internet sites are suggested in the...

Young scholars investigate the area of Southeast Asia and how its economy has become the power that it is today. The concepts related to being a consumer are discussed. They go over how globalization has been introduced into Asia and...

Students examine the early development of the country of Korea. Using maps, they identify how geography of the country has contributed to its isolation. They use the internet to research how China influenced Korea and what achievements...

Imagine going from being one of the richest, most important cities in the world to one of the poorest. Imagine the history captured in the architecture of such a city. Imagine these same now abandoned buildings being destroyed. How would...