PBS
Arthur’s World Neighborhood: Bibliography for Kids
Support young learners as they expand their cultural awareness with this list of children's literature on countries from around the globe. Including both fictional and non-fictional texts. This resource will help...
Road to Grammar
Language Expansion
Improve your pupils' language skills with these discussions and activities. There are four topics included here, and each is paired with discussion prompts (small group and whole class), student handouts, and teacher notes. After...
American Chemical Society
Joseph Priestley, Discoverer of Oxygen
Do you want to hear a joke about nitrogen and oxygen? NO. We all know there is oxygen in the air and that plants produce oxygen, but how was it discovered? Scholars read a handout, answer questions, and analyze material in the...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Guide to Country Comparisons
Reference material for students and teachers provides a way to compare a wealth of country statistical data on a variety of topics.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Complete List of Landlocked Countries in the World
Lists all the countries in the world that are landlocked. Gives area, population, capital, and bordering countries, as well as a map for each of the largest countries. This is followed by a list of other landlocked countries and their...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Hottest Country in the World
Discusses countries that have recorded the hottest temperatures and the one with the highest average temperature. Also lists the hottest countries for each continent and the hottest locations on Earth.
Science Struck
Science Struck: What Are the 7 Continents
Provides short descriptions of the characteristics of each of the seven continents, along with maps.
Other
Braintrack: Universities Worldwide
This site is a comprehensive index to universities all over the world, organized by continent and country.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Number of Countries in the World
Discusses the disagreement over the exact number of countries in the world, although it is generally agreed that the number is just under 200. A list of 196 is presented here, organized alphabetically for each continent, along with their...
Science Struck
Science Struck: List of Country Abbreviations
Presents a list of the two-letter abbreviations for the many countries of the world.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Top 12 Coldest Countries in the World
Provides brief descriptions of the twelve coldest countries in the world.
World InfoZone
World Info Zone
Detailed, comprehensive information on countries and people all over the world. Great tool for discovering facts on world issues, seeing photos, and just exploring the world in general. Also includes quizzes based on the website's content.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: South America
Offers an overview of the continent of South America, featuring information about politics, geography, and population statistics. Click on the name of a country to discover more details.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The Meaning of a Vernacular Region Explained
Gives the definition of a vernacular region, one of the three main types of geographical regions, along with examples.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Explorers
Do you know who Afonso de Albuquerque was? Do you know where Robert de LaSalle was from or where Jacques Cartier sailed? Enchanted Learning's A-to-Z list of explorers lets you browse through a large collection of biographical notes on...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Containing Communism
Describes how the Soviets under Stalin managed to infiltrate Eastern European countries and establish Communist governments, dividing the continent into East and West with a symbolic Iron Curtain separating the two. America scrambled to...
Scholastic
Scholastic: History of Women's Suffrage
This site summarizes the history of women's suffrage throughout various countries and continents, including: United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, Africa, etc. It also briefly includes the...