In this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, students read a selection about the day, then complete a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary activity and list as many things as they can think of the are green.

Students explore the legislative process by discussing a current issue dealing with energy policy. They explain the role of government and how it affects their quality of life. Students identify and list the groups that create energy...

Discussion of a landscape painting by George Inness will introduce young scholars to the impact of the railroad on the countryside in mid-nineteenth-century America. They will depict this same scenery as they envision it in the past and...

A photo of the Irish countryside.

Provides details about how agriculture was practiced in England during the Roman period, how people lived on the farms and what crops they raised.

This British site has a number of videos typical of farms in developed countries. Students can see farming machinery in operation, and watch a sow with her piglets, a bull or some free-range chickens.

Read about the household industries that provided work and hard currency for farm families in the early 1800s. Find out why these industries declined within 30 years.

Take a walk through the city streets, tombs, palaces, and countryside of Austria with these virtual 360 degree tours. Simply click on a city, then pick the landmark or event you'd like to view, then enjoy the show!

Go on a virtual tour through France with these panoramic photos! Simply click on a city, VR panoramas, then the photo, to watch the 360 degree pictures of the French landmarks and countryside.

Mr. Frysinger, a seasoned traveler, presents many photos from Japan focusing on the land and the people. The photos are accompanied by captions telling where they were taken, and in some cases, information about the particular place....

An image of "St Jerome Reading in the Countryside", created by Giovanni Bellini in 1505 (Oil on wood, 49 x 39 cm).

An image of "Lovers in the Countryside", created by Gustave Courbet in 1844 (Oil on canvas, 77 x 60 cm).

An image of "Excursion in Italian Countryside", created by Karoly the Younger Marko in 1862 (Oil on canvas, 25 x 33 cm).

An image of "At the Races in the Countryside", created by Edgar Degas in 1869 (Oil on canvas, 37 x 56 cm).

An image of "St Jerome Reading in the Countryside", created by Giovanni Bellini from 1480-85 (Oil on wood, 47 x 34 cm).

An image of "Countryside", created by Antonio Fontanesi from 1867-68 (Oil on canvas, 150 x 190 cm).

An image of "St Jerome Reading in the Countryside", created by Giovanni Bellini, c. 1480 (Oil on wood, 49 x 39 cm).

This British site has wonderful collections of agricultural photographs typical of farms in developed countries. Many of them were submitted by teachers. Students can see machinery used in farming, how grain is ground, the types of...

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart won the Caldecott Honor in 1998. It centres around a set of letters about a young girl who moved from the countryside to the city. In the lessons in this teaching guide, students must make inferences from...

Here you can learn all about the Scandinavian country of Finland. Content includes a look at Finland's history, countryside, people, seasons, and other interesting facts.

Learn all about the Czech Republic's countryside, customs, people, and history at this kid-friendly site from Channel 4.

This video from Wide Angle reports on the increasingly difficult conditions for farmers in China that have caused many rural Chinese to flee the countryside.

The growth of cities was rapid in the last half of the 19th century. Read about the good things and bad things that were a result of this urbanization.

Learn to identify things you would see or use in the outdoors or open air when you are hiking or camping. Interactive illustrations model correct pronunciation of vocabulary when the mouse is moved over each picture.