Interactive
Curated OER

Airports Named for People Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 18 identification questions about airports that have been named for famous people. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

Unusual City Names Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz activity, students respond to 80 identification questions about world cities with unusual names. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

Biggest US City by Letter Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 26 identification questions about U.S. cities. Students have 5 minutes to complete the quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

World's Biggest Islands Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the largest islands in the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

Hottest US Cities Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the hottest cities in the United States. Students have 4 minutes to finish the timed quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

Most Livable Cities Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the most livable cities in the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

Coldest US Cities Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about the coldest cities in the United States. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
Interactive
Curated OER

Foreign Place Names Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about foreign place names. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Trade and Travel on the Overland Trails

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars compare and contrast trade routes. In this trade route lesson, students explore the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe trail. Young scholars compare and contrast the purposes for these trails.
Lesson Plan
Keene College

Geo Granite: Let's Find a Region

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars examine a map of a town, state, or country to see how it is divided into smaller areas. They then look for physical features that cause the area to be called a region. Finally they will compare their findings with another...
Website
University of California

The Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Virtual Tour With the 14th Century Traveler

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim traveler in the 14th century. He began traveling in 1325 at the age of twenty, first as a pilgrimage to Mecca. But he kept on traveling - for about twenty-nine years. He visited what would today be...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Where Do I Come From?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
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EL Education

El Education: Faces of Freedom Calendar

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This calendar was created by 3rd graders in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on immigration. As a way to honor the experiences of young immigrants and to learn about immigration, students from this class interviewed...
Lesson Plan
University of Nebraska Omaha

Ec Ed Web: Places and Production

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan from the University of Omaha, "Young scholars calculate United States GDP and GDP per capita, use a choropleth map to acquire information, and create choropleth maps of GDP per capita in South America. They identify...
Graphic
Boise State University

Boise State: World at War: Set the Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1815 map of Europe is a result of the Congress of Vienna creating a balance of power between the five most powerful countries in Europe. The countries competed in nearly everything, which made it almost inevitable that war would come.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Western Europe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] I have created a brief flip chart to introduce my students to Western Europe. I have 3 different maps of Europe and slides on each of the Western European Countries.
Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Go West: Imagining the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A 2,000-mile trek across a continent-with no idea what awaits you on the other side. Tell your students to put on their traveling shoes and prepare for the journey of their lives! In this lesson, students compare imagined travel...
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EL Education

El Education: An Immigrant Experience

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a Learning expedition on immigration, 4th grade students in Springfield, Massachusetts, created this series of interview booklets. Students, working together in small groups, interviewed a person who had immigrated to the...
Graphic
Curated OER

National Museum of African Art:where Do I Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
Graphic
Curated OER

National Museum of African Art:where Do I Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
Graphic
Curated OER

National Museum of African Art:where Do I Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
Graphic
Curated OER

National Museum of African Art:where Do I Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
Graphic
Curated OER

National Museum of African Art:where Do I Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.
Graphic
Curated OER

National Museum of African Art:where Do I Come From?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out where each African pot was made. Watch the country light up on the map and read a little bit about how it was created.