Curated OER
Ireland: the Emerald Isle
Third graders complete a unit of study that examines several perspectives of Ireland. They explore how climate shapes Irish culture, reference historical and political maps, compute exchange values for Irish money, complete worksheets,...
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Dig Into Ireland
High schoolers explore environments and wildlife of Ireland to find out how they were formed, and how they helped form Irish culture. Students research online to determine connections between present elements in Irish culture and...
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A Touch of Green: St. Patrick's Day in the Classroom
Try these ideas to add some Irish flair to your classroom this St. Patrick's Day.
Core Knowledge Foundation
The United Kingdom
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England are four countries united by more than a monarchy. Academics explore the geography of the nations that make up the United Kingdom. The resource is broken into six lessons focusing on...
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Geography Quiz 25
For this geography worksheet, students answer short answer questions about geography around the world. Students answer 23 questions about cities, rivers, countries, and more.
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A Question of Rivers
Interactive PowerPoints are terrific tools for self quizzing before an exam. This particular presentation is about the action and physical features of rivers. There are nine boxes to click on, each leading to a picture or map. When you...
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Tourism in Northern Ireland
In this tourism worksheet, students label pictures of tourist destinations with the name of the country they are located in, write sentences about pictures showing damage caused by tourists, identify locations on a map, and fill in...
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You're Invited to a Ceili: Exploring Irish Dance
Students recognize a Ceili as an Irish dance of celebration and investigate Ireland while studying the dance. In this Irish dance instructional activity, students search the geography of Ireland, read poetry, identify costumes,...
Space Awareness
Continental Climate and Oceanic Climate
There's nothing better than a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean. Scholars explore how water affects change in temperature using a hands-on experiment on climate. They use measurement tools to compare the continental and oceanic...
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Ire Land
Students imagine themselves as 'witnesses' to historical events in different time periods in the Irish conflict. They write 'day in the life' accounts of their 'place' in Irish history.
Mr. Nussbaum
United Kingdom
An interactive practice tests scholars' reading comprehension skills. Learners read an informative text, then answer 10 questions.
BBC
Rivers
The water cycle, rainfall, and the flow of water into rivers then out into the ocean are the main ideas covered here. After a teacher-led discussion and activity, learners pair off and write a commentary about the water cycle that is to...
BBC
Rivers - Lesson Plan for Use Online
Here is a very nice lesson on rivers and the water cycle designed for young learners. In it, pupils view two animated cartoons that do a terrific job of showing how the water cycle works, and how rivers flow. After that, everyone answers...
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Internet Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- May #3
In this Internet fact hunt worksheet, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to find the answers to 5 multiple choice questions. They answer science, history, and geography questions.
Curated OER
Cinderella Is A Fella
Second graders identify the universal theme in the Cinderella story. In this fairy tale lesson, 2nd graders develop their vocabularies as they read a variation of Cinderella.
Ireland Information
Information About Ireland: An Outline Geography of Ireland
A general description of Ireland, including the physical landscape, rivers, climate, vegetation, urban settlement, manufacturing, agriculture, and others.
Other
Climate of Ireland
A description of Ireland's climate, along with an average temperature chart for one of Ireland's weather stations.
Information Technology Associates
Ireland Geography: 2003
Information about the geography of Ireland from the CIA World Factbook (2003).
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
Other
Ireland: Explore by Map
An interactive map of Ireland, with the ability to zoom-in or zoom-out, plus detailed maps of regions and cities. A link to the current weather in Ireland is also available.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Ireland: Counties Quiz
Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the counties of Ireland.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Land and Climate
A description of Ireland's climate.
