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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: State Map Poster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a project where students pick a state, study its landforms and data about its geology, and produce a poster that outlines how the state's geography evolved over time. An example of such a poster is provided on a downloadable...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: Map It

For Students K - 1st
Explore different types of maps and how different things are represented on maps in this media gallery from WGBH. Maps are used to help locate different places and different things. Map symbols are representations of larger things in the...
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Nationmaster: Maps of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-one different maps of Australia.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Land Cover Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the important resources our land offers us: food, water, oxygen, building materials, and more. Discover how scientists have been mapping land for years trying to prevent disasters and to collect environmental information.
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Harper College: North Africa/ Sw Asia Map Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself on the physical geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa by using this tutorial to Check your knowledge of landforms, bodies of water, and rivers in this area of the world.
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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: California Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the great state of California. Find out about the landforms that run through this vast state. There are several types of maps found at...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mapping the Glaciers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will use Minnesota Geological Survey 3-D maps of the upper Midwest to trace the outlines of where they believe glaciers may have affected North America. They will identify landforms that resulted from glacial...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Student Created Landform Maps With Glacial Emphasis

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
An activity where young scholars work together to make topographic maps of a local park. The map must include a key and the grid locations of landforms in the park.
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Other

Okanagan University: Eolian Processes and Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully detailed introduction to the topic of wind erosion and landforms. Contains many illustrations and maps which show the concepts that are presented in the text.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Nebraska: Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the formation of the Grand Canyon to weathering processes is provided along with a link to photos of the Grand Canyon.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems Collection: Bringing the Universe to America's Classroom

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore different landforms and bodies of water around the world, observe and map landforms and water features, and practice observation and analysis skills through a virtual landscape and animated adventure in Plum's Island Explorer....
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Plum's Island Explorer: Land and Water

For Students K - 1st
Navigate around the island to explore various landforms and water bodies in this interactive game from PLUM LANDING. Journey around the island and pick up trash to unlock information - including videos and ground-level and aerial images...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Types of Land

For Students 3rd - 8th
This clickable map of the United States defines different geographic features such as mountains, plains, islands, and deserts.
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Other

Mcwdn: Maps & Globes: Landforms Mountains

For Students 3rd - 5th
Informative site about mountains. Look at the picture and read all about mountains, then take a quiz to show how much you know!
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Other

Didactalia: Mapas Interactivos: Physical Relief of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the map of Mexico and try to identify the types of landforms. Available in multiple languages.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Landforms of Asia, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline map from 1904 of Asia showing mountain systems, plateau, plains, major lakes, rivers, coastal features, and seas of the region. This map is used as a key map for locating landform features on a traditional relief map, where...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Landforms of Australia, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A color relief map of Australia showing the mountain and highland systems of Australia, including the Australian Alps, and the central lowlands. This map also shows the Murray River and other major rivers and lakes.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Landforms of Africa, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1904 of Africa and Madagascar showing the principal mountain, lake, and river systems. Mountain chains are shown with heavy black lines.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: European Possessions of Africa, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa after the Berlin Conference of 1885, which established the European colonial territory claims on the continent. This map shows the Belgian, British, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish claims, and the Turkish...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Central and Southern Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of central and southern Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, to French and British control per the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Australia and New Zealand, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A physical and political map of Australia and New Zealand in 1916 showing the states, territories, and divisions of Australia, including the commonwealth claims to southeastern New Guinea. This map also shows color-coded elevations from...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, per the Treaty of Versailles. This map shows major cities and...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Northern Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of the northern part of the African continent after WWI with reference to territories controlled by European countries and showing the former German territories ceded by the Treaty of Versailles to France and Britain....
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Central and Southern Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of central and southern Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, to French and British control per the...

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