Curated OER
Vinland, From Accounts Contained in Old Northern Maps, Eleventh Century
A map of Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod showing the area of early Norse exploration in America. "In 986 A.D. a Norseman named Herjulfson, who was voyaging from Iceland to Greenland, was driven by a gale far out of his reckoning to the W....
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, and Greenland, 1916
A map from 1916 of the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador were not part of the Canadian Confederation until 1949), Greenland, and Iceland. This map uses color-contouring to show general land elevations from sea...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Norse America, 861 1285
A facsimile of a map from the works of Carl Christian Rafn (1837) showing Iceland, Greenland, and the eastern portion of North America. The map shows the probable areas of pre-Columbian migration and exploration of the Norse from Iceland...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Europe, 1916
A physical map of Europe from 1916 showing color-coded elevations and water depths for the area extending from Iceland to the Ural Mountains in Russia Proper, and the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Sea. Land elevation colors range...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Outline Map of Europe, 5,000 Bce
An outline map of Europe at a time when sea levels were lower than present, with Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavian Peninsula a part of the mainland, and the Mediterranean, not connected to the Atlantic Ocean, split into two...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Physical Map of Europe, 1916
A physical map of Europe from 1916 showing color-coded elevations and water depths for the area extending from Iceland to the natural boundary between Europe and Asia (Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea), and the Arctic Circle to the...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Comparative Areas of the United States and Other Countries, 1872
A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Rhode Island, 1898
A map from 1898 of Rhode Island, "One of the thirteen original States and smallest in the Union; supposed temporary settlement of Icelanders as early as 1000. Settled by Roger Williams at Providence 1636. Island of Aquidneck (Rhode...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Mt. Pinatubo and the Atmosphere
This lesson plan explores the impact of volcanic eruptions on the atmosphere. Students will analyze three types of visual information: a graph of aerosol optical depth v. global temperature, a global map with temperature anomalies, and...