Students read a multicultural book called "This Is the Way We Go to School" by Edith Baer and Steve Bjorhman. They become culturally aware of the different nationalities around the world and different ways that they may do things on a...

Young explorers study South American geography. They study maps and create a physical map of the Andes themselves! They also research the geography, environment, and the culture of the Andes and present a report to the class.

Student's identify geographic features of a South American map. They use the scale of the map to calculate distances between points. They identify examples of the five geographic themes on the map of South America.

How has the American Bill of Rights influenced the rest of the world? An interactive web activity helps individuals see the similarities between countries' bills of rights. A text-to-text tool compares the American Bill of Rights to...

Students become familiar with the Venezuelan culture and geography.  In this Venezuelan Festival lesson plan, students compare and contrast themselves to the people of Venezuela.  Students participate in activities to...

Students analyze the meaning and uses of definite articles in Spanish. They read a pamphlet on the national park in Canaima, Venezuela, and discuss the similarities and differences between national parks in the U.S. and Venezuela.

Meet Chuck Spencer, an archeologist who studies the Zapotec people who lived in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico over 2000 years ago. Spencer shares in print his response to questions posed by kids.

For this science worksheet, students look for the location of various storms that develop in the Atlantic Ocean with this hurricane tracking map.

Young scholars read descriptions of various anti-theft devices and investigate car security systems on the Internet. They write and present a television commercial for one of the anti-theft devices and present it to the class.

Students explore the benefits and drawbacks of free trade from the perspective of the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and Mexico. For homework, they each write a letter to the editor expressing their personal...

Students research and write about Christopher Columbus, his voyages, and his impact on the Native Americans. For this Christopher Columbus lesson, students work at stations where they learn vocabulary, perform Reader's Theatre, work with...

In this literature worksheet, 5th graders answer 18 questions based upon the book The Cay. There are five open-ended extension prompts as well, such as making a map of the cay.

Students explore South America. In this geography skills lesson, students watch a video about the geographical features of the continent. Students complete worksheets on the topic.

Students color the Middle East Nations of OPEC on outline maps. They discuss and watch a video about the United States reliance on oil producing nations of the Middle East. They participate in a discussion of the problems of the gas...

Students explore facts about South America in the four lessons of this unit. Booklets are created from the materials produced as the class delves into the topic.

In this online quiz learning exercise, students answer a set of questions about freshwater fish. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.

Current country-specific information compiled from a variety of sources. Learn about Venezuela's geography, population, climate, people, government, economy, communications, international issues, religion, and more. Be sure to click on...

Features detailed information about the topography, climate, and hydrography of Venezuela. Click on the link to take a look at the map.

This interactive map lets you click on the name of a country in South America to get a more detailed view and facts about its geography, economy, media, and demographics.

This resource site from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish for the country of Venezuela. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...

The BBC profiles Venezuela, its controversial leader Hugo Chavez, its oil industry, people, economy, media, and so on. Listen to the Venezuelan national anthem.

A map from 1920 of the northern part of South America from the Caribbean Sea south the Rio de Janeiro. The map shows the political boundaries at the time for Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, British, Dutch, and French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru,...

A map from 1920 of the northern part of South America from the Caribbean Sea south the Rio de Janeiro. The map shows the political boundaries at the time for Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, British, Dutch, and French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru,...

A quick overview of the city of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Click on the map and the links on the left for more in-depth information and photos.