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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Isles, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A physical and political map of the British Isles, showing England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, with major cities and towns, and railroads. General land form features are also shown, including color coded elevation gains measured in...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northwestern South America, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A physical and political map of northwestern South America in 1916 showing the boundaries for Columbia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at the time. The map uses color-contouring to show elevations from sea level to...
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Curated OER

Mountains, Plains, Rivers, Isothermal Lines of the United States, 1873

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1873 of the United States showing the physical features of mountain systems, plateaus, basins, plains, rivers, lakes, and coastal features, with elevations given for prominent peaks given in feet above sea level. The map is...
Website
Latimer Clarke Corporation

Altapedia Online: World Map Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Features downloadable World Political and Physical Maps that include country names, country borders, ocean features, island names, and lat/long graticules. Clicking on any part of the map enlarges it.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University: Massachusetts State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Have you ever seen a map from 1895? Use this 1895 map of Massachusett to learn more about this state and its geographic features.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University: Ohio State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can find out about the landform features in the state of Ohio. How are the counties set up in Ohio? Look at the various maps to answer all of your map questions.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: State Maps of Wisconsin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory contains a wide variety of Wisconsin maps. Check out this informative site and learn more about the geographical features of this state.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University: Delaware State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, you can learn more about the landforms and other geographical features of the state of Delaware. Check out the different map types at this website.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University: Florida State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to find out more about Florida's landforms. This website contains several different maps highlighting different geographical features of Florida.
Handout
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University: Maine State Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is presented by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Have you ever wondered what Maine would look like from a satellite image? If you have more questions like this one use this website. It features several...
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PBS

Amazon: South America

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of South America in which students can use the interactive site to explore political, physical, climate and populaton features.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 2: What's a Watershed?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students build a physical model to simulate watershed features, then use Google Earth software to tie the model to a real place. By exploring several layers of map-based images and data, students learn the complexity of a watershed and...
Handout
Climate Zone

Climate Zone: Climate of Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable guide to climate information of Haiti as reported from the airports. Information includes average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also featured.
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Other

U.s. Antarctic Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This government site delves into the research of all aspects of the Antarctic region including its ecosystems, its impact on the climate, and aerospace.
Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
A valuable guide to climate information in El Salvador broken down by stations. Information includes average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also featured.
Handout
Climate Zone

Climate Zone: Climate of Jamaica

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to information about the weather of Jamaica displayed in tables featuring average monthly temperature and rainfall. Some general facts and a map are also included.
Handout
Climate Zone

Climate Zone: Climate of Nicaragua

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to information about the weather of Nicaragua displayed in tables featuring average monthly temperature, rainfall, and snow days. Also included is a detailed map.
Handout
Climate Zone

Guatemala Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
Tables for the different climate regions in Guatemala show the average temperature, rainfall, and snowfall in this Central American country. A map is also featured.
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Great White Shark

For Students 3rd - 8th
Entry on the Great White Shark that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Emperor Penguin

For Students 3rd - 8th
A reference source on the emperor penguin that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do...
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Bornean Orangutan

For Students 3rd - 8th
A reference source on the orangutan that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Plains Zebra

For Students 3rd - 8th
Comprehensive guide to the Plains Zebra that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do...
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Greater One Horned Rhinoceros

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reference guide to the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros that features facts on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you...
Article
Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Green Anaconda

For Students 3rd - 8th
A reference guide to the Green Anaconda that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, and conservation status.