Students research the Spanish explorations and North American geography. They create web pages based on their study.

Students think about rapid transit systems and to design one for the kids in their own community. They start off with a discussion of the New York City subway system: why it was built, how it was built, how it changed the city.

Students conduct a brief astrophysics lab matching the EUVE spectra of various kinds of "mystery" stars with the spectra of known stars taken at Extreme Ultraviolet and optical wavelengths to determine their type.

Students conduct Internet research on the history and archaeological excavations at historical Jamestown. They explore various websites, and develop a Powerpoint presentation to present to the class.

Young scholars create a design for a school garden. In this garden design lesson, students analyze what plants grow best in their school's climate and work in teams to design a garden. Young scholars measure the existing space, determine...

High schoolers examine the impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500. They research and analyze images of pottery excavated at Jamestown, and create a poster that presents information about world trade...

Pupils make travelog journals to send to acquaintances in other states in order to receive mail in return. They make scrapbooks with the return mail they receive.

Students examine China's economy. In this economics lesson, students investigate economic facts and indicators for the U.S. and China in order to compare and contrast these two large economies.

Learners assess whether there is liquid water on Mars by analyzing images and data.  In this planetary lesson students analyze temperature and pressure graphs and hypothesize about how water could have flowed on Mars.

Students examine the population among the interstates in South Carolina. Using the internet, they identify the counties and roads and compare it with their own drawing.

Fourth graders study the five Utah Indian Tribes being able to identify the tribes by name and location.

Third graders read the story The Stolen Smell, and complete language arts activities based on the book. In this The Stolen Smell lesson plan, 3rd graders complete activities such as discussion, reading, researching, drawing, role...

Students investigate the geography located along Route 66. They research how the population patterns change in certain areas along the highway. Students use the information in order to form hypotheses about how and why the population...

Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Ancient Rome. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have...

A great map showing the physical features of Iran. See how it is bordered by mountains. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

A political map of Azerbaijan from the Perry-Casataneda collection. You can find the major cities, highways, and railroads, as well as some physical features.

A political map of Uganda showing its major cities and highways, district boundaries, neighboring countries, and physical features. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of both Rwandi and its neighbor, Burundi, showing the mountainous regions, major highways, and water physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This is a map quiz of the physical features of South Asia. It contains lists of land bodies, rivers, and water bodies to be matched to a map of South Asia. It can be used as a study tool.

A map from 1901 of Europe, showing the physical features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations from sea level to over 6,500 feet, mountain systems, drainage divides, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and the...

A map from 1901 of Australia showing the physical features of the region.

A political map the the Democratic Republic of the Congo that shows the province boundaries, major cities and highways, neighboring countries, and significant physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A map from 1898 of the United States showing general elevations, water depths, and terrain features, including the Pacific Slope, Great Basin, Rocky Mountain Plateau, Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Gulf Plain, Appalachian Highlands,...

Young scholars examine a map of a town, state, or country to see how it is divided into smaller areas. They then look for physical features that cause the area to be called a region. Finally they will compare their findings with another...