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Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio's Five Physiographic Regions

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives characteristics and history of Ohio's different regions. Map included. Very detailed descriptions of rivers and nature perserves in the State.
Handout
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Regional Information on Water Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources to gather research on water issues in Asia and Africa.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Farming the Desert: The Science Behind Desertification

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students to the factors that contribute to desertification and solutions that have been implemented in the Sahel region of West Africa. A 21-page teaching guide is also provided. [4:39]
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Other

California's Native People, Desert Interior

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about the settlement patterns of the Native People of California based on the location and availability of resources.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Muskox

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about the muskox. Besides finding a detailed description of this resident of Canada?s arctic tundra, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the...
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: The Right Balance: Mixing Energy Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students look at profiles of energy production for different regions of the United States. They examine the conversion efficiency and the carbon dioxide emissions of each type of energy, and then the environmental impact...
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NOAA

Noaa: The Ocean's Role in Weather and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources - interactive activities and teacher tutorials - on the impact the ocean has on weather and climate.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Human Geography: Language and Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
AP Human Geography course unit on Language and Religion compares world language, religion and looks at conflict within. Comprehensive resources, multi-media sources and interactive material.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Platte River

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this resource to briefly explore the ecosystem, discover the wildlife, and understand the threats to Nebraska's Platte River.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the physical processes the control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate that is taught at Yale University. The course covers topics like clouds, rain, severe storms, regional...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
The climate where you live is called regional climate. Global climate is a description of the climate of a planet as a whole, with all the regional differences averaged. Includes links to additional resources on climate and climate change.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife

Texas Parks and Wildlife: Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The region of Caprock Canyons, southeast of Amarillo, Texas, has been inhabited since the sixteenth century. This resource is chock full of history, geology and ecology of the state park. For activities, webcasts, and more information on...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Rock Layers and Fossils to Infer Past

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is an inquiry-based field investigation of the sedimentary geology of Lilydale Regional Park's brickyards area, a bluff and slope location near St. Paul Minnesota's Harriet Island and Cherokee Heights Park. Students...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Metamorphic Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers metamorphic rocks, which form from previous rocks exposed to heat and/or pressure.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: The Byzantine Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Byzantine Empire.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Focus on Rebellion: Peasant Revolts

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the European Middle Ages' peasant revolts.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Key Concepts: Serfdom

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of serfdom, and specifically its impact on feudalism.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Focus on State Building: Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Focus on Continuity and Change: The Spread of Islam

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school or college level world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge about the spread of Islam.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Silicon Valley: Success, Failure, and a Bit of Luck

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the historic growth of the famous high tech California region known as the Silicon Valley! Read as circumstances placed creative people, and business in the right place at the right time allowing them to come together to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Water Vapor Circulation on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation from the National Center for Atmospheric Research portrays annual patterns in water vapor and precipitation across the globe, illustrating general circulation patterns as well as seasonal and regional variation. [4:52]
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: South America Interactive Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map explores the continent and countries of South America. Through political, physical, population, and climate map layers and individual country views, learn about the boundaries that define the continent's 12 sovereign...
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Other

Vulcan Tourism & Trek Station: Town of Vulcan, Alberta

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site presents information on the small Canadian town of Vulcan, Alberta. Located 100 km north of Lethbridge, this small town has used its name to increase tourism by connecting itself to the Star Trek series. Resources include...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Atchafalaya Bay Deltas

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Mississippi Delta is disappearing because of rising sea levels and the construction of levees, yet the deltas in the Atchafalaya Bay are growing. View this video from NASA showing images collected over 31 years showing the growth of...