In this Utah state history instructional activity, students read two and a half pages of information about Utah and complete 10 true and false questions.

Students complete activities to learn about Southeastern Native Americans.  In this lifestyles lesson, students watch a PowerPoint about Southeastern Native Americans, view artifacts from the region and discuss the objects with a...

In this worksheet on Panama, students read an introduction about Panama, then read about its history, The Panama Canal, the Kuna Indians and the Endangered Species of Panama. After each selection, students answer a set of related questions.

Students research books, watch movies, and look on the internet to find information on ancient America, Mexico, and Central America. In this Mesoamerica lesson plan, students participate in a social studies unit on North America of the...

Seventh graders examine the products of Utah. For this economics lesson, 7th graders investigate the products grown and processed in Utah today and historically. Students explore the impact of the railroad on Utah's economy.

Students broaden knowledge about all the 50 states. They combine their knowledge about states with their knowledge about parts of speech to create grammatically correct sentences that describe the characteristics of the states.

Students explore how the Inca communicated across the bast stretches of their mountain realm.

Students identify the different time zones by plotting the migration patterns of the leatherback sea turtles. They discover that traveling around the worlds includes passage through different time zones.

Students complete a data sheet. In this Earth composition lesson, students learn what happens when the Earth's plates push against each other. They watch a teacher demonstration and complete a data sheet.

Second graders discover volcanoes that occur around the world. They identifying volcano parts.

In this seafloor spreading instructional activity, learners review the processes taking place along the mid-ocean ridges. This instructional activity has 3 short answer questions.

Fourth graders diagram written and oral directions of a Native American, European Viking, Right Whale or Humpback Whale migration route, the student diagram all directions only in the sequence given, with arrows indicating direction of...

Students survey aspects of traditional and modern Japanese customs and beliefs in the seven lessons of this unit. Both the culture and the geography of the country are studied in this unit.

Second graders look at the United States often over the next few months. Help them to see how the United States has changed as territories have become states. They may be surprised to know the areas of our country that were territories...

A relief map of the several islands that make up the country of Vanuatu. An inset shows the islands in relation to others in the South Pacific. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A political map of the Solomon Islands in the Coral Sea. An inset shows the islands in relation to other islands in the South Pacific. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Fiji showing its many islands. Included is an inset to show the islands in relation to others in the South Pacific. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

BBC News offers a general overview of the affluent East Asian country of South Korea. Focus is on history, country facts, leaders, and media. Provides links to a timeline of key events and recent news articles.

This extensive collection from the University of Texas Library Online of detailed maps of many regions of the Earth.

A small political map of Vanuatu. Be aware that the country was called New Hebrides until 1971 and is thus labeled on this map. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This multi-media rich site explores the voyage made by James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768. This voyage, marked as one of the most influential in history, made major nautical, geographical, natural history, and medical discoveries along...

Interesting destination guide that takes you on a virtual trip to Vanuatu located in the South Pacific Ocean. Background details are given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are...

Test your geography knowledge by taking this interactive quiz over the counties of Oceania in the south Pacific region.

A comprehensive storehouse of all types of information on Asia, both current and past: maps and statistics, Asian food, travel guides, photographs, articles, timelines, and more. Asia Source is the work of the Asia Society, a national...