Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World Geography: The Fives Themes of Geography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Complete learning module offering students a look at the Five Themes of Geography. Site contains informational text, maps, video and links to further resources. Teachers will find handouts, lesson assignment instructions and questions...
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Geography

For Students K - 1st
This parent guide helps you to teach your child geography. The site features a section on each of the five themes of geography and how to specifically teach a child to learn and be able to apply each theme. Although published in 1996, it...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the five major themes of geography; location, movement, place, region, human environment and interaction. An online quiz is included in the flipchart.
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Quia

Quia: Five Themes of Geography Phrases and Keywords

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Quiz takes phrases and key words and you pick the theme of geography the phrases describes.
eBook
Quia

Quia: Proofreading 1 Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your understanding of the five themes of geography by taking this quick quiz.
eBook
Quia

Quia: Know the Five Themes of Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic practice final exam for Spanish 2 students, developed by a high school teacher. Especially useful for those using the textbook "Ven Conmigo" in the classroom. Questions evaluate the student's mastery of both vocabulary and...
Handout
University of South Florida

University of South Florida: College of Education: Geography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Definitions of the terms used in geography. Understand different types of landforms, regions, human-environmental relationships, and places.
Graphic
Princeton University

Princeton University: Qed: Mapping Globalization: Map Category Queries

For Students 9th - 10th
A large database of historical maps that can be searched by map type, time period (prehistory to 21st century), theme, and world location. Themes cover economics, war, disease, trade, migration, and much more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America the Beautiful

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource page of online map resources, lesson plans, students activities and the transcript of a live chat on the geography of the United States.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit

For Students 9th - 10th
Vietnamese life and culture captured in a museum-mounted exhibition (2003-04) that takes journeys through time, space, the seasons, and rites of life as themes. Learn about the history, culture, traditions, and everyday life of Vietnam.
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Other

Bringing History Home: Communities Long Ago

For Teachers K - 1st
This Grade 1 unit explores U.S. communities in a historical context. By exploring their own community's buildings and services of both long ago and today, children in non-Native American communities are introduced to concepts of change,...
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: China

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is China.
Unit Plan
Other

Hey Math: Math Trail

For Students 6th - 8th
Powered by Google Maps, these exciting trails take you to locations connected by a theme. Test your Math and geography skills along the way.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Weather

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive and printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is weather.
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Africa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Africa.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 10: Things Fall Apart

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn what happens when cultures collide from the perspective of the "other." They come to understand the effects of globalization, cultural diffusion, and the struggle between tradition and change. Students also learn to...
Handout
University of Washington

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The goal of this "visual sourcebook" is to add to the material teachers can use to help theirstudents understand Chinese history, culture, and society. It was not designed to standalone; we assume that teachers who use it will also...
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Other

Virtual Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
High quality, panoramic photos of North American parks and wilderness areas. The photos are organized by geography, theme, "best of", alphabetically, trip narrative and those recently added. You can even view many full screen, virtual...
Activity
Other

Boggle's World Esl: Word Searches

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of more than 40 printable word search activities designed for ESL students. Searches are organized by level of difficulty (easy, intermediate to difficult) and cover a wide variety of themes, e.g., colors, verbs, the five...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Grade 6 Social Studies: West African Kingdoms

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the impact of relationships between ideas, people, and events across time and place. To accomplish this, they recognize recurring themes and patterns in...
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Other

Modern City and Country Maps of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
A German Government user-friendly site that gives links to sites with excellent, up-to-date maps of Germany.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Activities on Japan

For Students 3rd - 5th
This collection of K-3 activities about Japan includes an English/Japanese Picture Dictionary, the colors in Japanese, a Zoom School feature on Japan, Japanese origami, Japanese artists, maps, coloring pages, and more.
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Read Works

Read Works: Healing Paws

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a girl who volunteers to train dogs to help people with disabilities. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Human Environmental Interactions [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Inspired by Hemispheres' 2004 Teachers' Summer Institute, People and Place: Human-Geographic Relations, this curriculum unit was designed to address human adaptation to and modification of the environment. How have humans adjusted to...