Where Am I? Navigating Around the Globe

Students develop an understanding of absolute and relative location. For this geography lesson, students examine their location in the world after studying vocabulary which includes the words latitude, longitude, relative and absolute...

The 1963 March on Washington, powerfully punctuated by Martin Luther King's impassioned "I Have a Dream" speech, was instrumental in passing the Civil Rights Act just one year later. A reading assignment presents the written speech...

"We've got the whole world in our hands," is what your students will be singing after completing this fun geography activity. Using the included templates for the seven continents and a balloon, they create their very own globes.

Explore the cleverness of your students with this fun printable book. By completing the provided sentence frames and supporting their ideas with illustrations, children describe the things they can do that make them very clever little kids.

In this sports heroes worksheet, students read the clues about a famous African-American baseball player. Students fill in the blanks to break the code and use the code to name the mystery person - Jackie Robinson.

Students, in groups, research a specific country using Internet and library resources. They produce a video about their country which gives "clues" relating unique features about the country. The viewers try to guess the name of the...

Third graders develop an understanding of maps. They explore what a map is, who uses maps, and how to use maps. Students investigate the compas rose. They create a compose rose which illustrates the cardinal directions. Students practice...

Young scholars compare a globe and a two-dimensional world map and explore how they both represent the planet Earth. They locate the Hawaiian Islands on the globe or the world map and describe how the geographical position is unique.

Students describe geographical places through art, music, writing, and math. They compile information in booklets which may be published.

Imagine sailing around the world, or even around the Pacific Ocean, in an outrigger canoe without the the aid of a GPS? Or a compass? Or even a sextant? The Polynesians did. Find out how with an engaging video that details how they used...