Pupils identify the different landforms in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico and create a travel brochure highlighting Oaxaca's attractions.

Eighth graders identify the different layers of the earth. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders choose a project to do from a given list according to their learning style. They present their finished project in class.

Fourth graders engage in a virtual tour of the state of Florida.

Fourth graders discuss the different interactions of plates and the ways mountains are created.  In this plate tectonics activity students complete an activity in groups.

Students explore landscapes and create their own in a creative project.

Young scholars use raw data to make a climatograph; they explain the process of orographic precipitation and the concept of a rain shadow.

Students explain some of the topographical features of China's landscape. They view a Chinese landscape and discuss their view of the harmony between man and nature, then create their own karst mountain scene.

Students use a Montana quarter to help describe geographical features such as landforms and bodies of water. Students read an article about Montana as a group and discuss examples of landforms and bodies of water. After reading,...

Fourth graders compare and contrast the businesses in Fort Griffin with those in their own community. Using the internet, they discover the factors that have influenced the development of businesses in a town. They also create a map of...

Students identify nonprofit and profit organizations in their community. They discuss why it is important to have both types of organizations. They create a land use map of their community.

Sixth graders create timelines of John Muir's life while playing a game based on John Muir's travels. They discover that John Muir traveled around the world to compare and contrast natural phenomena and to speak out about preserving...

Learners describe the relationships between state and federal parliaments in Australia. They identify responsibilities shared between federal and state and territory governments. Students explore an alternative federal structure by...

Students are introduced to map making and reading. Using maps, they identify the cardinal directions and discuss the importance of a legend. They analyze the human characteristics of the classroom and create overhead view maps of the...

Students read about Alaska's physical systems and determine how Alaska's physical makeup has impacted its history. They create timelines of their particular physical system.

Seventh graders examine different countries in Africa to research. They choose one to concentrate their research on using the five themes of geography. They design a multimedia presentation that will make up the African safari.

Students, after studying The Early Peoples, explain and give examples of how Native Americans and Europeans adapted to living in certain environments. They give examples of early cultures and settlements that existed in North America...

Students create a river. In this water flow lesson, students predict how they think their river will flow and then construct a river box. Students create a landscape for the river to flow through, let the river flow and record...

Students participate in a variety of activities to become familiar with the Navajo Indians. In this Díne (Navajo) Native American tribe lesson, students understand where the Navajo tribe lived and find them on a map. Students discuss the...

Third graders in groups research the different regions of Canada. They create a timeline to put the major events of Canada's history in order.

Second graders conduct research on a selected state in the United States. They read a book and write down interesting facts, conduct Internet research, and create a brochure using Microsoft Office Publisher.

Students plot the average rainfall for a variety of cities in the United States. Using the map, they work together to determine patterns on which toxicants are transported through the air. They determine the impacts of various weather...

Sixth graders gain an appreciation for the traditions and vast contributions of the Chinese culture in this unit of lessons.

Students compare a castle in Wales to a fort in Oregon and design and build a castle or fort. For this structure study lesson, students complete activities to study castles in Wales to forts in England. Students then design their own...

Students conduct Internet research find information about the following landforms: mountains, canyons, and valleys. They create travel brochures of their findings.