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Lesson Plan
NOAA

Mud is Mud...or is it?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
We know that the type of soil varies by location, but does the seafloor sediment also vary, or is it all the same? Scholars compare photos of the seafloor from two different locations: the Savannah Scarp and the Charleston Bump. Through...
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Landforms

For Students 3rd Standards
Valleys, mountains, and plateaus are just a few geographic landforms on our Earth. Read about these types and more in a brief landform passage. After reading, learners respond to six short answer comprehension questions.
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PPT
Curated OER

Geographic Landforms

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Each slide is a simple notebook page with one landform in blue and its definition in red. There are 26 vocabulary terms in all, some you may want to use, and others easily hidden. It is recommended that you add photos or other graphic...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Early Arkansas Geography

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders locate and describe historical Arkansas while using a historical map.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Landscape Picture Map: Natural Features

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover six landscapes. In this natural features lesson, students review the meaning and examples of natural features. Students use a landscape picture map to identify six natural features.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Weathering and Erosion

For Students 7th - 12th
In this weathering activity, students define 23 terms associated with erosion and weathering such as flood plain, moraine, and deposition. Then students use these terms in a sentence.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Mongolian Plateau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Britannica.com provides a good description of the Mongolian Plateau.
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Activity
Other

Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
The education department of Prince Edward Island has a great page with information pertaining to landforms. Starting with a definition, it then moves to the specific types like valleys, mountains, plateaus, etc.
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Handout
Curated OER

National Park Service: Creating Flat Topped Mountains

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The NPS offers a good overview of the forces that create a plateau and experiments to help students understand. Lesson plan.
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Website
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China.org.cn: Plateaus

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive examination of the plateaus in China. Includes a look at how plateaus and rivers affect the geography of China.
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Graphic
Other

Kamat's Potpurri: The Deccan Plateau

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides an image of the area of India called the Deccan Plateau. Also contains hyperlinks to a variety of information about the area.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Nigeria: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic listing the many parts of Nigeria's physical environment including area, climate, terrain, natural resources, and environmental concerns. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Types of Landforms

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes different landform types and their features. includes many good quality photographs.
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Website
Other

Southern Kings Consolidated School: Plateaus

For Students 9th - 10th
This page by the Southern Kings Consolidated School provides a great description of a plateau, and includes several images of landscapes with plateaus.