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Quia

Quia: Geography Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose from a list of 100 geography activities and games.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Mission: Explore: Geography Awareness Week

For Students K - 1st
Learn about geography in an entirely new way with short adventures for all ages. Each mission is an exciting and challenging exploration is which you will see the world in new ways.
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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...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: World Geography App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This classroom activity features geography facts of countries around the world. Students explore latitude, longitude, area, climate, and more. They examine maps of the area, and discover the location of a country with respect to other...
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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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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 52 vocabulary words pertaining to Geography. It also provides an extensive vocabulary word list for Geography and lesson plan ideas.
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Other

Portland State Center for Geography Education in Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
The OGA offers information about its organization, members, meetings, and conferences, as well as available grants and lesson plans and learning activities for the classroom.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Ecology/geography Classification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This outdoor lesson helps young scholars better understand ecological and geographical classifications by teaching it simultaneously in science and geography class. Presenting the two classifications together will help reinforce the idea...
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Other

Internet Geography: Volcanoes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Investigate volcanoes with this interactive site containing a virtual field trip and other activities.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Arctic Climate Curriculum, Activity 1: Exploring the Arctic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity introduces students to the Arctic, including different definitions of the Arctic and exploration of the Arctic environment and Arctic people. Students set out on a virtual exploration of the geography of the Arctic using...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Topographic Map Activity

For Students 3rd - 8th
An activity to practice interpreting contours.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Plate Tectonics, Hot Spots, and Ring of Fire: World Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A world map featuring active volcanoes, plate tectonics, hot spots, and ring of fire.
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Quia

Quia: German Geography Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Quia.com offers this hangman activity on basic geographical terms in German such as lake, city, mountain.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: African Unity Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars will be able to discuss and debate current issues for a specific African country, then develop solutions to these issues by participating in a simulation of a meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
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US Geological Survey

Geological Survey: Activities in Alabama

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents current information regarding the US Geological Survey activities in Alabama.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Map Maker Interactive and 1 Page Map Maker

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This National Geographic feature allows visitors to create their own world maps complete with capitals, oceans, climate information, satellite view, personalized trail markings and more. Choose from a detailed color map or the second...
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Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education (Dlese)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides materials for teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or tutorial). Site is focused on earth science, geography, and...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Teaching Geography: North America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich site that explores North America. The first part of this workshop focuses on the general human behavior in urban settings looking for and interpreting those patterns. The second portion draws attention to urban issues such as...
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Lizard Point Quizzes

Lizard Point: The South America Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive map quiz from Lizard Point to practice and test your knowledge of South American geography.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Indigenous Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Indigenous Geography helps you develop key understandings on nine different dimensions as they relate to six Native communities located in the Western Hemisphere. Learn about the creation stories, place boundaries and landmarks, calendar...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Geography 101

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart is designed to help students learn basic geography terms and skills. Included are definitions, examples, pictures, activities, and Activote assessment questions.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Real World Investigation: Elevation Changes [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math and geography are the focus of this internet investigation. Learners must plan a road trip to several cities and plot the elevations of those cities using a line graph. Acrobat Reader required.
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Made in the u.s.a.: Economic, Geography

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Site presents activities, that are fun and innovative. These tasks will assist students in their understanding of how the economics of manufacturing effects the student's daily life.
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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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