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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Shaping the Land

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains maps and other information about the Ohio's topography. Great details about how glaciers played a key role in the formation of Ohio's land, the natural resources left behind, and the natural regions and their differences.
Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Chiricahua National Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
National Park Services provides this background for the Chiricahua National Monument in Willcox, Arizona. This spectacular land formation was recognized for its beauty by the Apaches and later by Congress to become a national monument....
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pop Goes the Geyser!

For Students 6th - 8th
Our home, Earth, is a living planet. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are proof that the geological forces that shaped our planet and created the land masses are ongoing. An amazing example of geologic activity that is less damaging is...
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Dorothy and the Wonderful Wizard as they take Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a fabulous tour of Oz in this full-text sequel to L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. Multiple digital formats of the full text are available.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Can You Catch the Water?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a three-dimensional model of a water catchment basin using everyday objects to create hills, mountains, valleys and water sources. They experiment to see where rain travels and collects, and survey water pathways to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Carve That Mountain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students further investigate major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers, plains, hills, oceans and plateaus). They build a three-dimensional model of a landscape depicting several of these landforms. Once they have built...
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Other

Read Works: How Glaciers Change the World [Pdf]

For Students 4th
Students read about how glaciers created land forms such as mountains and lakes during and after the Ice Age. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Types of Landforms

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes different landform types and their features. includes many good quality photographs.
Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Is Glacial Erosion?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the formation and existence of glaciers, and the effects of their movement.
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MadSci Network

What Plates Are Colliding to Form the Andes Mountains?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the informative and detailed explanation of what plates are colliding to form the Andes Mountains. David Scarboro provides his expert advice to help students understand the answer to this question.
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Math Science Nucleus

Discovering How Landforms Are Created on Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare water and ice erosion to discover how landforms are created.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Andes Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the Andes Mountains. Contains links to related topics and helpful facts about the Andes.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Cotf: Plate Tectonics

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plate Tectonics provides geology with a comprehensive theory that explains how the Earth works.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Equatorial Guinea: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Equatorial Guinea is made up of islands and a continental region. Read about the land forms on each. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Landforms

For Students 4th - 8th
Understand the formation and geology of different landforms around the Earth.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Topography

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Earth science subject of topography including features such as landforms, elevation, latitude, longitude, and topographical maps.
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NSTATE

Netstate.com: The Geography of Virginia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find a variety of facts about the geography of Virginia: geographic center, total area, elevations, and much more.
Website
Other

The Himalayas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains helpful information and photos of the Himalayas. Learn valuable information from world traveler Mogens Larsen and journey with him to the enchanting Himalaya Mountains.
Article
Energy for Sustainable Development

Kinds and Energy: Wind Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly. When the sun is shining...

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