In the study of wind energy, scholars build a small windmill and observe how it transfers wind into mechanical energy. Learners will make connections to the previous instructional activity with concepts such as the...

In this Ottoman Empire instructional activity, high schoolers read a 3-page selection and examine maps pertaining to the topic and then respond to 7 short answer questions.

Students explore the basic concept of seafloor spreading. They describe the processes involved in creating new seafloor at a mid-ocean ridge. They investigate the Galapagos Spreading Center system.

In this Battle of Clontarf worksheet, students read about the battle, answer short answer questions, draw a picture, and make a model of the battle. Students complete 4 activities.

In this ancient Egypt worksheet, 6th graders use maps in chapter 5 of a Houghton Mifflin text to label items on an outline map and answer a set of 10 related questions.

A wonderfully graphic cartoon entices learners to read more about issues near the Arabian Peninsula. They will use the provided cartoon and critical thinking question to practice building their analytical and critical thinking skills....

Young scholars explore the ancient city of Petra. In this Middle East instructional activity, students watch "The Royal Tour of Jordan," and then discuss the history of Petra. Young scholars conduct research on selected sites in the city...

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about piracy near the Arabian Peninsula and respond to 3 talking point questions.

A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...

Space Science can be so much fun, especially when you play Planetary Jeopardy! This game tests students on what they know about Roman Gods, the planets and moons in our solar system, and the Earth's rotation.

Students explore how Africa appears to be tearing apart from Asia and tha the other continents are moving and oceans are changing size.

Students discuss various versions of the myth of The Queen of Sheba and the basic characteristics of myths. They research how different cultures interpret the story and include it in their religious beliefs. They create projects about...

In this farming worksheet, students explain what is meant by sustainable development. Kids review how rain develops. Students determine how climate effects crops that can be farmed. This worksheet has 4 graphic organizers, 1 graph, 20...

Students review silent reading techniques as well as summarization. They read copies of "Forest Life" silently and complete a story web to organize the main points of the story. They then use use the points to write a brief paragraph to...

A political map of Yemen from the Perry-Castaneda Collection showing the major cities, roads, and seasonal waterways.

A map from 1916 showing the various drainage basins across the Asian region. This map is keyed to show watersheds draining to the Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, and Pacific Ocean, watersheds draining to the...

A map of the Mediterranean Sea region showing the Barbary States and southern Europe at the time of the Tripolitan War (First Barbary War - 1801-1804) between the United States and the North African Ottoman Empire regencies. The map...

A relief map from 1890 of Africa showing the major mountain, desert, river, and lake systems on the continent. "The whole continent is a moderately-elevated plateau surrounded of all sides by marginal mountains which either slope...

Map of Egypt in 1858 from the Nile Delta south to the First Cataract, showing Cities, trade centers, oases, ports, railways, and the site of the proposed Suez Canal. Portions of the Libyan Desert, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and...

A map of Egypt and the Nile Valley from the delta south to the confluence of the Sobat River and the Upper Nile. This map shows Egypt Proper, Nubia, Kordofan, Sudan, Eritrea, and portions of Abyssinia and British Somalia. The map also...

This is a highly detailed map of the Nile River basin from the Tropic of Cancer south to the river's source at Victoria Nyanza (Lake Victoria). This map shows both the Blue Nile and White Nile river systems in 1903. Major cities, trade...

A map of the major drainage basins of the African continent indicating the hydrologic flow to the Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and the interior basins of the Sahara and Kalahari deserts...

A pictorial map from 1906 illustrating the principle plants found in various regions of Asia. The map shows tea in the east and southeast of Asia and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), rice in the wet lands of the southeast, cotton, wheat, millet, and...

A map from 1911 of the Nile River basin, showing the watershed dividing line between the Nile drainage, Congo drainage, and the coastal drainage systems to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. The map shows the Nile River headwaters in Lake...