Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Greeks Around the World: A Case Study on Greek Diaspora

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gain an understanding of the concept of Diaspora relating to Greeks. They use guided discovery to apply the geographic inquiry model to an examination of the reasons for Greek Diaspora.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Were the First Americans?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore Native Americans through a PowerPoint presentation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Does Humidity Affect Cloud Formation?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use NASA's S'COOL database to identify factors that affect cloud formation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does the Earth's Energy Budget Relate to Polar Ice?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use satellite data to see how radiation budget relates to the ice that is present in the North.  In this energy lesson plan students correlate data to see a relationship. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

4th Grade Geography Multiple Choice

For Teachers 4th
In this grade 4 geography worksheet, 4th graders complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions relating to 4th grade geography concepts. An answer key is provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Texas Originals

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research the Native Americans of Texas. They create a PowerPoint presentation or poster showing the culture of the Native American tribe they were assigned.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Clothesline Sleuth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the effect of North American colonization on human history. In this colonization lesson, 5th graders explore the global impact of colonization of North America. Students investigate the impact of geography on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

America the Beautiful

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars listen to a read-aloud discussing the landmarks of the United States. In pairs, they use the internet to research a landmark of their choice. They create a visual aid to be given with a presentation sharing the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sports

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students obtain geographic information from the Internet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Cookin' at Honey Creek?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the process of prehistoric hot rock cooking in earth ovens on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. They explain the steps used in the hot rock cooking process.
Website
Columbia University

Nasa: Sedac: Population, Landscape, and Climate Estimates

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A huge resource for researchers without GIS capabilities who need data on population and land area by country across a range of physical characteristics. These include measures such as the number of...
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Regional Climate Maps: Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides links to precipitation and temperature maps of Mexico.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: South America Interactive Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map explores the continent and countries of South America. Through political, physical, population, and climate map layers and individual country views, learn about the boundaries that define the continent's 12 sovereign...
Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Regional Climate Maps Former Soviet Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Find weekly, monthly, and 3-month climate maps for Russia and the Former Soviet Union. Includes total precipitation and minimum and maximum temperature.
Website
Other

Paleomap: Climate History

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you wondered what the Earth's climate was like millions of years ago? Click on a period to view a map and explanation of ancient Earth's climate.
Handout
Other

Government of Alberta: Agroclimatic Atlas of Alberta: Climate of Alberta

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the climate of Alberta and how it is different in different regions of the province. Provides a map that illustrates this concept. Includes links to other articles on Alberta's weather and climate.
Graphic
Other

Earth Journalism Network: Climate Commons

For Students 9th - 10th
A unique interactive tool that embeds news articles and information about climate change into a map of the United States. Users are able to explore what the impact of climate change at a local, regional or national level, as well as...
Website
Other

Mcdwn: Climate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Wonderful site! Learn about climates and gather helpful information. When you are done, take the climates quiz to show what you have learned.
Handout
Climate Zone

Climate in Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Tables for the different climate regions in Mexico show the average monthly temperature, rainfall and snowfall in this North American country. General geographical information and a map are also included.
Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

U Mn: Global Rem: Climate Change, Developing Countries/regions, & Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource consists of maps and texts about climate change and its impact on migration. The module's goal is to reveal how less developed regions such as Africa suffer disproportionately from climate change and to stimulate critical...
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Seasonal Temperature Pattern Variation in Different Regions of the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.
Handout
Other

Knight's Canadian Info Collection: Geographic Regions of Canada

For Students 3rd - 8th
Canada is divided into distinct regions, each with a very different landscape and climate. Geographic and ecozone maps as well as text information is included.
Website
Geographyiq

Geography Iq

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...
Graphic
BBC

Bbc: Weather: Search

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information about current weather conditions anywhere in the world by entering the city and country. The site breaks down the information into specific areas and regions, which makes it convenient to search through.