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George Mason University

Chnm: Differences Among Colonial Regions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will explore the differences among the three colonial regions of New England, Mid-Atlantic/Middle, and the Southern colonies. In small groups for each region, students will observe and note details of pictures, maps, and...
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Keene College

Geo Granite: Is a Nation Always a Region?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson assists students in understanding the differences between political constructs and regions.
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Keene College

Keene State College: Regions Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will find real examples of regions that changed and why the change happened. They will then write a story about why a region changed over time, giving the geographic factors (physical and human) responsible for the change.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Savanna

For Students 3rd - 5th
Great site containing helpful data and information about the Eastern African Region of Savanna including Kenya and Tanzania. Learn about the economy, people, and culture of the Savanna Region.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahel

For Students 3rd - 5th
Engaging site containing information about the region of Africa known as the Sahel. Visit this site to learn about the people, economy, and countries of the Sahel. Country closeups detail interesting and helpful facts about animal life,...
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Other

Virginia Places: What Determines the Boundaries of a Region in Virginia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site talks about regions in Virginia, it offers excellent information on regions in general, for example, ways regions might be classified; e.g., by population density, geology, watershed, ecosystem, economy,...
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Everything ESL

Animal Habitats: The Polar Regions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Stimulate and challenge your ESL students with a unit on Polar regions. Students will use higher level thinking skills while learning about animals, habitats and food chains. You will find many downloadable pages.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Regions and Territories: French Guiana

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC presents an overview of facts on the South American region of French Guiana. Discusses its leaders, the media, and has a link to the weather there.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: United States Geography: Regions

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the geographical regions of the United States including the northeast, southeast, Midwest, southwest, and west.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native American History for Kids: Tribes and Regions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about where Native American Indian tribes and regions in the United States on this site.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Water, Water, Everywhere: Regional Information on Water Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources to gather research on water issues in Asia and Africa.
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BBC

Bbc News: Regions and Territories: Greenland

For Students 9th - 10th
Article providing a general overview of Greenland, the world's largest island, focusing on its history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, recent news articles, and related...
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BBC

Bbc News: Regions and Territories Ingushetia

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Repubic of Ingushetia, a neighbor of Chechnya. Includes information on President Murat Zyazikov.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Polar Discovery: Compare the Poles

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed comparison of many aspects of the two polar regions. Includes physical features, seasons, weather, types of ice, plants and animals, human population, and climate change.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Climate Postcards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about the climate zones of the world by interpreting data and then identifying climate zones described in postcards.
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Other

Travel Alberta

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you need to know to plan a trip to Alberta, Canada. Explore the cities and regions, get information on culture and heritage, visit the Badlands and dig for dinosaurs, find out what there is to do and where to go, and view a...
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US Navy

The Navy Travels to the Poles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the exploration of the polar regions by the U.S. Navy. Links to various activities are found on the site.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Farming the Desert: The Science Behind Desertification

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces students to the factors that contribute to desertification and solutions that have been implemented in the Sahel region of West Africa. A 21-page teaching guide is also provided. [4:39]
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Factionalism and Political Parties

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the rise of regionalism and factionalism in the development of political parties involved in the elections of 1824 and 1828.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Native American Tribes and Regions

For Students 2nd - 6th
Reference material outlines the history and geography of Native American tribal areas. Website containes a map and instructional material for teachers.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Cades Cove

For Students 9th - 10th
Cades Cove is an excellent historic sample of a small town nestled in the mountains. It contains homes, churches and a grist mill that have been preserved. Student can read about the culture of the region and what is being done to...
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Other

Innovate Us: What Is Climate?

For Students 9th - 10th
Climate is the first factor that is considered before visiting a particular destination for your holidays. We all know that climates all over the world are largely different from each other. The specific climate of a region is mainly...
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NSTATE

Netstate.com: The Geography of Arkansas

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick facts about the geography of Arkansas including land area, highest and lowest points, elevations, lakes, rivers, regions, and climate.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
The climate where you live is called regional climate. Global climate is a description of the climate of a planet as a whole, with all the regional differences averaged. Includes links to additional resources on climate and climate change.

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