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European Explorers of North and South America
Sixth graders explore the connection between the geography of America and the migration of the Native Americans to the American continents to the future conquering of the continents by the Europeans. They discuss the causes and effects...
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Early Humankind and the Development of Human Societies
Students examine archaeological studies to gather information on the physcial and cultural development of humankind. Using that information, they describe hunter-gatherer societies and how they developed tools and fire. Using maps,...
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Seasons on Earth
Students examine how seasons occur and explore how the different angles effect surface heating. In this climate lesson students interpret satellite maps of the world that show seasonal differences in plant life.
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Regions of the US: Gulf Stream, States and Their Capitals
Fifth graders identify one way of dividing the US into geographical regions and then consider alternate ways of doing the same. They locate each of the fifty states and their capitals on a map. They research the Gulf Stream region.
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Current Weather Condition Site Selection
Students work together to agree on the days "preferred weather conditions." They choose a city in the world they think will have the preferred current weather conditions.
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Elements of Biology: Biomes
Learners describe the different types of biomes. In this biology lesson, students create a map of assigned biome with descriptive paragraphs. They share their findings to class.
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Ticket to Ride
Students research a place they would like to visit. They write a report about that location that includes a map, the climate and other features that explain their desire to visit.
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Exploring Nations
Students, in groups, research countries in East and Southeast Asia. The group designs an oral presentation and PowerPoint slideshow to showcase research on landforms, political and economic issues, global interaction and special-purpose...
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Yaks, Yurts, and Yogurt: A Look at China's Autonomous Regions
Pupils are introduced to five Chinese geographical areas. They, in groups, research these areas and develop presentations including information on the physical characteristics, climate, elevation, agriculture and language.
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"Across Oregon On The 45th N Parallel" A Transect of Oregon
Learners explore the physical geography of Oregon. In groups, students collect weather and elevation information on Oregon. They organize the data and create maps and graphs of the information. Afterward, learners compare the...
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Learning From El Salvador's Past
Students analyze El Salvador's history and the conditions that contributed to its civil war. identify the factors that led to the churchwomen's murder. Make determinations about the future of El Salvador's political and social climate...
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Affects of Geography on Colonial Cultures
Sixth graders examine the effects of geography on the development of culture. They discuss how geography can affect the lifestyles and development of a society's culture. Students examine the geography and climate of New England and the...
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Your Neighborhood Geography
Tenth graders use maps and an atlas to observe different climates throughout the world. In groups, they brainstorm what they expect to see in their own neighborhoods and take pictures. They present their pictures to the class and write a...
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Deforestation
Pupils identify the different tropical rainforests in the world using a map. In this ecology lesson, students describe the different methods of deforestation. They create a memo and present it to class.
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Social Studies and Children's Literature
Learners write a journal in response to literature. The story that is read is about prairies. The subject of prairies becomes an object for research. The culminating activity is the making of a map where prairies exist in the United States.
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Name That Place: Cultural Place Names in the United States
Pupils examine the origin of the people that settled in the United States. In this United States History lesson, students work in small groups to complete several activities that explore early settlement, such as a worksheet, a...
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The Coldest Continent
Students use the internet to conduct research on the continent of Antarctica. As a class, they review the continent's climate and the reasons behind the cold temperatures. After reading an article, they draw a picture of what they...
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In The Shadow of Angkor
Young scholars are introduced to basic historic and geographic facts about Cambodia. They understand the spiritual component of Cambodia's art. They identify Cambodia on a map of the world. They construct a graphic representation of a...
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Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali - Student Version
Eleventh graders locate Mali on a world map, describe the landscape and climate of Mali, and locate the city of Timbuktu and describe the local weather. They compare life along the Niger in ancient times to that of today
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A Message in a Bottle
Students investigate the motion of water currents by mapping the possible movement of messages cast into the ocean in bottles.They accurately plot the appearance of bottles on a world map and illustrate the flow of an ocean current...
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Science: Trouble in the Troposphere
Students research a NASA Website and record information about an assigned city's tropospheric ozone residual monthly climate. In groups, they graph the information for the past year. They form new groups and compare their city's...
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Discovering Asia, Past and Present
Students research a specified country. Using the internet, Inspiration software, tourist information, and their textbooks, students create a multimedia report containing information on the climate, natural resources, the economy, and...
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Paws in Jobland
Learners explore jobs in different countries . In this lesson about different countries through research. Students are broken into groups and given a country to research. Each group is provided with a worksheet with 14 questions to be...
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Great North
Learners use maps to locate the Arctic Circle, the North Pole and Northern Europe. They draw and label countries within the Arctic Cirlce and identify the groups of people who live there. They also watch and answer questions about the...