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Teaching Geography

Education@NationalGeographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
Online expeditions, lesson plans, free printable maps, and, of course, National Geographic products for sale.

Five Times Five: Five Activities for Teaching Geography's Five Themes
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson071.shtml
Features 25 activities for students at every grade level.

Geography Home Page
http://geography.about.com/
From About.Com. There is quite a bit of geography information here.

Geography Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edgeography.htm
A large collection of lesson plans for all grade levels.

Geography Lesson Plans and Teaching Tips from Nystromnet
http://www.nystromnet.com/index.cfm?fa=teachers.lessons
Contains quizzes, lesson plans for the primary, intermediate and high school levels, geography literacy games, and links to additional lesson in cyberspace.

Geography Lessons and Activities
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/ideas.html
Provides lessons, units, and activities designed to bring good geography into the classroom. Click on Kindergarten-4th grade,5th-8th grade and 9th-12 grade to find the lesson plans and activities of your choice.

Geography World
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
Features links to maps and globes, geography games and quizzes, and additional resources for enriching the study of geography. To find lesson plans, click on For Geography Teachers.

The Greatest Places
http://www.greatestplaces.org/
An educational film that takes the viewer to "seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on Earth.”

National Geographic Geobee Challenge
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Interactive game, as well as a map maker and more make this an excellent site for teachers.

National Geographic Magazine
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
An extensive multimedia site with many interactive games and activities. Xpeditions is a sister site devoted to Geography teachers and students. Both are excellent.

Odyssey
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/index.html
Links elementary and secondary students to a team of adventurers on a series of round-the-world expeditions. A Teacher Zone includes lesson plans, an archive of the expedition's past materials, and ideas for using the site in the classroom. The Odyssey is free but requires registration to participate.

Online Geography Games
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html
A list of online games from Geography World.

Pennsylvania Lesson Plans
http://www.proteacher.com/090140.shtml
Plans for Pennsylvania geography from ProTeacher.

State Reports and Capitals: Study Tools
http://www.50states.com/
Maps, Worksheets, Flashcards, and more. Teaching and homework help resource for state report assignments. State flags, songs, symbols. The premier resource of state information for students, teachers, and their parents.

Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/
An interactive museum at the National Geographic site with virtual field trips, lesson plans, and maps.

 

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