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Teaching Geography

CSUN: Dr. Graves’ List of Outstanding Geography Links
http://www.csun.edu/~sg4002/courses/links.htm
Links to many of Dr. Steve Graves’ Favorite Geography and Social Science Links.

Digital Hurricane Memory Bank
http://www.hurricanearchive.org/
Uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of Hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Wilma
and the public responses to them.

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

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.

GeoSense (GEOGRAPHY GAME)
http://www.geosense.net/
An online geography game that tests your knowledge of world geography alone or against another online player.

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.

Retanet Resources for Teaching About the Americas
http://retanet.unm.edu/index.pl?section=1996LPs
Teachers can access over 65 lesson plans dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean and culture studies. The original 65 lesson plans were written by secondary teachers in 1995 as part of a summer institute at the Latin America Data Base.

StateMaster
http://www.statemaster.com/index.php
Contains a wealth of statistics about the United States. There are statistics for education, health, finances, and much, much more. It can be used for both social studies and math classes.

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.

Teaching and Learning About Canada
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm
Geography and history of Canada.

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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