Curated OER
Land of the Rising Sun
Students survey aspects of traditional and modern Japanese customs and beliefs in the seven lessons of this unit. Both the culture and the geography of the country are studied in this unit.
Curated OER
Important Rivers of the World
Third graders become familiar with names of the different parts of a river, define and locate drainage basins, locate six of the continents and explore the major rivers on each one, conduct research on a river of their choice.
Curated OER
Geography: Continents
First graders identify basic geographical facts about the world they live in and distinguish between land and water on a globe. They research the continents and information associated with each one focusing on building their map skills.
Curated OER
African Safari
Sixth graders gain an appreciation for the different cultures that inhabit the Earth by focusing on the people of Africa
Curated OER
Where in the World?
Students participate in an activity promoting them to use different balancing skills while they review/learn important facts about each of the continents.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: My Wonderful World
Interactive map of the world in which students select a continent and begin exploring using online resources from the Smithsonian Institute.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online
This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Continents
Brightly colored printouts, maps, and graphics on the greatest land masses on earth. See how continental drift works, look up extremes, label maps, learn about latitude, longitude and other geography terms. Teachers will find a Landforms...
Geographyiq
Geography Iq
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: The World Game
Play the World Game to become familiar with continents, oceans, countries, and states.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Around the World
Provides continent and ocean games to learn more about maps, globes, and the world.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: South America Interactive Map
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...
Geographyiq
Geography Iq: World Map
Online world atlas allows you to click on one of the continents or regions in the map to learn more about the countries and territories for the selected continent or region.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: World Oceans and Continents Quiz
Test your geography knowledge by taking this interactive quiz over the world's continents and oceans.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Continental Drift
A brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article on continental drift. It tells what continental drift is, what causes it, and gives examples of evidence that continental drift has occurred.
Other
Just Maps: World Maps
An index of maps and flags of countries throughout the world. Also provides political maps, time zones, population, and religious maps of every region of the world.
Other
Guia Del Mundo
A valuable resource to help students find information about countries. It also provides an interactive atlas.
World Atlas
World Atlas: Asia
Read about the history and geography of Asia while also learning about its demographics.
World Atlas
World Atlas: Europe
A comprehensive guide to Europe including a variety of maps, statistics, facts, and information on history, geography, flags, symbols, travel, and much more.
Other
Madrid Zoo
Explore the Madrid Zoo and read in Spanish about a variety of animals. Click on the continents and learn about the typical animals from that region.
Read Works
Read Works: Our World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read facts about seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Read Works
Read Works: Our World
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving a little information about each of the seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Seven Large Lands
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text introducing the seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.