Curated OER
Know Your Area
Students investigate transit by analyzing their school surroundings. For this local geography lesson, students identify their school in relation to the rest of their state, country and globe. Students discuss their personal travel habits...
Curated OER
Exploring 'Wild' Places With GIS
Students explore "wild" places. In this technology instructional activity students use ArcGIS Explorer to investigate wild places near them in their neighborhood. Students view the landscape from both above and the ground.
Curated OER
Where I live!
In this local geography worksheet, students complete 4 fill in the blank questions regarding the locations of their homes. Students are asked to reveal their address, city and state by writing inside house shaped boxes.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring 'Wild' Places With Gis
This lesson plans uses Geographic information systems (GIS) technology to explore the local geography.