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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Musical Geography [Pdf]
In this lesson, students listen to and perform chanted text, then explore how parts of the chant can be linked to geographic features on a map.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Geography Unit: Maps
This geography unit is designed to follow the 1st Grade geography skills required in Virginia. Students are expected to use cardinal directions, read map keys and understand map symbols, as well as identify our city and capital.
Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices: Mapmaking [Pdf]
In this lesson plan students will explore the mapmaking craft, examine the Lewis and Clark maps,identify and apply mapmaking techniques and tools.
PBS
Pbs: Empire of the Bay: Paths of the Explorers
Follow Hudson, Champlain and McKenzie as they explore Canada and what will ultimately become the land of the Hudson's Bay Company.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Latitude on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How latitude affects the climate of a region.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Exploring Maps and Models of Earth
Young learners will discover what maps and globes look like and understand their functions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Maps
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to use topographic, bathymetric, and geologic maps.
Other
Map Fight
A useful tool that facilitates comparison of any two countries to find out the land size ratio between them.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Exploring Explorers
This is a lesson activity which is written to engage visual and kinesthetic learners in their study on explorers: Leif Eriksson, Christopher Columbus, Erik the Red, Vasco Da Gama, John Cabot, Marco Polo, and Ferdinand Magellan.
Other
Greek Mythology Today and Myth of the Month
A large Greek mythology site focused on students and expressing a great love of Greek myth. Contains the Myth of the Month, as well as Homework Help concerning myths. Humorous and colorful.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Weather Maps
This site provides a lesson plan in which groups of students will each investigate a different type of weather map use for weather forecasting. Also includes discussion questions, extension ideas, and links to additional sites for more...
University of California
Earthguide: Maps: Shaded Relief: Africa [Pdf]
View a digital image of a colored shaded relief map of Africa.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Map: Syria: Economic Activity
This map of Syria's economic activity from 1993 is from the Perry Castaneda Collection. See where Syria's oil and gas deposits are.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Map: Uae: Administrative Divisions
This map of United Arab Emirates labels the seven emirates that make up the federation. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Map: Uae: Land Use
Discover from this map that most of UAE is wasteland with a few oases scattered across the desert. From the Perry Castaneda collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Map: Uae: Economic Activity
See the economic activity of United Arab Emirates placed on a map. From a 1993 CIA map in the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Dominican Republic: Economic Activity
This map from 1971 shows the economic activity in Dominican Republic at that time. You can find the crops that were grown and the manufacturing activity. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Grenada: Relief Map
A relief map of the island of Grenada showing the major cities and its mountainous terrain. An inset shows Grenada's location in the Grenadines. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Map of Grenada
Although small, this map of Grenada shows some of the cities on the island and its location in the Grenadines. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Sudan: Political Map
This small map of Sudan clearly shows the course of the White Nile and Blue Nile, their confluence, and the subsequent Nile River. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Rwanda: Political Map
A small political map of Rwanda showing the major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries. Map is from the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Botswana: Map
A small map of Botswana that shows the Okavango River and delta as well as the salt pans. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
Curated OER
University of Texas: Papua New Guinea: Small Political Map
A small political map that clearly shows the islands that make up Papua New Guinea. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.