Curated OER
Animals and Their Needs
Students identify the characteristics of living things and examine objects to see if they are living. They identify the needs of living things, in particular of animals and animal babies. They discuss how to care for pets.
Curated OER
Jamestown Journey Part 2
Fourth graders create a chart or web to display qualities and characteristics of a good leader.
They write a paragraph describing the qualities of a good Jamestown leader. Finally, 4th graders contribute to small group discussion about...
Curated OER
Sudan Surprise
Students consider animal migration patterns that have been recently documented in Sudan. They investigate the migratory patterns of animals and discuss how human conflicts and activities affect migratory wildlife populations.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Northern Africa: Countries Quiz
Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the countries in Northern Africa.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Western Africa: Countries Quiz
Test your geography knowledge by taking this interactive quiz over the countries of Western Africa.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Southern Africa: Countries Quiz
Test your geography knowledge by taking this interactive quiz over the countries of Southern Africa.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Central Africa: Countries Quiz
Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the Central African countries.
Lizard Point Quizzes
Lizard Point: Africa: Country Capitals Quiz
Try this interactive geography quiz which tests your knowledge about the capital cities of the African countries.
Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Geography Games: Countries of Africa
Study a map showing the countries in Africa, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Is Gis?
Geographic information systems (GIS) are important technology that allows rapid study and use of spatial information. GIS have become increasingly prevalent in industry and the consumer/internet world in the last 20 years. Historically,...
Other
The Korean War: History
Contains in-depth information about the Korean War. Includes links to Korean War maps, a Korean War timeline, sites discussing the battles of the war, weapons used in the Korean War, and a photo documentary of the war.
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Niger: Introduction & Country Profile
Good resource for studying about the African country of Niger. Learn meaningful facts about its geography, culture, economy, government, and more. You can view a map and a flag, too.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Ming Dynasty's Maritime History
This site provides a discussion from the University of Calgary of the extensive maritime voyages taken during the Ming dynasty. A map is included.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Things Fall Apart
This fascinating novel, Things Fall Apart, was written as a novel but is also a documentation of Africa's spiritual background. Read about the plot, setting, characters and theme in this most interesting site. A map is also provided that...