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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring 'Wild' Places With Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plans uses Geographic information systems (GIS) technology to explore the local geography.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Esri Gis Education Community

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Educators can incorporate ESRI GIS into their classroom to enrich geography lessons and use this community to trade ideas with other educators.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Error, Accuracy, & Precision

For Students 9th - 10th
A serious paper by serious geographers, discussing at full length the problems caused by error, inaccuracy, and imprecision in Geographical Information Systems. The definitive word in the real world.
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Website
Geographyiq

Geography Iq

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Professional Doc
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21st Century Skills: Geography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This "roadmap" can show how Information and Communication Technology tools can be used to develop and enrich geography content instruction. Examples are given for 4th, 8th and 12th grades.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Wrong With the Coordinates at the North Pole?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete a self-guided exercise in worksheet format combined with Google Earth that helps them explore practical and observable differences between different projection and coordinate systems. The activity improves their skills...
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Geological Survey reports on the latest news affecting the earth today, as well as providing a wealth of data, reports, and information.
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Website
Information Technology Associates

Cia World Factbook: Slovakia Geography 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
General geographic information on Slovakia, including natural resources and environmental issues.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize Geography: Os Map Skills

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A short tutorial on mapping tools and how to read maps. Covers features of maps, symbols, the compass, scale, distance, how height is represented, and grid references. Includes multiple-choice quiz at the end.
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Handout
Other

Natural Resource Information Center: Maps of Montana

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource contains 14 different maps of Montana in four different formats. Maps range anywhere from the county maps to the Indian reservation maps.
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Handout
Other

Natural Resource Information Center: Maps of Montana

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource contains 14 different maps of Montana in four different formats. Maps range anywhere from the county maps to the Indian reservation maps.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Liberia: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic showing geographical information about Liberia. You can find out about its size, climate, land use, and terrain. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Sweden: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Geographical and environmental information about Sweden. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Algeria: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the geography of Algeria. You can read about the three distinct geographic regions, the climate, and the natural hazards. Information from the CIA World Fact Book.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Egypt: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the geography of Egypt with information from the CIA World Fact Book. Learn about the terrain, climate, natural resources, environment, and importance of its geographic location.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Error, Accuracy, and Precision Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
A university exam on the topics of error, accuracy, and precision. Includes essay, short answer, and multiple-choice. Links to lecture and discussion notes. Answers to short essay and multiple-choice are provided.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Gibraltar: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
This listing of geographic facts about Gibraltar gives information on the size, natural resources, climate, terrain, and strategic importance. From CIA World Fact Book.
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Graphic
Other

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The collection of more than 150,000 maps focuses on rare 18th and 19th-century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. The collection includes atlases, wall maps,...
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Interactive
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Ordnance Survey: Map Zone

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
All kinds of fun and interesting ways to learn about maps and acquire mapping skills.
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Activity
Other

Swiss World

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Swiss government contains extensive geographical, cultural, historical, economic, social and political information about this mountainous, multilingual country. It contains extensive links to authoritative outside...