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Identifying Pennsylvania Watersheds
Ninth graders study and identify the six major drainage systems in Pennsylvania. In this watershed lesson plan students read an article, complete an activity and take a quiz on what they learned.
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Welcome to the Sahara Desert
Young scholars explore their artistic skills. In this Sahara Desert lesson, students use the Internet to research the Sahara and paint a watercolor picture depicting the desert.
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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.
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Heritage: What if the Mormons had not come to Utah?
Fourth graders use critical thinking, evaluation, and geography skills to find alternative locations that Brigham Young could have taken the Mormons to settle. They present their findings to Brigham Young and the class with a short...
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What Is A Dinosaur?
Learners use the question of "What is a dinosaur?" in order to establish the context for a class investigation. They use a variety of resources in order to gather information. Students compare and contrast the similarities or differences...
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United Nations: Cartographic Section: Great Lakes Region (Map 2) [Pdf]
This map of the Great Lakes region in Africa from the United Nations shows the large lakes, the countries the lakes touch, and rivers that flow into and out of the lakes.
United Nations
United Nations: Cartographic Section: Great Lakes Region (Map 1) [Pdf]
The United Nations offers this very clear map of part of the Great Lakes region in eastern Africa. The lakes, of course, are labeled, as are the rivers, major cities, and countries.
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Great Lakes Information Network
The Great Lakes Science Center provides research on various topics concerning the Great Lake environment such as fish advisories, contaminants, threatened species, low water levels, and sustainable development of the Lakes.
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Wisconsin Historical Society: Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks
This dramatic interactive delves into the depths to explore the many shipwrecks which have taken place off the coast of Michigan's Great Lakes. Each of the four main topics opens into additional extensive and detailed information. Click...
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Current Great Lakes St. Lawrence Water Levels
This page has a map showing the Great Lakes and the gauging stations located on the various lakes.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Great Lakes: An Environmental History [Pdf]
The University of Michigan provides a PowerPoint presentation on the environmental history of the Great Lakes. Provides aerial shots of the Great Lakes from a satellite, various geographical maps over the Great Lake Region, and pictures...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Map of First Nations Peoples Pre Contact Culture Areas
A color coded map of North America which contains the regions inhabited by different aboriginal nations.
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University of Texas: Kenya: Relief Map
A relief map of Ethiopia clearly showing the Great Rift Valley, mountains, and plains. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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University of Texas: Central Africa: Relief Map
A good relief map of the countries of Central Africa showing mountains, lakes, and valleys. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Lonely Planet
Lonely planet.com: Color Map of Nicaragua
This site has a great full color map of Nicaragua complete with cities, rivers and lakes detailed. Or you can choose the "zoom out" feature and see all of Central America and the Caribbean.
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Map of Great Lakes Tribes. Click for Larger Image.
This site provides information on the Indians that inhabited the Great Lakes Region upon settlement by Europeans.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Lakes, Rives, & Canals
This site provides a brief introduction to the river system and canals of Ohio. Includes a history of the canal system, details and maps of the drainage throughout the state, and how the river systems are used today.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Automobile Routes of the Great Lake Vicinity, 1920
A map from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester showing automobile routes in the Great Lakes Region, around western Lake Ontario, and the Canadian portion of Lake St. Clair and southern Lake Huron. The map shows route numbers, mileages...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Great Lakes Region, 1906
A map from 1906 of the Great Lakes Region, showing major cities and ports, canals (including the Erie Canal), rivers, and steamship routes across the lakes, including routes of the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Great Lakes, 1812
A map of the Great Lakes region at the outbreak of the War of 1812, showing the sites of initial English successes, including Fort Mackinaw, Fort Dearborn (Chicago), and Detroit, which was surrendered to the English by General Hull.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: The Great Lakes
Map highlighting the Great Lakes of North America.
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Etc: Settlement Along Upper Mississippi and Around Great Lakes, 1840 1850
Showing area along the Upper Mississippi and around the Great Lakes.
NOAA
Noaa: Ngdc: Images, Visualizing Data
The National Geophysical Data Center has transformed extensive ocean research into colorful video, 3D maps, charts posters and more! This site starts off with a film clip of a dive into the Marianas trench and then lead you to other...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Lake Agassiz, 1911
A map of the Laurentide era glacial Lake Agassiz in the present day region of the northern United States and southern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The lake was present during the last glacial period, and covers an area larger...