Full of class, group, and individual activities, this unit of study can be used as a whole, or as individual lessons to supplement your current curriculum.
Teach the 5 themes of geography using the newspaper. A great online scavenger hunt for one class - or a semester-long project - add a little competition to learning more about the world. Geography Bingo! This activity from the New York Times challenges students to find examples of how geography relates to our world every day using national geography standards. By creating their own 3D version with drawing paper, clay, different colored markers, fishing line, and a pencil, students can kinesthetically create a topographical map that makes sense! Contour lines, meant to represent the highs and lows of an area on the map, don’t always translate to young students’ minds. Topography is often a difficult topic for students to understand. Video and discussion resources can be customized to fit your classroom needs. Now able to travel longer distances more quickly and safely, industry and culture exploded in the early 19th century. Railroads united the world like nothing before it. Learn how the world’s first metro system was built.
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With a short video, reading activity, and discussion questions, you can teach your students how to find their way the old-fashioned way. Introduce your students to orienteering with this awesome activity. Before there was an app for that, travelers used a compass to find their way. After completing an autobiographical survey, students choose symbols and use their map studies to create an artistic representation of their life in the form of an island. Explore the world and its structures and ask 20 questions.Ĭombine geography and self-exploration with autobiographical island maps. A virtual globe, Google Earth’s ability to display a world map without distortion can shed light on why Greenland has always looked so big! Introduce your students to the amazing tools and features of Google Earth while comparing cartographer renditions of the world to a virtual version. Build a new way to view the world with Google Earth.
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