Games |
| Web site |
Subject |
Level |
Applicable |
Synopsis |
Multimedia |
| Test your Geography Knowledge |
Geography |
4-12 |
Social studies classes |
Interactive map quiz site – Just pick the part of the world and drag and drop political and physical features. |
Interactive |
| Ilike2learn.com |
Geography |
4-12 |
Social studies classes |
Site provides a selection of games for learning geography. A map pops up and you select the country/feature required. |
Interactive |
| Maps.com Map and Map Games |
Geography |
4-12 |
Social studies classes |
Site provides a selection of games for learning geography. |
Interactive |
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General sites |
| Web site |
Subject |
Level |
Applicable |
Synopsis |
Multimedia |
| National Geographic |
World geography |
K-12 |
World geography |
Home site of National Geographic with ties to specialized areas |
Video, audio, pictures |
New York Times Learning Network
|
Current events |
6-12 |
Social studies classes |
Daily top news stories with teacher lesson plans. |
No |
Analyzing Populations with Maps
|
World geography/ science |
6-12 |
Technology, geography, science skills |
This lesson from Columbia University uses the “Earth Exploration Toolbook” a elementary GIS type program to show demographics from the Mexican border area compared with other areas of the U.S. It is a good geography/technology lesson. The directions are very easy to follow and could be done by students in the lab or by a teacher with a projector. |
Interactive |
| Exploratorium |
World geography |
Elementary and middle school |
Basic geography skills |
This teacher’s lesson plan involves an excursion outside the classroom to use the sun in determining which direction is north. |
No |
| Xpeditions Lesson Plans: 6-8 |
Geography, history |
6-8 |
World geography |
Interactive sites grouped by the geography standards. |
Video, audio, pictures |
| One World – Nations Online – The Nations Online Project, a world destination guide |
Geography, country studies |
4-12 |
Research and classroom presentations with projector |
Information on continents, countries – great links and beautiful pictures |
Pictures |
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies GEONET |
World geography |
Intermediate and middle schools |
Geography review |
Houghton Mifflin’s review game is perfect if you have a few minuets left over in the computer lab. |
Interactive quiz |
| Global Eye |
World geography |
Secondary |
Seventh grade and higher |
This site is an interactive geography magazine maintained by Cambridge University. You can use the current issue or search back issues. Tied to important development issues the site explores important sites around the world. |
Pictures and interactive |
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