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The Gateway to 21st Century Skills

Quick and easy access to educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: GEM Exchange

Geo-generations

In this Xpeditions activity, students create a Geo-Generations Scrapbook that charts where members of their family have lived and tells what those places were like. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Geography Action!

Activities, lesson plans, and a showcase of natural sounds help students and teachers explore topics such as biodiversity, conservation, habitats, population, rivers, and U.S. public spaces in an effort to celebrate Geography Awareness Week all year long. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Geographic

Geography and history in songs

Art works, particularly paintings, can reveal a good deal of information about places and what they looked like in the past. This lesson has students look at some historical paintings on the Internet and describe the things the paintings reveal about the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Geography and your dream job

This lesson introduces students to the five themes of geography. Students then apply the geographical concepts in these themes to some National Geographic websites and to their own dream jobs, demonstrating ways that they could use their geographical skills... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Geography matters in history

This lesson has students consider the ways in which historical events and processes have been affected by geography. For example, the Lewis and Clark expedition was affected by many geographical phenomena, such as rugged mountains and strong river currents.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Getting lost

This lesson has students practice their knowledge of the cardinal directions by having them describe the directions in their classroom. They will practice figuring out the relative directions of other places (such as another classroom or the office) in... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Globalization101.org

Provides students with information and interdisciplinary learning opportunities on globalization without ideological biases. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

The highways or the byways: Mapping routes in North Carolina

In this lesson for seventh through ninth grade social studies and mathematics, students will use mathematical skills to choose the best routes for traveling around North Carolina. Students use internet resources for determining and plotting distance and ratio... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–9 Mathematics and Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms

A collection of maps with lessons appropriate for each grade from K-12 for each map. This site also provides Teacher Resources to guide the use of the site and aide in the planning of geography lesson. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library

History & Culture: National Park Service Cultural Resources

This organization's mission includes preserving, protecting, and sharing the history of the American landscape with the American people. Here you can find information on geography in the classroom and professional development opportunities. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: U. S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service

How crowded are our states?

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore statistics and maps to find out about world and national population characteristics. Students determine which countries and states appear to be particularly crowded and which states are sparse. Activities in this... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

The impact of natural hazards around the world

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore natural disasters and how humans use technology to adapt to phenomena such as fires, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. This lesson engages students in development of research skills, cooperative... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions

InternationalEd Community

Resources available on this site help improve K-12 teaching and learning about the geography, history, economics, culture and languages of other world regions. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Asia Society

An introduction to reading North Carolina maps

In this lesson, students are introduced to the language of maps and why maps are important in our world. They are given the opportunity to read simple maps and find major features of more complicated maps. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

Jamestown changes

In this lesson, students will study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded. The... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

Journey into Amazonia

Learn about the Amazon and the animals and plants that are indigenous to the area through text and images as well as an interactive game where the player must discover the mysteries of the Amazon. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

Learning Centre: Library and Archives Canada

Primary source materials in Canadian history and culture (and how to use them) presented by the Library and Archives Canada. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Library and Archives Canada

Learning Network: New York Times On The Web

The New York Times On The Web's Learning Network offers daily lesson plans, education news, and current events quizzes and daily news summaries for students. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: New York Times

Leatherback sea turtles and their special compasses

In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn some basic information about leatherback sea turtles and hypothesize why individual leatherbacks were able to find their way from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands without any obvious navigational aids.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science and Social Studies)

Provided by: Xpeditions