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Geography lesson plans based on grade level

A ThinkQuest site with geography games

"Mystery Skype is an educational game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It's suitable for all age groups and can be used to teach subjects like geography, history, languages, mathematics and science."

This Beta site is very interactive. You can see several thematic options, put markers on the map, print, etc.

National Geography Interactive Maps

Here's a great global collabo for Feb mainly 4th-10th grades ... focusing on geography & landmarks from around the world via skype, blog, ... landmark project

"Think "fantasy football for social studies and literacy standards". Teachers sign up, have a draft in class, and use scores and resources however they want. Students draft teams of countries, become more aware, and automatically score points every time their countries are mentioned in the NY Times. FGP engages students in the study of how politics, geography, humans, economics, and foreign policy interact."

a geography game that lets players guess locations by viewing a google map

This is pretty fun, I would like to see how I can integrate this within the world history and I don't think that it would be too hard...

Think "fantasy football for social studies and literacy standards". It's a social learning game that follows countries and world leaders as they compete for news headlines. Teachers sign up, have a draft in class, and use scores and resources however they want. Students draft teams of countries, become more aware, and automatically score points every time their countries are mentioned in the NY Times. FGP engages students in the study of how politics, geography, humans, economics, and foreign policy interact.

A BBC site with middle school appropriate reading levels. Some articles have quizzes at the end for self-assessment

Objective:  In this unit students will be able to explore how geographic, economic, social, and political issues can impact the ideological and structural bond of the United States (past, present, future) with an emphasis on the Antebellum Period. Essential Questions: 1.  What were/are the impacts of slavery on our country (past, present, future)? 2.  How can good leadership preserve unity? 3.  What significant issues can cause a war between citizens of the same country? 4.  In what ways can conflict result in positive outcomes?

There's a few ideas/resources in here that might be worth sharing.

CIA World Fact Book with users guide

Mcgraw Hill

Daily news in a student-centered format