Geography For Kids


	Geography For Kids Geography Awareness Week Celebrate Geography Geography Sites \| Biomes \| Water \| Land \| Maps and Mapping \| Fun and Games GEOGRAPHY SITES: All Kinds of Geography Activities from Brad Bowerman - over 40 categories - Geography World http://geographyworldonline.com/ Antarctica Lesson Plans from Global Classroom http://www.globalclassroom.org/antarc33.html Antarctica links for kids - https://kathimitchell.org/glaciers.htm#Antarctica Canada for Kids - https://kathimitchell.org/Canada/canada.htm Census Bureau - population information, educational materials, and maps http://www.census.gov Maps/Data - https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/geographies/reference-maps.html CIA World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ CIA Geography for Kids - https://www.cia.gov/spy-kids/ Country Studies from the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/about-this-collection/ USGS Education for kids - https://www.usgs.gov/educational-resources/geography-education elementary - https://www.usgs.gov/educational-resources/elementary-geography Middle/high - https://www.usgs.gov/educational-resources/middle-and-high-school-geography Cut and Paste Paper Models of landslides, eathquakes, volcanoes, and more from USGS http://web.archive.org/web/20071012093438/http:/interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/paper_models.htm Country Reports with info about countries - http://www.countryreports.org/ Explore the 50 States http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/index.php World Geography facts - https://www.worldatlas.com/geography/the-worldatlas-list-of-geography-facts.html FactMonster from Learning Network - highest, lowest etc. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770092.html The Five Themes of Geography - what are they and what do they mean? https://www.thoughtco.com/five-themes-of-geography-1435624 http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/fivethemes.htm https://geography.mrdonn.org/5themes-definitions.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Themes_of_Geography http://www.ehow.com/info_8181584_5-themes-geography-lesson-plans.html http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson071.shtml http://www.csustan.edu/teachered/facultystaff/betts/handouts/pdfs/five%20themes%20of%20geography.pdf Powerpoint Presentations - http://geography.pppst.com/5themes.html Gateway to Astronaut Photography http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Geographia http://www.geographia.com/ Geographic Superlatives - the highest, longest, tallest geographic records http://geography-site.co.uk/pages/fun/Superlatives.html Geography 4Kids - http://www.geography4kids.com/ Geography FAQ - http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzindex.htm Geography Exchange Resource Centre - earthquakes, plate tectonics, volcanoes, glaciers http://www.geography-site.co.uk/ Geography sites from about.geography - http://geography.about.com/ National Council for Geographic Education - http://www.ncge.org/Resources and Standards National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com Education - http://nationalgeographic.org/education/?ar_a=1 National Geographic for Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ Animals and Nature from National Geographic - Fun Facts and pictures http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ Social Studies for Kids - Geography -http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/geography.htm Space.com image gallery - http://www.space.com/images United Nations CyberSchool Bus - http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ World Monuments Map - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm MegaMaps - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps.htm Other maps - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm Asia Interactive Map - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/asia_map.htm Owl and Mouse games and activities - http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm Biomes: Biomes of the World - rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate, grasslands http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html http://www.worldbiomes.com/ https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/ http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/ World Biomes text from University of Puget Sound - rationale and characteristics Biomes of the World - pictures and information about biomes from Linda Freeman From Katahdin to the Sea - streams, ponds, aquifers etc. Gulf of Maine http://octopus.gma.org/katahdin/index.html Earth's Water from USGS http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html Surfing the Net with Kids - Geography Games including Geo-Globe, GeoBee Challenge, Geography Place and more http://www.surfnetkids.com/geogames.htm Islands: Islands Information - superlatives and other lists from Joshua Calder http://www.worldislandinfo.com/ More Islands of the World information from worldatlas.com http://www.graphicmaps.com/webimage/countrys/io.htm Lost Islands of the World http://www.factmonster.com/spot/desertisland1.html Oceans: Questions about Oceans - http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/index.htm Coral Reefs - http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/coral/indexfr.htm Beaches, Estuaries, and Mud Flats - http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/sandy/indexfr.htm Oceans Alive from the Boston Museum of Science http://www.mos.org/oceans/index.html Kids Do Ecology - http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/marine.html Oceanography from the Office of Naval Research http://web.archive.org/web/20080116013253/http:/www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/ Planet Ocean from DiscoverySchool http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/planetocean/ Oceans and Undersea Life activities for K-5 http://web.archive.org/web/20050320084919/http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Ocean.htm Wonders of the Seas - Marine Life http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson.html Oceanography sites for Kids from Mrs. Mitchell's web site https://kathimitchell.com/ocean.htm Lakes, Ponds, and Seas: Ponds and Lakes - http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/index.htm Exploring a Pond as an Ecosystem - http://www.teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/seymour/ecosystem4.htm http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=664 Pond Life activities - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=77 Life in a Drop of Pond Water - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?Grade=3-5&BenchmarkID=5&DocID=378 Discover a Pond Food Web - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/food-web/lesson-plan/8720.html Fundamentals of Pond Ecology - http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.07.x.html#e Lake and Pond Study - http://www.cvm.umn.edu/raptor/education/lessonplans/lessons4-9/lesson4/home.html Lakes Lessons - http://geography.mrdonn.org/lakes.html Oxbow Lakes - http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa010601a.htm TEACH - teach about the Great Lakes - http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/ Under the Deep Blue Sea - http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=245 Tracking Sea Turtles - http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson111.shtml Rivers: Geography Action! Rivers 2001 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/rivers/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/rivers.html Rivers from Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/rivers/index.htm American Rivers - http://www.americanrivers.org/rivers/ http://www.americanrivers.org/ WaterWatch - current water resources conditions in the US http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ Water Resources of NH and Vermont http://nh.water.usgs.gov/WaterData/station_map.htm Rivers of the World from Great Britain http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/classroom-resources/rivers-of-the-world Rivers of the World - statistics http://www.rev.net/~aloe/river/ Rivers of the World from FactMonster http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001779.html/ Streams from Gulf of Maine Aquarium http://octopus.gma.org/streams/streams.html Rivers and Coasts from the BBC - easy to read hhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/index.shtml Wetlands: Wetlands - http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/wetlands/index.htm Wetlands sites, activities, and resources http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/ http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/freshwaterwetlands.html http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands/outreach/education_index.cfm http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season6/wetlands/links.cfm Wetlands from National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/People-and-Places/Whats-a-Wetland.aspx http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/What-We-Do/Waters/Wetlands-and-Watersheds.aspx Wetlands for Kids and Teachers - https://kathimitchell.com/wetlands.htm BioBlitz - Wetlands - http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/wetlands.html Mountains: Learning About Mountains - http://www.mountain.org/education/explore.htm Mountains of the World - Pictures and more http://www.euratlas.net/geography/world/mountains/ http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html http://scribol.com/environment/the-view-from-the-seven-highest-peaks-on-earth http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/mountains-gallery/ http://www.nigelspencer.co.uk/web-pages/mountain/general-mountain-pages/mountain-world.htm Mountain Trivia from Nigel Spencer http://www.nigelspencer.co.uk/web-pages/mountain/mountain-trivia-pages/trivia-world-mountains.htm Mountains: A Global Resource - lesson plans from NCSS http://downloads.ncss.org/lessons/mountains.pdf Dramatize mountain formation - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-3-4/Mountains.aspx Glaciers: Glaciers and Icefields - http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/forest_facts/resources/geology/icefields.htm All About Glaciers - something for everyone from glaciologist to grade school kids http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/index.html Glaciers from University of Vermont http://www.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersGlacialAges.html USGS - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthglacier.html 42 eXplore - http://42explore.com/glaciers.htm Glaciers page for Kids and Teachers - Mrs. Mitchell's web page https://kathimitchell.com/glaciers.htm MAPS and MAPPING Landform Maps of each state - http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html New Hampshire county map - http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/nh_c.gif Satellite image of NH - http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/NH_213.n12.96may31_1148.html National Map Viewer - this is cool! http://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/viewer.htm Altapedia- info about countries of world - Countries A-Z http://www.atlapedia.com/online/country_index.htm Assorted map collections around the US http://www.Colorado.EDU/geography/virtdept/resources/map_libs/map_libs.htm Earthshots - Landsat images from around the world from USGS http://eros.usgs.gov/ Maps and other geographic resources from USGS http://education.usgs.gov/index.html More geography lesson plans and websites from USGS http://education.usgs.gov/common/primary.htm http://education.usgs.gov/common/secondary.htm Schoolyard Geology - http://education.usgs.gov/schoolyard/index.html Teacher Resources - http://education.usgs.gov/docs/education_brochure_high.pdf Geographic Names from USGS - download US latitudes and longitudes http://geonames.usgs.gov/ Learning about the Compass - a tutorial http://www.angelfire.com/fl/compless/index.html Map It - How Far Is It? - type in two places and find the distance http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist Map It from USGS http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/mapit/ Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me A Map! http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/1999/01/15/mapmaker-mapmaker-make-me-a-map/ Mapquest - find a route to grandmother's house or a vacation spot http://www.mapquest.com/ Google Maps - RandMcNally - National Geographic - Map Quiz questions about capitals, countries, and flags - very addictive http://www.coolquiz.com/quizzes/map/ Maps from the University of Texas at Austin http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html Maps of the US states - http://www.infoplease.com/states.html Maps of World Places http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blindex.htm Mathematics of Cartography http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pres/map/ Online Map Creation - http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/ Terraserver Famous Places - http://terraserver-usa.com/famous.aspx http://terraserver-usa.com/default.aspx Topozone maps - http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp What Do Maps Show? grades 5-8 http://edc2.usgs.gov/pubslists/teachers-packets/mapshow World Atlas.com http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htm FUN AND GAMES Geography Action! from National Geographic 2016 - Explore the Power of Parks 2015 - Explore! The Power of Maps 2014 - The Future of Food 2013 - Geography and the New Age of Exploration - 2012 - Declare Your Interdependence - http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/geography-awareness-week-2012/?ar_a=1 2011 - The Adventure in YOUR Community - http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/geography-awareness-week-2011-adventure-your-community/?ar_a=1 2010 - Freshwater - http://www.thinkfinity.org/groups/science/blog/2012/11/06/geography-awareness-week#comment-9894 2009 - Mapping Europe - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/index.html#geography-action-box-europe-anchor Teachers' Guide - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/assets/pdf/europe/GA_Toolkit_MappingEurope_web.pdf 2008 - North America - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/americas.html 2007 - Asia - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/asia.html 2006 - Africa in 3-D - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/africa.html 2005 - Migration - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/migration.html 2004 - Cultures - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/cultures.html 2003 - Habitats - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/ 2002 - Public Lands - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/lands.html 2001 - Rivers - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/rivers.html 2000 - Conservation - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/conservation.html Oceans - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geography-action/oceans.html Daily Almanac - This Day in History from 5 sources, Analogy of the Day, y, Picture of the Day, Word of the Day, Old Farmer's Almanac, and more http://www.refdesk.com/quote.html Backyard River System - http://eartheasy.com/play_bkyd_riversystem.htm River Cutters - This is a series of lessons that I have used for a number of years. It is part of Lawrence Hall of Science's GEMS materials, and it is excellent as well as a lot of fun. Earth and Moon Viewer - see where the sun is shining right now http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html Find Moon Phases - now and in the past or the future http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html Find Solar Noon http://www.cmpsolv.com/los/sunset.html Solar Noon Calculator http://www.solar-noon.com/ Sun and Moon Data from the US Navy - includes solar noon http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html Flight Tracker - select a plane flight and follow its progress - http://www.flightview.com/flighttracker/ Geo-Bee Challenge - http://nationalgeographic.org/bee Helping Your Child Learn Geography http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/geog.html Scavenger Hunts and lessons from ProTeacher http://www.proteacher.com/090027.shtml Geography Games http://www.maps.com/FreeStuff.aspx# USA Quiz - online quiz about US states http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html Other Online Geography Quizzes - http://lizardpoint.com/geography/index.php United States Jigsaw Puzzle - shapes and states http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/usamap/usamap.htm Web Games to play about states, zip codes, capitals http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm Make Your Own Map - http://mrnussbaum.com/geography Geography Activity Sheet adopted from Richard Lederer column https://kathimitchell.com/geogsheet.htm Back to Social Studies Sites for Kids or Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School** This page was created by Kathi Mitchell and was last updated on January 21, 2023