Lesson Plan Library - Geography

These lesson plans and activities are organized under topics. Click the found next to the topic to see the related knowledge and skill statements from Content Knowledge, 4th edition.

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Characteristics of places

• Exploring Our National Parks - McREL

Cultural regions

• Celebrating Diversity • McREL
• "Searching for China" A WebQuest - Knowledge Network Explorer; SBC Communications, Inc.

Environmental issues

• Environmentalism: Then and Now - McREL
• One Forest, Many Options - McREL
• John Muir Day Study Guide - Sierra Club; San Francisco, CA
• Wilderness Preservation - NationMaster.com

Maps, globes, and atlases

• Flat Earth Society - McREL
• The Globe Game - McREL
• Weather Watch - McREL
• Improving Map Skills - NationMaster.com
  
• Mapmaking - Linda Bauck; Wallowa Elementary; Oregon
• Orienteering: Map Skills - Donna Johnson; Wallowa Elementary; Oregon
  
• Plotting a Hurricane Using Latitude and Longitude - Kathy Mendoza; Redemptionist High School; Louisiana
• Using Grids - Education Place®; Houghton Mifflin
• Using the Mileage Key on Maps - Faun White; Utah
• What Do Maps Show? - U.S. Geological Survey; Washington, D.C.
• You Can Find It! - Carl White; Chignik Lake, AK

Natural resources

• Understanding Energy Concerns - NationMaster.com

Population density, distribution, and growth rates

• Making a Cartogram - Chuck Dwelley; Fortuna Elementary; Fortuna, CA

Transportation and communication networks

• Trains, Planes, and Automobiles - McREL

Types of regions

• Regions: A Hands-on Approach - National Geographic Society; Washington, D.C.
  
• What's Your Region Really Like? - National Geographic Society; Washington, D.C.

Interactive activities for kids

• GeoNet Game - Education Place®; Houghton Mifflin

General geography resources

• Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies for Social Studies - Dr. Marty Levine; California State University, Northridge
• PBS TeacherSource - PBS Online®
• Social Studies Activities - Dr. Scott Mandel; Teachers Helping Teachers
• Standardized Lessons and Activities - National Geographic Society; Washington, D.C.