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Middle School Geography Resources
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|Human Environmental Interactions |
|Regions |
|General Materials - Multiple Themes |
|Movement |
|(Teaching materials that cover the concept of the movement of people and ideas is best covered |
|and resources more readily available in the study of historical periods and the settlement of new|
|territories. Check the History Resource Pages for these materials.) |
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Location
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|Five Themes of Geography |A lesson plan to enable students to apply the five themes of geography.|
|Latitude, Longitude, and Mapmaking |A lesson for grades 6 - 8, This lesson requires students to review the|
| |concepts of latitude and longitude and to use these concepts to create |
| |maps of different countries on the computer. They’ll conclude by |
| |discussing the reasons why it’s important to understand latitude and |
| |longitude and by creating quizzes in which other students can locate |
| |“mystery” places that they map on the computer. |
|Slam Jam Geography |Slam-Jam Geography is a program that uses the newspaper and the NBA |
|from NIE - There is a fee for |schedule to teach U.S. geography. Like Pigskin Geography, used |
|materials |successfully in classrooms, the Slam-Jam package is geared to grades |
| |four through ten, includes a quiz for each week, answer sheets, 34 |
| |pages of supplemental activities and newspapers for your classroom. |
|Latitude |from Rice University, exploration of how sailors have used latitude |
| |since the 1400s to navigate the globe |
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Place
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|What's in a Name? |Toponomy is the science of naming places. Places are named for specific|
| |reasons whether that place is just down the street or halfway around |
| |the globe. The perspectives taken when choosing a name are often |
| |cultural and/or political. Sometimes the history and culture of an area|
| |may become apparent through the names of places within that area. |
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Human Environmental Interactions
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|Topographic Connections: |Topography determines stream flow and stream flow continuously sculpts |
|Earth'sSurface Shapes Streams; Streams|the land. The anatomy of a stream is greatly dependent on gradient or |
|Sculpt the Earth |slope of the land, underlying soils, and relative location whether near|
| |the source or mouth. The anatomy of the river greatly impacts the |
| |human-environment relationship. Although rivers are quite different |
| |from each other, there are some common physical characteristics among |
| |streams. The interaction of streams to the Earth's surface is |
| |communicated through topographic maps. |
|Human Impacts on Major Rivers of the |Humans continue to explore ways of adapting river systems to meet |
|World |identified needs or desires. These adaptations often result in long |
| |term impacts on the environment and require humans to modify their |
| |behavior in response to such changes. This cause and effect |
| |relationship is especially observable in many of the world's major |
| |river systems. |
|Where, Oh Where Are the Resources? |Because latitude influences climate, there is a relationship between |
| |latitude and resources associated with biomes. Common resources within |
| |a latitudinal region promotes patterns of human activity. Progress in |
| |technology impacts the availability and use of resources over time. |
| |Such changes will then affect human activity. Some patterns of |
| |resources may be more strongly connected to plate tectonics than to |
| |climate. |
|From Sea to Shining Sea: The Highs and|America is a country of many lands. From the rugged coasts of Maine to|
|Lows of Life in America |the sandy beaches of California, and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf |
| |Coast, the physical landscape is as varied as the people who inhabit |
| |it. But what factor underlies the picturesque mountains, valleys, and |
| |plains that we associate with our countryside? Well, it's all a matter|
| |of your perspective...your elevational perspective, that is. |
| |elevation, or height above sea level, is responsible for the patterns |
| |we see in the landscape. It is also an influential factor in weather |
| |patterns, human settlement patterns, industry locations, and population|
| |densities. In this lesson, students will learn to recognize the |
| |spatial elevation patterns of the U.S., and will gain an appreciation |
| |for the affect elevation has on weather and human populations. |
|Library of Congress Country Studies |The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the |
| |historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national |
| |security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and|
| |examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are |
| |shaped by cultural factors. |
|Built in America - Historic Buildings |From the Library of Congress, this site and collection document |
|and Structures |achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United |
| |States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building |
| |types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as |
| |windmills, one-room schoolhouses, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings|
| |designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
|6 Billion Human Beings |From the national Museum of Natural History in Paris, an online |
| |presentation and student interactive learning experience on the impact |
| |of continued population expansion on our planet . |
|The Great Plains |Humans, the environment, and the Great Plains. These lesson plans |
| |should provide you with some good starting places for using this web |
| |site or for teaching other lessons to your students about the |
| |interrelationship of people and the environment on the northern Great |
| |Plains. |
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Regions
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|Language of the Land |The exhibit's four regional sections feature the voices of writers |
| |deeply rooted in a particular place. These local writers create an |
| |enduring sense of place and of the vast differences among America's |
| |regions. The inspiration for this exhibition was the Library of |
| |Congress's collection of literary maps--maps that acknowledge the |
| |contributions of authors to a specific state or region as well as those|
| |that depict the geographical locations in works of fiction or fantasy. |
| |Throughout the exhibition, these colorful and varied maps reflect the |
| |contributions of authors to specific states or regions and locate their|
| |imagined people and places. |
|Countries and Regional Studies |From the Geography classroom, an extensive set of resources |
|Physical Geography |From the Geography classroom, another thorough list of all related |
| |areas of physical geography |
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General Geography Materials - Multiple Themes
|Expeditions - National Geographic |The lesson plans on this site were written by educators and have been |
|Lesson Plans Database |tested in the classroom. Together, they address all of the U.S. |
| |National Geography Standards, the five geography skills, and the main |
| |geographic perspectives. Serving a variety of needs, the plans include |
| |a wide range of teaching strategies. The assessment component of each |
| |lesson focuses on the knowledge and skills that students will use to |
| |answer a guiding geographic question as they address real-world |
| |issues. Many resources from this site—the Atlas, Blue Ribbon Links, |
| |Xpedition Hall, and Activities—are incorporated into the lessons. |
|Five Themes of Geography - Lesson Plan|Application of the five themes of geography. The objectives are for |
| |the students to be able to:1) Assign relative and absolute location , |
| |2) Determine the significant characteristics of "place" , 3) Describe a|
| |region in terms of culture, physical features, trade, industry , 4) |
| |List reasons why migrations and trade are key events , 5) Explain two |
| |significant human-environment interactions. Uses this teacher's |
| |extensive website for resource location: |
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|Daily Geography Lesson Plans from the |Great lesson plans in all areas of geography. grouped for grades 6 - 8|
|New York Times |and 9 - 12. |
|Mission Geography |Mission Geography is curriculum support materials that link the |
| |content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National |
| |Geography Standards with the missions, research, and science of the |
| |National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Modules are |
| |divided into K-4, 5-8. and 9-12. The modules are arranged by grade |
| |level as PDF files. MS Modules are: Module 1: Volcanoes--Local |
| |hazard, global issue? Module 2: Mars and Earth: The quest for life |
| |Module 3: Human footprints on Earth as seen by NASA scientists and |
| |Module 4: Remote Sensing and Geo-Archaeology |
|ARGUS - Association of American |Mission Geography is curriculum support materials that link the |
|Geographers |content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National |
| |Geography Standards with the missions, research, and science of the |
| |National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Modules are |
| |divided into K-4, 5-8. and 9-12. The modules are arranged by grade |
| |level as PDF files. K - 4 Modules are: Module 1: Exploring |
| |our planet from above, Module 2: Water, water, almost everywhere, |
| |Module 3: Where on Earth do humans live? and Module 4.: Paths |
|Virtual Tour and Field Trip Sites |By Continent, Country, and more |
|Games, Quizzes, and Trivia |Hundreds of different links to games, online quizzes, and trivia |
| |question sets here. |
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