Geography
National Geographic
This website is a great source for maps and current events resources. It also has a link to “History and Culture” that contains fantastic photos that can be used to supplement lessons. There is also a link to lesson plans based on the National Geography Standards. The “site index” can be used as a shortcut to areas of interest. - S.J.http://www.nationalgeographic.com
U.S. State Maps and Quizzes
The site provides a great source of U.S. state maps and information. By clicking on an individual state a map comes up highlighting a variety of information pertaining to that state. Each map also includes a state quiz. The site is part of a larger site entitled enchantedlearning.com by the Enchanted Learning Software Company. - S.C.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/
National Park Service
This website provides a vast amount of material for both students and teachers. The site includes lesson plans, activities, and materials on geographic aspects of U.S. history. The site also provides links to each of the National Parks, including Gettysburg National Military Park and others that have historical significance. - J.W.www.nps.gov
The National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)
This site is a great place to go for the national standards for teaching geography, finding maps to use in class, and for lesson plan ideas. It has a link for “The map of the week” which deals with current event issues around the world, and geography based activities for the classroom and the school. The geography link offers creative ideas on how to teach geography such as family activities and available pen pals. - A.L.http://ncge.net/
Geography World
This website was created by high school geography teacher Mr. Brad Bowerman. This website incorporates the social studies standards on geography with a large base of geography related information. It provides links on many topics such as maps, geography magazines, geographical information on countries, geography games, puzzles, quizzes and trivia. - T.M.http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
