Project Helpers- Geography


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VIDEOS
 How globes are madehttp://videos.howstuffworks.com

What is GEOGRAPHY? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCtaKgH-0n0
Summary of globes, map longitude and latitude, time zones. Globes and their uses. http://videos.howstuffworks.com

Longitude and time zones easily explained http://www.youtube.com/watch?

Real world, Timezones , longitude and latitude http://www.youtube.com/watch?

The countries of the world and their captitals in a catchy song with flags http://www.youtube.com/watch?

 

WEB SITES
http://www.geographic.org/ climate, maps, countries,  flags, Airport codes and more

Nations Online http://www.nationsonline.org/
One World Nations Online is a portal to the countries, states and cities of the world, an internet guide to the nations on earth.

Geography IQ http://www.geographyiq.com/


Planning a trip? Preparing a school homework assignment? Perhaps you're interested in current events or are just curious about exploring the world around you. Welcome to GeographyIQ.com. GeographyIQ is an online world atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. In addition, GeographyIQ brings together a number of other resources including maps, flags, currency conversion as well as climate and time zone information.

 

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_infopays.html Click and go to anywhere in the world to grab the facts your need.

Maps Maps  maps and more maps http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm

World Web Cam http://search.earthcam.com/mapsearch/ Click on a continent, then country to zoom in.
Camera locations appear as points on the map. Click on a map point or location in the list to search cameras.

 

Enchanted learning. Everything Geography http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/


Languages- Digital Dialects. Hear and speak any language http://www.digitaldialects.com/


People

Explore the lives of four children from around the world http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/your_world_my_world/?58

World Population Clock http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop/

 

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Time zones http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

http://www.timeticker.com/ Find the time now in any part of the world. Just use the Map.

Time zone Converter http://www.timezoneconverter.com/

Time and dates http://www.timeanddate.com/

the time now anywhere http://www.thetimenow.com//

 

 

For IWB or single PC fun way to learn Geography Interactive geography learning and maps http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/ IWB interactive lessons about mapping and globes

 

 

Games and Quizzes

Take this quiz to test your geographical knowledge http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/question_01.html Become a GeoSpy ! If you qualify. Play the game and see http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Geospy

Test your Geography smarts in GEOBEE. Not Spelling but geographical knowledge http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/GeographyGames/Geobee

Geo Net http://www.eduplace.com What on Earth? http://gaia.hq.nasa.gov/quiz

Map Puzzles http://www.yourchildlearns.com/map-puzzles.htm

World games http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

Use your map skills http://www.mywonderfulworld.org

Aussie gepography game http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/geography_australia.htm but scroll down the page to find the game

Copy cat world Geogrpahy http://kids.nationalgeographic.com

Play push pin maps, clue maps and multiplayer triva world quizzes http://www.iknowthat.com

How well do you know Asia? http://www.iknowthat.com/com/PuzzleMap?MapName=Asia&Activity=Pieces Find out in this game


Tchr resources and lesson ideas.

Explore the world Virtual Tour to find different animals http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WorldTour/

 

Explore the Wonderful  World and its many treasures through this site. Use advanced search options to identify and look for specific discoveries of your own in the online databases http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/MyWonderfulWorld/ Start in any continent.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/mapping_our_world/mapping_our_world/

 

BLMs for teachers
Maps of the world http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm?terms=outline%2Bmaps
Enchanted Learning. Worksheets Everything Geography http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/