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HRP 22: Maps and Geography

28 items and 10 tools found

Eratosthenes Calculates the Circumference of the World

Learn how Eratosthenes, way back in ancient times, successfully calculated an accurate measurement of Earth's circumference.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 5:38

Where Is That? Maps

Take a trip around the world to interesting locations related to maps and the history of map making.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:12

Choropleths

Find out about choropleths and how they can be used to help people understand a topic.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 3:58

Map Legends

Look at examples of map legends.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 3:00

Where Is That? Weather

Take a trip around the world to interesting locations related to weather events and weather history.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:35

Culture 60: The Most Interesting Countries I’ve Visited

Theresa Carrington, Chief Executive Officer of Ten by Three, shares the two most interesting countries she has had the opportunity to visit in her travels.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 1:36

Geography 19: Flag and Location of Mali

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:48

Geography 18: Flag and Location of Brazil

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 1:03

Geography 17: Flag and Location of Russia

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:39

Geography 15: Flag and Location of Italy

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:48

Geography 14: Flag and Location of Germany

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:45

Geography 13: Flag and Location of Denmark

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:38

Geography 12: Flag and Location of France

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:40

The Land of Mongolia and The People’s Relationship to It

A former Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia describes the people and lands of Mongolia and their relationship to each other.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:52

Geography 10: Flag and Location of Mongolia

This video is to be used with the associated primary source geography activity. The video deliberately has no audio included so it is just the images that students respond to.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:31

What’s It Like Going to School in a Peruvian Village?

Polly Beaver, founder of Angels of the Amazon and native of Peru, tells what it is like going to school in a Peruvian village.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:47

Geography 7: The Stream Order of the Mississippi River

A U. S. Army Corps of Engineers natural resource specialist explains the stream order of the Mississippi River.

Grades: K - 12

Duration: 0:55

Where is That? Time

Take a trip around the world to interesting and important locations related to the study of time.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 3:17

When Did That Happen? Maps

Learn about important events and people in the history of maps and map making.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:39

Topography Map Activity

See different examples of topographic maps.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:53

Using Scale on Maps

Find out about how scale is used on a map.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:24

Cartography Comparisons

See examples of the same location mapped over time.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:33

How A Compass Works

Learn about the history of the compass and how a compass works.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:40

Latitude, Longitude, and Projections

Learn about latitude, longitude and map projections.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:50

Where Is That? (Fast)

Take a trip around the world to interesting locations related to fast moving people and animals.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:27

Where Is That? (Trains)

Take a trip round the world to interesting locations related to trains and train history.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:49

Where Is That? (Invention)

Take a trip around the world to interesting locations related to inventors and inventing.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:37

Where Is That? (Economics)

Take a trip around the world to interesting locations related to economics, business, and business history.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:53

Student Tools

Student Tool 66: Video Reflection Worksheet

Students can use this activity on their own to share their learning and insights about any video they watch independently, and this Student Tool can also be used in conjunction with Teacher Tool 318: Sharing Your Insights Through A Reflection Worksheet as part of a classroom or homeschool activity. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Student Tool 80: Student Tool Worksheet for Teacher Tool 702–Exploring a Country Through Its Flags and Maps

Download this document for the student worksheet that accompanies the video and Teacher Tool 592 also found on this web page. A copy of the worksheet is also included in Teacher Tool 592. Educate.Today videos related to this Student Tool are:
Sample Video-116: Flag and Location of Argentina
Geography-10: Flag and Location of Mongolia
Geography-12: Flag and Location of France
Geography-13: Flag and Location of Denmark
Geography-14: Flag and Location of Germany
Geography-15: Flag and Location of Italy
Geography-16: Flag and Location of Argentina
Geography-17: Flag and Location of Russia
Geography-18: Flag and Location of Brazil
Geography-19: Flag and Location of Mali

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Teacher Tools

Teacher Tool 35: STEAM Activity–Will Your Country Stand?

Download this lesson plan for a STEAM activity giving students an opportunity to combine visual arts with their ability to problem solve as they design an earthquake resistant structure. This activity accompanies any combination of the following videos: Geology-2, Geology-3, Geography-10, Geography-12, Geography-13, Geography-14, Geography-15, Geography-16, Geography-17, Geography-18, and Geography-19.

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Teacher Tool 317: Cross Curricular Activity–Sharing Insights Through a Journal Entry

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Interdisciplinary activity that invites students to write a journal entry that shares learning and insights they gained by watching the video. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 318: Cross Curricular Activity–Video Reflection

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Interdisciplinary activity that invites students to complete a reflection worksheet to share learning and insights they gained by watching the video. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 319: Cross Curricular Activity–Sharing Learning Verbally

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, provides an Interdisciplinary activity that invites students to share learning and insights they gained by watching the video through verbal sharing and conversation. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 320: Vocabulary Interesting to Me

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, invites students to increase their vocabulary by selecting, and learning the definitions of, words in the video that are unknown and/or interesting to them. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 321: Vocabulary Activity

This teacher tool, accompanying the video above, asks students to listen for certain vocabulary words you have selected and define them in two ways: 1) contextually based on what they think the definition might be based on what they learn in the video; and 2) through a dictionary to either confirm or refine their contextual definition. This tool can be used with any video on the Educate.Today website.

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Teacher Tool 702: Primary Source Activity: Exploring a Country Through Its Flags and Maps

This teacher tool is an example of using primary sources in the classroom to help student learning. Use this lesson plan with the videos listed below and as an example to follow with other videos or images of your own as your students study maps and how to read and create them, and/or the geography of a specific country or region of the world. This document also includes a copy of Student Tool 80 provided above. Educate.Today videos related to this teacher tool are:
Sample Video-116: Flag and Location of Argentina
Geography-10: Flag and Location of Mongolia
Geography-12: Flag and Location of France
Geography-13: Flag and Location of Denmark
Geography-14: Flag and Location of Germany
Geography-15: Flag and Location of Italy
Geography-16: Flag and Location of Argentina
Geography-17: Flag and Location of Russia
Geography-18: Flag and Location of Brazil
Geography-19: Flag and Location of Mali

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Teacher Tool 722: STEAM Activity–International Energy Racer

Download this lesson plan for a STEAM activity giving students an opportunity to combine visual arts with their study of physics. This activity accompanies any combination of the following videos: Physics-9, Geography-10, Geography-12, Geography-13, Geography-14, Geography-15, Geography-16, Geography-17, Geography-18, and Geography-19.

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