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Celebrate the Century, United States Postal Service
There are philatelic teaching packets for each of the decades from the 1950s
through 1990s. Each decade contains a folder with a resource guide, poster,
30 topic cards, 10 teacher lesson cards and comic books.
Exploring Maps, U.S. Geological Survey
Map- and Globe-reading Skills
Grades 7-12
Printed version, no longer available, of online teaching packet.
Interdisciplinary set of materials on mapping for grades 7-12. Students will
learn basic mapmaking and map-reading skills and will see how maps can anser
fundamental geograpic questions: "Where am I?", "What else is
here?", and "Where am I going?"
GeoKit: Ancient Egypt, 1999, National Geographic Society
Geography--Africa
Grades 6-8, correlated to national standards in geography, social studies, and
history.
Self-contained teaching module featuring hands-on activities, guided Internet
lessons, viewing and reading guides and assessment options relating to the history,
culture, and legacy of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Global Change, U.S. Geological Survey
Natural Resources/Environment--Global Change
Global change is a relatively new area of scientific study using research from
many disciplines to determine how Earth systems change, and to assess the influence
of human activity on these changes.
This teaching packet consists of a poster and three activity sheets. In teaching
these activity, four themes are important: time, change, cycles, and Earth as
home.
Making Sense of Census 2000, 2000
Scholastic & The US Census Bureau, New York, NY
United States
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, & Grades 9-12
Each packet (3) includes a teaching guide, lesson plans, and a giant map.
The U.S. Census Bureau and Scholastic have created free teaching materials supporting
math, geography, and social studies curricula, to help you bring the census
to life in your classroom.
www.census.gov
TC Took Kit: A Resource for Teacher-Consultants, 1993, National
Geographic Society
Geography Education
teacher
"This kit, written for graduates of summer geography institutes, is designed
to give you, the teacher-consultant, resources and materials needed to conduct
professional geography presentations and workshops for a wide range of audiences."
Tool Kit for Teaching Geography: Grades 3-8, National Geographic
Society
geography education
teacher
Tool Kit for Teaching Geography: Grades 5-12, National Geographic
Society
Geography Education
teacher
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