Lessons and Worksheets: Geography Fundamentals: Nature and Scope

Lessons & Worksheets: Best Locations for a Proposed Golf Resort

Update: Fixed broken QR Code. 9/15/18 6:02am If you’re eager to show your students how GIS is applied to real jobs and the real world, this is a great story […]

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Lessons & Wksts: The Need for S.P.E.E.D.S. – A Parking Lot Observation

SOCIAL~POLITICAL~ECONOMIC~ENVIRONMENTAL~DEMOGRAPHIC~SPATIAL šŸŒŽĀ The original inspiration for this introductory activity is credited to Zach Taylor from the AP Human Geography Teachers Facebook page. The link to the original post is HERE. The […]

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LESSONS & WKSTS: Mental Mapping a Sense of Place

*MENTAL MAPS* *SENSE OF PLACE* *TRAVEL NARRATIVE* *RELATIVE LOCATION* *FLOW LINES* *ACTIVITY SPACE* This enrichment activity aims to have students apply multiple concepts across the course, particularly Unit 1. By […]

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INTERACTIVE: College Board’s World Regions on WordWall.net

Wordwall.net was one of those web-based apps I picked up during remote learning and is worthy of keeping around. These are web-based, drag-and-drop games that you create and can be […]

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VIDEOS & LESSONS: C-Span Classroom by APHG Unit

Monday morning? No lesson plan? Try C-Span Classroom . What a mini gold mine this resource is! I had no idea C-Span Classroom existed until Julie W. posted it onto […]

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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: 198 Country Digital One-Pager Templates

Expose your students to 198 countries through independent research using digital case studies. Each digital one-pager is itching for your students to complete. Included on each page are the seven […]

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LESSON & WORKSHEET: Arithmetic, Physiological, Agricultural Densities: Crunching the #’s & Mapping them

Ability to download PDF of this full post is above. (sans worksheets) UPDATED 9/19/19: I deleted the countries of Egypt, South Korea, and Russia and left the United States so […]

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INTERACTIVES: Esri Geoinquiries

As you get more comfortable and efficient with teaching content, you might find more time for enrichment activities. As the company Esri puts it, “Esri’s GIS mapping software is the […]

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Lessons & Worksheets: The Five Themes of Geography and Current Events

If you want your students to start engaging with new sources and happen to be studying the five themes of geography, here is a worksheet for you. Step 1: Have […]

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Lessons & Worksheets: Site & Situation Factors

I just updated my site and situation worksheet for my students. Topics cover SITE, SITUATION, ABSOLUTE LOCATION, and RELATIVE LOCATION. Some of these are good for debate’s sake. If you […]

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WEBCOMIC: Themes and Traditions of Geography

This page is the first of many within this section of the chapter. On this page, we learn the differenceĀ between culturalĀ geography and physical geography, why math is still important, and […]

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WEBCOMIC: Human Geography in Practice-Collecting the Data

These pages address the marriage of the humanities and the sciences, and how we get and use data. Vocab includes: Data aggregation, primary data, secondary data, satellite imagery, remote sensing, […]

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WEBCOMIC: What is Human Geography?

The first page addressing “What is Human Geography” is now up. Vocabulary terms include: Human Geography, Why of Where, and Geographic Models. Click to enjoy!  

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LESSON & VIDEO: The Geospatial Revolution Video and Worksheet

I recently revisited the Geospatial Revolution episodes created by Penn State Public Broadcasting and created a new worksheet for the series. I was reminded how good they are. If you […]

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LESSON PLAN: Types of Cultural Diffusion

Human Imprint Notes: I have my students complete this assignment to apply their understanding of the different types of diffusion to real world scenarios that they choose. By the end […]

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Lessons and Worksheets: Spacial Distribution: Pattern, Concentration, Density

Teacher’sĀ Notes: This is the lesson that I use for my students to teach them aboutĀ the concept of spatial distribution and density. I am sure that you can implement a few […]

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LESSON PLAN: Environmental Determinism, Ellsworth Huntington, and the Decline of Geography | GeoCurrents

Environmental Determinism, Ellsworth Huntington, and the Decline of Geography | GeoCurrents. Geography is defined as ā€œthe study of the earth and its features.ā€ Derived from the Greek for ā€œearth writings,ā€ […]

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