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Ashley Rogers:
National Geographic []

This website is great for teachers and students to learn about all different types of maps. Teachers can use this website in order to find all sorts of maps to show their students. You can choose to see any map from continent maps to state maps. There is also a feature that allows you to view the map in 3D. It is great for students because they have interactive map puzzles that they can do.

Enchanted Learning []

This is a website for teachers who are creating lesson plans. It gives you several different ideas and worksheets having to do with geography in the Elementary school. This website offers activities, printouts, maps, and quizzes. It is a great website to look at when starting a unit on Geography because it gives you a lot of great ideas to consider.

Owl and Mouse []

This website has several links related to maps. It is great for teachers because there are links to interactive maps, large maps to print out, and atlas maps. It is great for students because there are links for map puzzles, where students can go to and play several different map puzzle games like matching countries, features of a map, and states.

Sarah Cory:
Scholastic: Explore the Great Outdoors []

This website features activities which will help students to learn how to use a map to locate places. It also uses skills in Language Arts by having students write about outdoor activities.

Kids Bank []

This site provides students with an interactive guide to the monetary system. It helps students to learn about basic banking functions and how savings, interest, checking and other banking functions work.

Scholastic: Interactive Tour of Ellis Island []

This site gives a tour of Ellis Island and explains what the significance of it is to students. It shows what immigrants went through to come to the United States in the past and describes specific people in history.

Jackie Wick:
1. [|Enchanted Learning World Geography] Summary: This website provides tons of information on every aspect of Geography. From maps, to compasses, graphic organizers, reading activities and quizzes, this website has numerous resources.

2. [|PBS] Summary: This link sends you to the compass game. In this game you get lost and in order to find your way you must correctly answer questions using the compass!

3. [|National Geographic] Summary: This website allows you to play 6 games that all involve using different maps. The games to choose from are: Explore a pyramid, find a sunken treasure, explore mars, go on a family adventure, see the Geographic information system in action and adventure island.

=Rose Apollon:=

1. [|Geography for kids] This website has awesome games to help sharpen your geography skills.

2. [|US Geography] Follow this link and you will enjoy tons of exciting games about the U.S Capitals, States, and Landscape.