Topic of the Week: Maps and Globes
Spotlight Site of the Week!
WorldAtlas.com
Provides facts, flags, and maps including every continent, country, dependency, island, major city, ocean, province, state, and territory on the planet!
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Additional Sites:
- MapMachine Student Edition
More than just maps, MapMachine Student Edition also has photos, facts, and fun. Here you can find the place you're looking for - or get lost in the cultures, sights, and sounds of the world.
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/ - Education Place: Outline Maps
These world maps may be printed and copied for personal or classroom use.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/ - Map Lessons: The Route to Improved Geography Skills
Features lessons to teach all students about landforms, the global economy, maps from space, more!
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson287.shtml - National Atlas
Federal source for national maps and geographic information that contains an online map maker, dynamic maps, printable maps, articles, free geographic data, and more.
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ - USGS Learning Web :: What Do Maps Show?
Contains several activities are presented to assist in teaching the concepts of reading maps. Includes a Teacher's Guide.
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/mapsshow.htm
Judi's Corner
This week features NEA's 86th annual American Education Week (AEW):
NEA's American Education Week 2007
http://www.nea.org/aew/
NEA's 86th annual American Education Week (AEW) spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education, and the need for everyone to do his or her part in making public schools great.
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That's all for this week! "Remember...the Web is a terrible thing to waste!"