World Geography
Reading a Map from National Park Service
Great tutorial on reading maps, including topographical. Very basic and low level reading kevel
From Sea to Shining Sea, from Annenberg, Find Major Geographic Features of the United States
This may be a little too easy, but great for review or introductory activity.
Go anywhere in the world and get an elevation graph. Navigate to the location where you want to see an elevation profile
Click on the pencil on the bottom bar. Click on the map and double click to finish the line.
Time Lapse in Google Earth Engine: Watch how the satellite images of the world have changed over the last 20+ years. Choose a location on the map and Time Lapse will show you how that location has changed via satellite in motion.
Google Arts & Culture, Life Tags
LIFE Tags organizes over 4 million images from the LIFE magazine archives into an interactive encyclopedia using machine learning. Published weekly between 1936 and 1972 and monthly from 1978 to 2000, LIFE magazine was the most popular photojournalism magazine in the United States.
Answer questions about world geography and history by placing pins on Google Maps. Start with 1000 miles. Miles deducted by how far the pin is placed from correct location. Game ends when miles are gone.
Google Visualizes Massive Changes to the Face of the Earth With New Timelapse Project
2 Minute Geology, YouTube series featuring Nick Zentner
A collection of two-minute videos that address the geology of locations around the world.
World Populations Interactive Map
Watch the world population grow from the Ice Age to the year 2000.
40 Maps that Explain the World by the Washington Post
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Different types of video options for a virtual visit to places around the world. 360 video gives students the power to explore a space from every angle.
Sketchfab from The British Museum
View over 200 3D models of historical objects from the British Museum. Manipulate the models online, view using Google Cardboard and download the models to print on a 3D printer.
Newspaper Map is a neat tool for locating and reading newspapers from locations all around the world. Newspaper Map claims to have geolocated 10,000 newspapers. To find a newspaper you can browse the map then click on a placemark to open the link within to read a newspaper. You can also locate newspapers by using the search boxes to locate a newspaper by title or location. Along with links to the newspapers, Newspapers Map provides links to translate the newspapers you find on the map.
Breaking News presents a constant stream of headlines from around the world. A map of story locations resides behind the news stream that greets you on the homepage. Click the tiny map icon in the upper-right corner of the news stream to find stories by location instead of by topic.
Unfiltered News is a new site that uses an interactive cartogram to help you find trending news stories from around the world. To find stories through Unfiltered News simply open the website and click on a topic listed within one of the circles on the map. Once you've made a selection a list of stories will appear on the right side of your screen. Click on a story to read it in full. From the menu on the right side of the screen you can choose a different location and a new list of stories will appear.
Demographics Lab from Annenburg
What are Continents, YouTube Video
Four-minute humorous video that discusses the difficulty of defining continents on our planet (with a brief cameo from a Minecraft-like character). The video is engaging, energizing, and informative. This will definitely open a discussion on continents.
Ancient Observatories, Chichen Itza from Exploratorium
Ancient Mysteries, Maya Pryramids of Chichen Itza video from National Geographic
Windows to the Universe, Mythology of the Maya
Learn about Mayan myths related to objects in the sky, and aspects of their world, available in English and Spanish with three different reading levels.
Free Virtual Field Trip to Peru from How Nature Works
Gandhi Video, YouTube
North Korea Video, YouTube video
South Asia: Winter and Summer Monsoons from National Geographic
A Journey Across India from Google Cultural Institute
Information and Pictures of a tour across India. Many interactive google maps, street view for 3D views.
Australia from National Geographic
Virtual Tour of Sydney Scroll down page for Panoramic Views of Sydney
Virtual Tour Interactive Video of Sydney Opera House, YouTube Video
As the video plays, different panoramic views that the viewer manipulates to see all around. The symphony and opera perform throughout.
Sydney Opera House, The Story Begins Here from Google Institute
Videos (old and new), Interactive Panoramic Views, Images, Artifacts
Lensaloft, Panaramic Views of Australia and others
Australia Statistical Profiles: Key tables from OECD
Secrets of the Empire, Easter Island from Nova
Information, images, and panaramic views, and interactive games, Move the Moaii and How Big Were They
All About Oceania Games by Shephard Software
This site and videos are a promo for a new game coming out about Chernobyl, called the Chernobyl Project. Great photos and footage of Chernobly 30 years later and the technology needed to create the project.
On this site, you'll find short videos where teachers and students give 5 clues about their area. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to do research to figure out the answer to their riddle in as few clues as possible. Feel free to send us your video as well to add to the site for others to use! Just upload it to YouTube and send us the link using the email icon above. When talking about the project on Twitter, use #5ClueChallenge