Resources for Country Projects:

• **Worldbook Encyclopedia (enter country name; click on "images and video" READ MORE!

• **World Almanac for Kids (enter country name; click on "content" on the left for further guidance

• Encyclopedia Britannica

• Less helpful sites:

  • Ducksters

  • Kiddle for Kids

  • Kids World Travel Guide - does not have all countries

  • PBS Learning Media

  • World Factbook

  • Academic Kids

  • Library of Congress (photos, drawings)

  • These links may only work outside of school:

    • • National Geographic Kids

      • Timelines (search your country at the top)

Caribbean Islands Map and Capitals

North/South America maps (Jr. Scholastic): link

Using a map scale:

-Video with detailed directions

-Simple refresher of directions

5 Themes of Geography

• Reading resource

• Purpose games

• Quia game

Coordinate graphing (latitude/longitude)

• Step 1 - learning

  • Video: what are latitude and longitude?

  • What are latitude and longitude?

• Step 2 - practice

  • SoftSchools

  • Purpose Games

  • Cokogames

  • Step 1 video instructions

    • Mr. Nussbaum

Learn the Western Hemisphere countries:

• Spelling and/or labeling:

  • Spell countries of North America

  • Spell countries of North America

  • Spell countries of South America

  • Spell countries of South America

• Map quiz:

  • Oceans and continents

  • Seterra South America Map Quiz

  • Seterra North and Central America Map Quiz

  • Seterra Central America Map Quiz

  • Seterra Caribbean Islands Map Quiz

  • Play Geography South America Map Quiz

  • Play Geography North American Map Quiz

  • South America Map Quiz

  • Spell countries of North America

  • Central America and Caribbean Island Map Quiz

  • Caribbean Islands Map activity

• Capitals:

  • Capitals of North America

  • Capitals of North America

  • Capitals of South America

• Songs:

  • Animaniacs song

  • South America countries and capitals song

  • Central America Song

South/Central America videos:

*Overview of South America

*Overview of Central America

*Central America People and Culture

*Facts of South America

US geography:

• ABCya States and capitals

• Mr. Nussbaum States Collage

• Mr. Nussbaum State Detective

World Geography:

• Learn information about the world's countries (CIA)

• Seterra World Geography

• National Geographic - learn about the world's continents

Google Earth Mystery Activity:

• Carmen Sandiego: The Crown Jewels Caper

• Carmen Sandiego: Tutankhamun's Mask Caper

• Carmen Sandiego: The Keys to the Kremlin Caper