Resources
Additional Resources
The Big History Project helps middle school and high school students look at the world from multiple perspectives. The website is free, open, and online for users.
Flat Connections provides information about global projects, events and resources. Teachers can connect with global educators and take global educator courses.
Mapping the Nation features interactive maps with demographic, economic and education indicators. It provides big picture infographics.
The Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder is a collection of lesson plans focused on current events and world issues. Teachers can browse and request lessons.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the SDGs, are 17 Global Goals to reach by 2030. On this site, teachers can find lessons, resources, and events. The related project, Project Everyone, seeks to bring awareness to the SDGs. The Worlds Largest Lesson offers links to lesson plans for each of the 17 Global Goals.
The United States Institute of Peace offers lesson plans and activities to support conflict management and peace building.
Games
GeoGuesser is a geography game where players guess the location of 3D photographs. Two options are available: single player and challenge mode.
How-To
This blog post from Control Alt Achieve, Comparing Countries with Google Maps, provides tips for teachers. Students can utilize maps to understand the true size of countries, compare landmasses, and compare distant countries.
