Designing a travel brochure is a classic project that will help your class members develop a variety of skills, such as researching informational texts, designing creative visual products, and communicating what you have learned.

Explore cultures from around the world with an engaging pen pal resource. Through a series of classroom activities and written correspondence, children learn about the favoritec pastimes, schooling, geography, and weather that is...

Briefly introduce your young Spanish speakers to different cities around the world. Identify the country they are located in, what the people are called from those countries, and the country's location on a class map. Make sure to use...

Sixth graders examine the importance of flags throughout the world. Examining different countries, they determine the geographical and historical contributions in the past and modern times. They compare and contrast the flags of five...

For this report about another country worksheet, students fill in the blanks and complete sentences to write a short journal about the people, geography, weather, language, native foods, and holidays. Students record 13 answers.

Students investigate people, places and environments. Using the internet, students gather information about the country and culture that they visit. Students use Classport technology to collaborate and communicate with students on a...

Students identify the seven continents, then choose countries to conduct research on. They write reports on their chosen countries, determining the population, location, and continent. As a class, students then compare/contrast countries.

In this music worksheet, learners identify and describe what world music is and where it comes from. They also create words that start with "uni" meaning one. Finally, students practice reading and drawing the notes on the sheet.

Students explore world traditions by utilizing computer programs. In this Internet research lesson, students utilize the TechnoCelebrate digital database to locate information regarding cultural celebrations. Students utilize Microsoft...

Learners explore geographic information. In this geography and technology activity, students choose a county and answer related questions on a Webquest. Learners create a word web and design a country brochure.

For this data worksheet, students research a place that they would like to go on vacation. They name the country, whether it is sunny and hot, if there is a pool, and if it is a nice place to visit. Then they identify the accommodations...

Students understand that a person's perception or judgement of something or someone is greatly influenced by one's frame of reference including one's values, beliefs, experience and country.

Students identify similarties and differences between different countries and what type of bread they eat. They examine the different cultures of countries by emailing people in other countries. They also locate the country on the map.

Tenth graders brainstorm potential definitions for "developed" and "developing" countries. They work in groups of four and research using Web sites listed to find information about their country then they create a spreadsheet which...

Sixth graders explore current events and their location. They locate different countries on a map. Students diagram differences and similarities between countries. They match facts to appropriate countries.

Pupils identify and analyze the boundaries which exist between urban and rural, wildness and country and among rural areas, country, town, and city. Students actively participate in planning, obtaining materials, setting goals and...

Students, in groups, choose a country. On the surface of an inflated balloon, they draw/write information (geographic and otherwise) about the country. To finish the project, they make a basket for the balloon and then give a 2-3...

Young scholars choose a school in their state to compare their weather to. They also describe the differences between country, state, and a city. They can make flashcards to help them remember the important terms and concepts.

Click-through facts-and-photo file about Ghana's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its African location.

Click-through facts-and-photo file about Guatemala's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Central American location and a video of a bat falcon, a resident...

Click-through facts-and-photo file about Israel's geography, nature, history, people and culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Middle East location.

A comprehensive guide to the United States of America including a variety of maps, statistics, facts, and information on history, geography, flags, symbols, travel, and much more.

Study the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of the West Bank.

Explore the flags, maps, exports, natural resources, geography, and languages of South America on this site.