Create a data matrix in seconds using Google Squared.
Maps 101.com is a subscription service that BISD purchased for all secondary campuses. Historic and contemporary maps and lesson plans are available on this site. Contact your social studies facilitator for login information
This interactive world map uses GIS to filter information and create conceptual world maps.
Interactive statistical information on world trends.
The world of Geography at your fingertips: Geocube is an attractive online resource about Geography. Geocube is based on the principle of the Rubik Cube with six faces and 54 geographic topics. Excellent sources for articles and pictures.
Mapeas links world news to the world map, using syndicated clips from major news outlets.
Information on map projections--great PDF posters!
Online discussions, podcasts, lesson plans, and up to date population statistics.
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
This website offers lessons which demonstrate the relationship between maps, globes, and projections. Interactive white board lessons are available.
The Next Vista: Global Views is a collection of video instroductions to different cultures around the world. These video clips wree produced by teenagers from around the world.
Select an immigrant group and trace the settlement patterns in the United States across time.
Once downloaded, this game helps you explore the world and build a mental map. You can take a quiz to help you check for understanding!
Snag Films and its companion site Snag Learning are great places to watch full length documentaries from producers like National Geographic for free. Snag Learning provides a catalog of educational films that are accompanied by classroom discussion questions.
Educational materials and lesson plans targeting specific geographic concepts.
This site provides a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. You can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
Online tutorial for using Google Earth in the Classroom.
Great stories from Peace Corp volunteers, interactive web games, and lesson plans.
Over 700 maps and cartograms of the world. Information available for many geographic concepts.
The World Bank investigates seven themes which cut across all world regions.
Online games, lesson plans, information on current events and data from countries around the world are provided by the United Nations.
Helpful resources and websites for the economics strand in World Geography.
Use this site to search for pictures illustrating concepts. All pictures are copyright free.
Pictures available form many thousands of intersection points of latitute and longitude. Great source for primary documents
