100 Things Poster Activity (4-12) to accompany
the Geography Action poster 2004 from the National Geographic
A Brief Understanding of Weather and Climate (K-3) Part of the Global Climate Change Educators' Guide from the National Council for Geographic Education
7-Day Weather Tracking Chart (part of "A Brief Understanding of Weather and
Climate")
Weather Wheel (part of "A Brief Understanding of Weather and Climate)
Absolute Location Using GPS Technology (9) by Kevin Tholin; South Bend, IN; LaSalle High School
Advertising with Geography ... It's Free and It's Easy! (3-6) by David Harmon; Clark County, IN; Bridgepoint Elementary
Ancient Cultures (2-6) by Mickey Hicks; New Albany, IN
Are You Looking at Me? (9-12, MS adaptable) by Jim Schmidt; Mishawaka; Penn High School
Art and Scale (K-12)
Assignment America (K-4) by Carolyn Clark-Bennett; Indianapolis, IN; IUPUI
Around
the World at 30 Degrees North Latitude(4-8) by David Harmon;
Clark
County, IN; Bridgepoint Elementary
Beach
Ball Globe Toss (K-8)
Bigger and Bigger (1-2) by Ramona Hittle; Indianapolis, Indiana; Indianapolis Public School #105
Bringing
the Rain to Kapiti Plain (4-6)
by
Heidi Tornquist; Mishawaka, IN
Can
You Find Me Now? Can You Find Me Now? Can You Find Me Now?
(9-12) by Susan Ritter; Clayton, IN; Cascade High School
Can You Give Me Directions to the Game (5-8) by Tim Robison; Nashville, IN; Brown County Junior High School
Can that Skanky Landfill Smell Really Kill You? (9-12) by Mike Fox; Anderson, IN; Highland HS
Change in Place Over Time (3-12) a series of slides demonstrating changes in a place over time; collected by various Geography Teacher Consultants throughout Indiana and the United States
The Civil War: Through the Eyes of Hoosier Women-Sarah Bush Johnson Lincoln (4+)Claudia Crump, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Climate, World (see Gang of Fourteen lesson)
Climate and Mummification (5-8) by Tim Lehman; Goshen, IN; Bethany Christian Schools
Climate Change, Tree Rings and (9-12)
Climatology, Paleo- (see Paleo-Climatology: Analyzing Ice Cores lesson)
Climographs: Directions for making climographs using Excel (4-12)
Blank Climograph Chart
Clothing and Distribution (K-12)
Code Black (11) by Sandra Keammerer; Chesterton, IN; Chesterton High School
Compare and Contrast, Fact versus Opinion:Global Climate Change (7-12)
Compasss Crusaders (6-12) by Kelly Moore and Kathleen Lamb; Indianapolis, IN; Westlane Middle School
Community Cartography (K-4) by Carolyn Clark-Bennett; Indianapolis, IN; IUPUI
Creating an Abolitionist Newspaper (4) by Mary Groesch; Winnetka, IL; Greenly School
Critters 'R Us (K-12) by Jim Schmidt, Mishawaka, IN; Penn High School
Crossing China by Sampan (6) by Marcy Ritchie, Battle Ground Middle School, Lafayette, Indiana
Cultural Anthropology Study Using the Fundamentals of Geography and GPS (10-11) by Scott Royer; West Lafayette, IN; Harrison High School
Currency
Exchange and The Gang of Fifteen (4-10) by Eric Enholm;
Grand Island, NE; Walnut Junior High School
Darker Side of Humanity, The by Mary Ann Bolinger; Pendleton, IN; Pendleton Heights HS
Describe That State (4-6) by Doug Peachey; New Albany, IN
Discovering the Past Using the Future: Remote Sensing and the Lost City of Ubar (9-12) by Joyce Thompson
Donde
en el mundo estas? (Where in the world are you?) (11-12) by
Susan
E. Marquez; Monon, IN; North White High
Eagle
Creek Park (a hike) (8-9) by Will Sibley; Indianapolis, IN; Ben
Davis Junior High
East to West: Africa's Influence on Mexico (7-12) by Karen Grimes Cooper; Indianapolis, IN; St. Andrew the Apostle School
Earth: Apple of our Eye (K-12) an activity from Zero Population Growth, Population Connection
Earth as an Apple: Focus on Farmland (3-12) an activity from Zero Population Growth, Population Connection
Earth As Art (K-12)
The Earth from Above (9-12) by Fred Walk; Normal, IL
Egypt: Climate Ideas (3-9) Power Point
An Environmental Lesson From "Poppy" (5) by Tammy Underwood; Muncie, IN
Essentials of Amish Life (4-8) by Claudia Crump, New Albany; Prof. Emeritus IUS
Expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro (7) by Matthew Ard, Merrillville, IN; Pierce Middle School
Explore Indiana With Maps (K-5) NGS Lesson that works great with the Indiana in Maps atlas
Flight Path (K-1) by Susan Lewis, Columbia City, IN; Faith Christian Academy
Flatboat Outline(Can be used in conjunction with the book The Floating House by Scott Russell Sanders)
Every Drop Counts (K-12) an activity from Zero Population Growth, Population Connection
"The Floating House" (4) by Melissa Martin, GENI Consultant, Lafayette, IN
[book by Scott Russell Sanders]
Flow of Music (K-6) by Theresa Gottbrath; Pekin, IN; Silver Street Elementary
Forest Grump: Examining How Deforestation Affects Plants and Animals of the Canadian Boreal (6-12)
Fred the Fish (K-12)
Fred the Fish in Spanish (K-12)
Gang of Fourteen (6-12) ***Note updates were made to the lesson and data
Koppen Classification Abreviations
Data for students to make Climographs
Garbage, Garbage Everywhere (9-12) by Jessica Niksch
Geography and GDP (12) by Mary Scifres Grabianowski
Geography Goes to the Dogs Activity Sheet (7-12)by Linda Jackson
Geography in Your Pocket (5-8) by Glen Dillman; Flora, IN; Carroll Jr/Sr High
Geography of Paradise (6-8) by Tim Lehman; Goshen, IN; Bethany Christian Schools
Geography of the Political Spectrum (9-12) by Scott Royer; Lafayette, IN; McCutcheon HS
Political Spectrum Models PowerPoint
Geography of the Olympics (7-12) by Charles Bowman; Tipton, IN; Tipton High School
Geography Taboo (5-8) by Renee Townsend; Tolling Prairie, IN
The Geography of Tornadoes OR "Auntie Em, Auntie Em" (6-9)by Charles Bowman; Tipton, IN; Tipton Junior High School
Geological Development of Indiana and the Movement of Peoples Across the State (4) by Rebecca Williams; Terre Haute, IN; Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Geo-Technology and Environmental Ecology (9-12) by LouAnn Unger
GIS: "Elementary Speaking" by Melissa Martin, GENI Consultant, Lafayette, IN
Global Climate Change: Compare and Contrast, Fact versus Opinion (7-12)
Global Geography of Economics: The Indiana Steel Industry (K-6)
Global Geography of Economics: The Indiana Steel Industry (7-12)
The Global Apple (K-8)
The Global Grapefruit (3-9) by Valerie Stovall, Indianapolis, IN
Go West My Class (9-12) by Dennis Grosskopf; Minooka, IL; Minooka Community High School
Got Park? or If You Build It, They Will Come! (9-12) by Mike Neilson; Danville, IN; Danville High School
The Greak Kapok Tree by Lynn Cherry (K-7)
Greenhouse Gases Data Sheet from the Nebraska Geographic Alliance June, 1993 Newsletter, GeoNews
Groundwater Basics (6-12) from the EPA
A
Hard Day's Night on the Underground Railroad (11) by Mark
McKay,
Salem, IN; Salem High School
The Harpoon: Understanding the Space and Time of a Valuable Indiana Resource (9-12)
Heroes and Heroines of the Underground Railroad (4) by Sally Simpson; Angola, IN; Tri-State Department of Education
Hiddin' Out (4) by Jane Ensley; Fort Wayne, IN; Holland Elementary School
History Through Picture Books and Photography (1) by Mary Pietsch Alexander; Bloomington, IN; Clear Creek School
How to Make and Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman (K-8)
How to set up a Geography Bowl (6-8)
How We Get From Here to There: Bunnies on the Go (K-8) by Melissa Martin
Human/Environment Interactions: Climate (3-6) by Margaret Harshfield, New Albany, IN; S. Ellen Jones Elementary School
Human Environment Interaction: Example Alaska - (9-12) by Deb DeLion
Hurricane, Anatomy of a five-minute video from the Department of the Interior and the USGS available via YouTube about tropical cyclones.
Indiana
Population Change: What's Going On? (9) by Charles
Bowman,
Tipton, IN; Tipton High School
Indiana Roots (4) by Doris Kamphuis; Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Takes the Cake (4, adaptable) [Indiana version] by Melissa Martin
Indiana Tornado Project (9-12) by Carole Mayrose; Brazil, IN; Northview High School
Indians of the Canal Lands (K-5) by Jill Bowman; Indianapolis, IN
Introduction to GPS and GeoCaching (5-12) by KC Nieboer, St. Joe Co. Parks & Recreation
Japan Bingo (7-12) by Susan Tomlinson, Franklin, IN; Franklin Central High School
Jack's Forest (K-12) by Kathleen Winkler; Evansville, IN; Evansville - Vanderburgh Community Schools Visually Impaired Instructor
Journey
on the Underground Railroad (3-4) by Ken Zahora; Indianapolis,
IN; IPS #96
Lessons
From the Lorax (K-5)
License Plate Bingo Activity (K-12)
Levi Coffin on Trial (4-6) by Ellen Haury; Indianapolis, IN; Crooked Creek Elementary
Life on the Edge: Land Use, Food Supply, and Economics in a Small African Village (7-12)
Linking
the National Geography Standards to the Indiana Social Studies
Proficiency
Guidelines: A Series of Three Lesson Plans (K-4)
by Carolyn Clark-Bennett; Indianapolis, IN; IUPUI
M & M Communities and Geo-Spatial Thinking (5-12) by Layne Young, Indpls./Marion Co. GIS Team
Madonna of the Trail and the National Road (4) by Melissa Martin
Making
the Connection With Quilts (4) by Julia Chambers; Otterbein,
IN;
Otterbein Elementary
Map Projections -links and usable projections
Maps,
Grids, Climates and Hemispheres (5-6) by Karen VIlla, North
Vernon,
IN Graham Creek Elementary School
Marion County, IN: The Story of a New City (6-8) by Karen Grimes Cooper; Indianapolis, IN; St. Andrew the Apostle and St. Rita Catholic Academy
Memorable Maps from Education World (K-12)
Mental Mapping (K-12)
The MesoAmerican Mystique (7-12) by Karen Grimes Cooper; Indianapolis, IN; St. Andrew the Apostle School
Migration Poster Activity (4-12) This scavenger hunt style activity accompanies the poster distributed for Geography Awareness Week 2005 - Migration: The Human Journey. Contact GENI office for copies of the poster. Answers
A Multicultural Study: Chinese New Year (K-3) by Gloria Wilson; Terre Haute, IN; Farrington Grove School
Musical Trash (2-6) by Karol Dougherty; Indianapolis, IN
Mystical
Chinese(6-12) by Peggy Lehman; Carmel, IN
"Nine
O'Clock Lullaby" (K-8) by Melissa Martin
"On the Same Day in March " (K-7/adaptable) by Melissa Martin
"One Day in the Desert" (3-4) by Vicki Rumble
ORIENTEERING/COMPASS ACTIVITIES
Schoolyard Compass Activity (3-12) Game Cards Chart
Compass
Competition (3-12)
Determining Distance (3-12)
Three-Legged
Compass Walk (3-12)
Over the River and Through the Woods (K-6) by
Melissa Martin
Overhead Transparencies Jump to Geo-Spatial Thinking (4-12) by Jenny Johnson, IUPUI Digital Libraries Team
Example School - Skiles Test Elementary: Aerial Photo Layer, Streets Layer, Buildings Layer, Streams/Rivers Layer, School Property Layer, Contours Layer, Storm Manholes/Sewers Layer, City Bus Routes, Precincts and Council Districts Layer
Paleo-Climatology: Analyzing Ice Cores 6-12 (adaptable)
Paper Bag Book Report (3-8)
People and Places in Indiana’s Underground Railroad (4) by Kathy Satterlee, Marion, IN; Allen Elementary School
Picture Your State (3-5) from the US Census Bureau
Pizza Box Project (5-12) by Melissa Martin; Lafayette, IN
Place Poems with Prelutsky (5-9) by Melissa Martin
Popcorn Maracas (K-8) by Melissa Martin; Lafayette, IN
Postcards Across America (5) by Tami Hicks; Lafayette, IN; Wea Ridge Elementary
Predicting
Nations at Risk (9-10) by
Bobbi
Kroll; Marion, IN; Eastbrook High School
Quilts Across Cultures and for Many Reasons (2-4) by Mt. Comfort Elementary School educators, Jean Marr, and Margaret Harshfield
Rainforest Soil (3-12) by Dr. Meredith Beilfuss, Butler University
Rainforests, Tropical a Power Point by Dr. Meredith Beilfuss, Butler University
Reading the Landscape in Children's Literature (K-12) by Jean Marr; Fort Wayne, IN
Remote Sensing Lab (8-12) by Dr. Meredith Beilfuss, Butler University
Riding with Alice (K-8)
R.I.P, Graves, Griffins, and Grafitti (4-12) by Anne Gardner (Bloomington, IN) and Connie Yeaton (Columbus, IN)
Washington State Cemetery Association, newsletter article referencing Indiana limestone and artistry
Rivers and Capitals (9-12) by Carole Mayrose; Brazil, IN; Northview High School
Rock Cycle Lab (4-8) by Mike Barondeau; Roscoe, SD
Route
to School Mapping Activity (4-12)
"Sarah,
Plain and Tall" (3-5) by Melissa Martin
Through Saudi Eyes: Insight into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through Children's Artwork (5-12) by Susan Tomlinson; Indianapolis; Franklin Central HS
Scrapbook of Freedom (3) by Kimberly Ehn; Chesterton, IN; Chesterton Montessori School
Signs in the Stitching (4-5) by Karen Anderson; Monrovia, IN; Hall Elementary School
Silent Signals (3) by Eve Ensley; Muncie, IN
Simulated Underground Railroad Experience (part A) (4) By Sandy Frasch; Williamsport, IN; Williamsport Elementary
Simulated Underground Railroad Experience (part B) (4) By Kim Markley; Williamsport, IN; Williamsport Elementary
Six Flags Activity: Where should the new park go? (4-12) Worksheet
Solid Waste and Our natural Resources Utilizing the Story THE LORAX (K-5)
Spirituals (4) by Rosemary Thomas; Indianapolis, IN; Our Shepherd Lutheran
A Story's Place Activity (K-8)
Stringing the World Along! (K-12)
Sugar Cube Karst (K-6) by Dr. Barb Mieras, Geological Society of America
To Sustain Life: Water and Development in Nepal (6-12) from Cornell University
Tear the Continents (K-12)
That's Not Fair! Human Rights Violations During the 1800's (Elem) by Kay Korty; Monrovia, IN; Hall Elementary
Three Gorges Dam: Is this China's T.V.A. of the 21st Century? (9-12) by Mark Riggins; Thorntown, IN; Western Boone JR/SR HS
Too Many People Coming A Little Too Fast (8-10) by Lucinda Bellah; Dayton, OR; Dayton High School
Travel with Kate Books (3-9) by Melissa Martin
Traveling Along the Indiana Underground Railroad (7-9) by Anna Zervos; Chesterton, IN; Chesterton High School
Tree Rings and Climate Change (9-12)
The
Underground Railroad: Yesterday and Today, Related Issues
(9-12) by Linda Curry; Chesterron, IN; Chesterton High School
Understanding the Space and Time of a Valuable Indiana Resource: the Harpoon (9-12)
Urban
Wilderness and Parks (9-12) by Dave Geyer; Mishawaka, IN; Penn
High School
Vacation
Creation (K-4) by Carolyn Clark-Bennett; Indianapolis, IN; IUPUI
The Vikings of Greenland (6-12)
Questions to Ponder Handout
Summary Handout
Water, Water Everywhere (6-12) an activity from Population Connection
We Are the World and We Are Hungry! (9-12) by Cheri Hume
What Is That Bubblin' In My Back Yard? (8-10) by George Michael Fox; Anderson, IN; Anderson Community Schools
What's In a Pencil Besides Wood? from the Mineral Information Institute
Where Does the Snickers Bar Come From? (K-12)
Where in the US is Mr. K? (3-5)
Where
in the World is Mr. Fultz? (K-12)
by: Brian Fultz; West Lafayette, IN; Happy Hollow Elementary
Where Should We Put the Skate Park? (6-12) by Doug Marvel; Indianapolis, IN; Spatial Marvels
Skate Park Data [Warning, this is a very large file and can take a while to download.]
World Climates (See Gang of Fourteen lesson)
World Cup, The (Its Geographic Impact on the World) (9-12) by Ernie Ruble; Osgood, IN; Jac-Cen-Del HS
The World In A Candy Bar from the NGS Geography Education Program
The World on a String (4-12)
The
X-MEN (5-8) by Karen Grimes Cooper, Indianapolis, IN; St.
Andrew
the Apostle School (updated 10/27/04)
