Exploring Wisconsin -- Geography Links for Education
A wealth of information for teachers of Wisconsin geography including sample lesson plans and a teachers' forum.

Lesson Plans Page
Over 900 lesson plans for various subjects.

Lesson Plans Links
More lesson plan links here, as well as many other useful teaching links.

National Geographic Society
Geography lessons and classroom activities including supplements to stories featured on the NGS web site.

Helping Your Child Learn Geography
A site created by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement offering ideas about teaching children geography.

Geomedia
A place to preview and purchase Geomedia, the environmental and geography education software aimed at grades 4-9 and developed by InterNetwork Media, Inc. with the USGS.

 Mathematics of Cartography
A compilation of lessons on the math of cartography and an application for mapping specific locations on the Earth, from Rice University.

 Teacher Resources
A list of good sites to integrate into lessons on a variety of subjects. See the science and social studies sections for geography links.

 Busy Teachers Website K-12
Links to sites offering lesson plans and experiments on a number of topics relating to geography and beyond.

 WWW Resources for Earth System Science Education
Lists of links to organizations, maps, geography-related projects, etc. all sorted by topic.

 USGS -- Educational Resources for Cartography, Geography, and Related Disciplines
A list of on-line tools and educational publications from the USGS as well as links to other educational sites.

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For Students

Athena Earth and Space Science for K-12
A wide variety of earth and space science tutorials for students and teachers including cartography lessons.

 Map Machine
A collaborative project between National Geographic and ESRI featuring thematic maps, atlas maps, satellite images, and facts about countries.

 Geography World
Links to games and educational information on physical geography and cartography.

 Texas Education Network, Resource Center Hall of Geography
Links to sites about physical geography and cultures of each continent.

 http://univ.cc/geolinks/
A listing of geography department web sites at universities worldwide.