Grade 3 Geography Preview

Geography/Ecosystems-Grade 3

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National Geographic Kids: GeoBee Challenge Come on out and play in the new GeoBee Quiz! Show your geography smarts right here online. Each day well post five new questions from the National Geographic Bee.

Stately Knowledge These web pages will help you find out the basic facts of any state in the Union, including Washington, D.C. Need to know the capital of Alabama? Want to know which hockey teams are in California? How about the size of Montana? All that information is here -- and more!

Funschool - 3rd & 4th Grade Games Have fun while you learn language arts, math, science, and social studies with Funschool.com.

Learning the Compass Welcome to an Introduction to Geography on the Internet. This lesson deals with Learning the Compass Directions.

Different Types of Maps Most types of maps have a number of things in common. Every map you introduce to your students will have some type of typographical information.

Different Types of Maps The first question to ask about a map is what its theme is. The theme is the particular aspect of the world that the map attempts to show, such as roads, borders, vegetation, or statistical data.

MSN Learning & Research - Map Scale The scale of a map defines the relationship between distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the earth.

MI Kids MI Kids is your kind of place. There's lots to do and it's all FUN! Find out all you want about Michigan including awesome places to visit, looking at the past, state symbols, state laws and much more!

Choose each building to learn more about your neighborhood.

Ben's Guide (K-2) -- Your Neighborhood Your neighborhood has many people who are there to help you. Click on each building to learn more.

History Mystery - National Parks Hello, sleuths! It was so stuffy one summer in the History Mystery Museum, I headed out for fresh air to a national park. I cant toast marshmallows on my apartment terrace, so this was fabuloso. I even bought a rangers hat! I was on the trail of a mystery from the past. Check out the clues and figure out the subject!

Journey Into The Natural Regions of the World Greetings fellow Explorers my name is Anna the Adventurer! Today is your lucky day! Today, you are going to have a chance to join me on a trip around the world! We are going to be visiting four wondrous regions of the Earth, the Dynamite Deserts, the Terrific Tundra, the Great Grasslands and, the Fabulous Forests. I can't wait to introduce you to the exciting regions of our world. I think you will truly be amazed!

The Five Themes of Geography The study of the earth involves the investigation of five main themes: Location, Place, Human Environment Interaction, Movement, and Regions.

The Five Themes of Geography To specifically serve the teacher population, a publication entitled Guidelines for Geographic Education was published in 1984 and its contents became known popularly as the "Five Themes of Geography."

Globe Spotter This Shockwave game is designed to check your knowledge of the locations of points around the world.

Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone @ nationalgeographic.com Explore Yellowstone National Park, a place unlike any other on earth. See strange marvels, go underground to find out what causes them, and trigger an eruption of the world-famous geyser Old Faithful!

U.S. State Capitals Learn the capitals of the U.S. states. The games included are matching games, flashcards, concentration and word search.

States Web Games Learn the locations, capitals, abbreviations and over 500 important facts about our 50 states.

What is the capital city of ... ? The purpose of this site is to provide you with a list of all capitals per continent and to provide you with numerous free quizzes to test your knowledge of these capitals.

KIDPROJ's Multi-Cultural Calendar KIDLINK students and KIDLEADERS have made this calendar possible. Included in the files you will find the unique ways our KIDLINK kids are celebrating their country's holidays and festivals. The entries might contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays and the special ways in which these days are observed. Our calendar entries are rich in local customs that perhaps cannot be found in books.

PBS Kids' Africa My name is Anansi. I was born in Africa a long, long, very long time ago. People have been telling stories about me for centuries. I love exploring Africa. There is so much to see and do. It's a continent that has an incredible history full of amazing places, civilizations and cultures. So let's explore Africa together!

Canada for Kids: Geography Learn the names of places and geographical features. See photos of Canadian landscapes and landforms and much more!

50 NIFTY UNITED STATES At this site, you will learn about the fifty states of the U.S. in a fun and exciting way. There are many different ways to learn about the states. You can read what we have written, click on our links to find out more, take quizzes to test yourself, play games, and do puzzles.

Welcome to the 50states.com web site. The number one link resource for states research.
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50states.com - States and Capitals Click on any state and get tons on information, including capital, state flag, state bird, climate and much more!

Kid Info: United States Quality Sites that contain information about Cities and State of the United States.

Where is That? FUNBRAIN will show you maps. For each screen, identify the correct country (or state). You choose the country and the difficulty level.

GeoNet Game Hi! I'm Orbit! Welcome to the GeoNet Game! Pick the Northeast, the South, or the entire United States to start the game. The site also includes the West and Midwest.

Comparison of State Size and Population Find out the population of each state, ranked by size, and click on a state to find out more information.

Welcome to the City Tour cities across the country and discover what makes them interesting.

Match the Picture Match the animated picture with the names of animals, food, flags and more!

Geography4Kids.com: Earth's Biosphere Physical Geographers call the world we live in the BIOSPHERE. It's where the trees, bugs, and animals live. It is the one place where all of the other spheres of the planet work together.

Continental Quest Use the Internet to make contact with schools from all 7 continents and exchange information about continent, people, climate, animals.

Wild Sanctuary Sound Safaris Choose your destination to some of the world's most remote and endangered habitats by clicking on the map or on a corresponding number. Click on "LISTEN" and you will be able to hear a .WAV file. You may need to download a helper application to play the sound over your computer. BON VOYAGE!

You're a Grand Old Flag Every country has a flag. A flag stands for a country and the people who live there. What do you know about flags? Click on one of the choices to find out more. You can even make your own flag!

Flag Tag Game How well do you know your flags? There'll be a country name and three flags. You have to match the right flag by 'tagging' it with your mouse.

Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas For more maps and geographical information, select a country or state from the pull-down menus below.

Kids do Ecology This site is designed to help you discover ecology! Want to find out more about ecology? Click on the What is ecology? button. Do you have a question that you would like an ecologist to answer? Do you want to know what other kids have asked and what the answers were? Click on the Ask an Ecologist button.

Explore the Fantastic Forest Here youll encounter a variety of habitatsplaces perfectly suited for particular plants and animals. These are important parts of the forestand our environment. Think of them as pieces of a global jigsaw puzzle.

Passport to the Rainforest Follow in Darwins footsteps, courtesy of Passport to Knowledge, to the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. Explore the greatest expression of life so far discovered in all the Universe, via a project that uses video, real-time interactions, the Internet and hands-on science activities.

What's It Like Where You Live Learn all about the biomes of the world, including the Rainforest, Tundra, Taiga, Desert, Temperate, and Grasslands.

Build-A-Prairie The prairie is one of North America's great ecosystems and a vital habitat for many plants and animals. Over 98% of the prairie has been lost in the past 150 yearsbut some people are trying to bring it back, hectare by hectare.

Ecosystems Do you know what an ecosystem is? It is a place where nature has created a unique mixture of air, water, soil, and a variety of living organisms to interact and support each other. It is the living community of plants and animals of any area together with the non-living components of the environment such as soil, air, and water.

Great Lakes Ecosystems Learn all about the Great Lakes Ecosystem from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Ranger Rick's Kid's Zone Enjoy cool tours, games, outdoor stuff and more - all about wildlife and the environment.

E-Patrol Enjoy interactive activities about endangered species, including and e-patrol quiz and screen saver.

Color Your World - Fun Animal Coloring Pages

Kids' Planet Join the Defenders of Wildlife in their quest to save our environment!