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Massachusetts
Geographic Alliance
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Other
Links
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These links give you access to the world of geography and
geographic education; try them!
The
Spellman Stamp Museum
A great resources for teaching about the
history and geography of stamps, based in Weston, Massachusetts.
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The Barbara Petchenik International Children's Map Competition
is again underway;
Check out some of the great maps on the archived webpage; all drawn
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A great site for lesson ideas and links to maps and maps
Developed by a teacher.
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The
Hunger-site
With a single click at this Web-site, you can send a
single serving of food (1 3/4 cup of rice, maize) to a starving person
Seven sponsors make the donations to the U.N.
Limited to one click per day.
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Looking
for Maps?
A great collecton of maps - country, state, city
Hosted by the Casteneda Map Library of University of Texas
Download, print, use them!
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Looking
for a good shower curtain?
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Yes, how about using a SHOWER CURTAIN in a class lesson?
A Vermont company, Northern Cartographic sells, shower curtains (heavy
duty vinyl)
with a color world map on it; $29.95. Check them out.
If you have a great lesson in which you use the curtain,
do let us know and we can put it on this website.
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Teaching
your child about geography
That great U.S. Department of Education booklet
about every geography lessons for parents and teachers
is now on the web! Check it out.
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The Flags of the World website has pictures of the flags
and also descriptions of the meanings of the flag symbols.
Also has flags for coloring.
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The
Great Globe Gallery
A remarkable web-site with many, many map projections
And views of the earth - check it out.
Hosted in Poland.
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Mapping
the world by heart
An exciting set of geography activities for students, parents,
and teachers.
Developed right here in Cambridge, Mass.
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Interactive, educational geography games created by students.
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Looking for Geography Jokes?
Brad Bowerman, a teacher at Lakeland High School, Jermyn, PA.
has a fun web-page, with lots of great links.
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The new and improved National Geographic site!! check it out.
Downloadable maps, lots of great information ....
The NGS always has great ideas for student exploration.
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Geography.About.com
A great site, maintained by Matt Rosenberg
Plenty of good stuff that can be used in the classroom
Try their geography quiz and check out their maps!
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See what what's happening in the rest of the country.
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From Westfield State College.
Lots of good information and excellent links.
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Check out the leading national organization concerned with geographic
education.
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Learn more here about the Mass. Council and its efforts
to improve
the teaching and learning of social studies in Massachusetts.
The Council's next conference will be held October 21
& 22nd in Hyannis.
Includes many valuable links as aids in teaching
social studies.
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Many good teaching ideas on global issues.
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A nice link about Massachusetts history.
Check out the photos of the Scituate Lighthouse and information on
the
Irish Moss Museum.
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