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This is a list of all lesson plans found on the National Geographic Website - These Links Will Redirect You To The National Geographic Site Where You Will Need To Click On The Specific Lesson

SORTED BY GRADE / STUDENT AGE

KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 2
GRADES 3 - 5
GRADES 6 - 8
GRADES 9 - 12


KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 2

How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

Greeting Friends From Other Places
Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
Mars Mobiles
No Magic Borders
The Land of the Inca
The Middle East Region: Flags and Facts
What's So Key About a Keystone Species?
text-limit problem with geno lp


Standard 2: How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places and environments in a spatial context 

Getting Lost
Over the River and Through the Woods: Traveling By Memory


Standard 3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface 

Beautiful Blue Nile
Explore Your State With Maps
Insects We Love and Hate
Where in the U.S. Would You Want to Live?
World View: National Anthems Around the World


Standard 4: The physical and human characteristics of places

Exploring Physical and Human Characteristics of Earth's Spaces
Life on the Rivers of Asia
Regions of a Grocery Store
Take Off on the MegaFlyover Project!
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Timeline of Change, a Model for Change
Those Fussy Dinosaurs!
To Build an Island
What's Your Favorite Place?
You Can Climb Any Mountain


Standard 5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity

A Vacation to the Polar Regions
Mission Geography: Continents
Using Maps to See Regions


Standard 6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

Barbaloot Suits: Preserving Biodiversity
Culture Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays
Geotourism: Be a Friend to Our Parks 
Jimmy Chin Sees Adventure: What Do You See?
King Tut's Treasures
Mapping What Matters
Who Sees the Seas as Important?


Standard 7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface

Big Island Pool: Igneous Rocks and the Anatomy of a Volcano
El Niño: More Than Just Hot Air?
How's the Weather Today?
Introduction to Waves
Introduction to the Grand Canyon
Prepare Yourself!
Splish, Splash: Water's Journey to My Glass
Why It's Essential


Standard 8: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface

Alligators and Crocodiles
Designing a Native Plants Garden
Elementary Ecosystems
Fish Aren't Afraid of the Dark!
Little Red Riding Hood Meets—A Golden Retriever?
The Antarctic Food Chain
The Incredible Prairie Picture Show
Who Am I?


Standard 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human population on Earth's surface

Arctic Terns From North to South
Beluga Whales in the Ice
Caribou Migration
Elephant Seals on the Beach
How Do You Like a Crowd? 
Human Migration: The Story of a Community
Leatherback Sea Turtles and Their Special Compasses
Migration: Why We Move
Pacific Salmon
Whooping Cranes and Their Human Friends
Wildebeest Migration


Standard 10: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

Life in the Mountains
Modern Culture
Weeping Camel: Finding Rituals in Our Daily Lives
Xpeditions Express: City Scavenger Hut


Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface

Trade and Transportation in the United States


Standard 12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

Interpreting Rock Art of the Anasazi
Traditional Towns and Modern Suburbs


Standard 13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface

Personal Boundaries and Forbidden Places
Submarines: The Classroom Fleet
What's Your Territory?
Why Do We Have an American Flag?


Standard 14: How human actions modify the physical environment

Can We Keep the Lake Clean?
Crane Cam!
Forest Features
Getting to Know the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Our National Parks: Recreation and Preservation
Protecting Africa's Wildlife
Right Whales and People
Sharks: Should They Be Afraid of Us?
Taking Care of Our Oceans
What Are Manatees?


Standard 15: How physical systems affect human systems

The Rhythm of Rice Production
The Three Little Pigs in Earthquake Land
What is a Tornado?


Standard 16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

Everything Comes From Something
Spices of the World
What Would You Work Hard For?


Standard 17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

A Pirate's Life
Ancient Flood Stories
Back in the Olden Days
Bipedalism—Did Hominids Ride Bikes?
Dinosaur Bodies
Finding Your Way: The Underground Railroad
Mummies: Honoring the Dead
Olympic Competition
The Dig: Them Bones


Standard 18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

"Adopt" a Geographic News Story
Echoes: What Animals Can Teach Scientists
Frog Alert! Frog Alert!
Geography Skills and Your Town
Into the Ocean
Your Changing Town

GRADE 3 - 5

Standard 1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

Alike and Different: The Middle East and the United States
Comparing the Continents
Living Through a Drought
Martian Real Estate: A Good Investment?
Planning a Road Trip
Where Were the U.S. Presidents Born?


Standard 2: How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places and environments in a spatial context 

Be a Geography Detective
Mental Map of Your Classroom
Which Direction Should I Go?


Standard 3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Fleas!
Geography of Pizza
Make State Maps With MapMachine
River Sources and Stories
The United States at Night
What We Can Learn From Maps


Standard 4: The physical and human characteristics of places
City or Country Life?
Creatures and Features in America's Backyard
How Are Islands Formed?
Lewis and Clark: Building a Lasting Legacy
Locator Booth: Mapping South America
Mark Twain's Cave
Marketplaces of Asia
Regional Foods
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Past, Present, and Future
The Geography of Ascent
Why Does Africa Need National Parks?
Wonderworld Theme Park
Your Special Town


Standard 5: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity

Expedition to the Poles
Mission Geography: USA
Satellite Spyglass: Formal, Functional and Perceptual Regions


Standard 6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

Ancient Egypt: Stories and Myths
Cultural Symbols and the Characteristics of Place
Geotourism: Friendly Destinations 
Jimmy Chin's Adventure in Extreme Photography 
Lewis and Clark: Facing Challenges—Real and Imagined
Lewis and Clark: Same Place, Different Perspectives
Preservation is Important? Says Who? 
Underwater Study: Marine Biology


Standard 7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface

How Was the Grand Canyon Formed?
The Active Earth
The Eye of the Hurricane
The Sun and the Earth
Wave Heights
We're in Hot Water Now: Hydrothermal Vents


Standard 8: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface

Antarctica: A Cold Desert Ecosystem
Aquarium Habitats
Changing With the Tide
Design a Regional "Eco Park"
Does the Hammer Help?
Dugongs and Elephants—Cousins?
Eco-Cycle: Finding the Parts of an Ecosystem
Ferocious Felines
Geographical Dog Show
How Do Leopard Seals Hunt?
Lighting Up the Sea
People and Endangered Species
Pilot Whales' Place in the Ocean
Sable Island's Seals, Sharks, and Sand Lances
The Ocean and Human Medicine
The Water Column: Where Do Ocean Animals Belong?
Weather Complaints
What Did They Eat?
What Do We Know About Nurse Shark Mating?
Which Turtle for the Tiger Shark?
Why Do Whales Make Sounds?


Standard 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human population on Earth's surface

How Crowded Are Our States?
Human Migration: The Story of a Community's Culture
Migration: Reasons to Move
Top Ten Cities


Standard 10: The characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics

A Nepalese Village and Your Town: What's the Difference?
Ancient Worlds Workshop: Egypt
Cultural Connections: The Tapestry of Life
Fairy Tales, Then and Now
Inca Artifacts
Mapping Your State's Culture
The Travels of Ibn Battuta
Weeping Camel: What is a Ritual?


Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface

"On the Road Again": Moving People, Products, and Ideas
Rail Traffic Controller
Where Do Your Belongings Come From?


Standard 12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

Design Your Own Suburb
Nomads: Where Boundaries Move
Paris Scope
There's No Place Like Home


Standard 13: How the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface

Charting Countries of the World
Submarines: The Journey of K-19
The Legacy of Pearl Harbor
Unions and Alliances
What's it Like to Live Along a National Boundary?


Standard 14: How human actions modify the physical environment

Are Sharks As Dangerous As We Think They Are?
Bird Baths: Cleaning Up Wildlife After Oil Spills
Crane Cam: Conservation and Community
People and African Animals
Really Wild Animals: Will People Change Them Forever?
Responsible Whale Watching
The Aral Sea: Then and Now
The Garden
What Can We Learn from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?


Standard 15: How physical systems affect human systems

Earthquakes and Volcanoes
If a Tree Falls in the Forest...
Living Landscapes: Are You a Disaster? 
Oh, Give Me a Home
Twister! What to Do in a Tornado


Standard 16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources

Create a Wetland Scene
From Boomtown to Ghost Town
Lewis and Clark: Why Explore the Vast Unknown?
Prairie-Chicken Pageant
Spices in Your Favorite Foods


Standard 17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

Building a Greek Subway Museum
Deep-Sea Technology
Genealogical Atlases
How Do Scientists Find Dinosaur Fossils?
Mummies and the Desert
One If By Land, and Two If By Sea!
Paleoanthropology—What is Bipedalism? 
Pirate Map
Quilting: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Sharing Your Town's History


Standard 18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Earth Day Every Day
How Do Humpback Whales Feed?
It's Tough to Be a Leatherback Turtle
Lions and People—Uneasy Neighbors
Mysteries of the Monk Seal
Ocean Exploration Museum
Seeing the World Through the News
The Frog Squad: Atrazine and Frog Populations
The Mystery of the Monk Seal
Uplink Outpost: To the Future Class Of...
Using Photography to Help Save the Oceans
What is Geography?
What's Happening to the Emperor Penguins?
Why Is Oceanography Important?
Your Town in the Past, Present, and Future

GRADES 6-8

Standard 1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective 

Africa's Struggle With AIDS
Chimps, Humans, Thumbs