Geography
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Geography 1996
Remember spinning a globe with your eyes closed to see where your fingerwould land? Now you can spin a journey around the Web to the farthest cornersof the earth. Where will you land today?
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Surfing the Net with Kids: In Pursuit of Tolerance
"Edmund Burke, an eighteenth-century writer and philosopher said "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." If spreading tolerance and stopping hatred is important to you, the following sites offer both historical perspective and concrete action items."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Geography Games
"The recent has shown us that only 36% of young American adults know which two countries are fighting over the region of Kashmir. And about 11% of polled Americans (ages 18 to 24) couldn’t even locate the United States on a world map. If these statistics concern you, it’s time to integrate more geography into our classrooms and homes. Here are some online games that make fun out of studying geography."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Biomes
"Biomes are the world’s major ecological communities, classified by climate and native plants and animals. Some scientists divide the world into hundreds of biomes. Others use groupings of five or six major biomes. Although there is little agreement among scientists on exact biome classifications, the importance of preserving the earth’s habitat is not debated."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Yellowstone National Park
"Yellowstone National Park in northern Wyoming, our country’s first National Park, is known for its spectacular geothermal wonders: mud pots, steam vents, hot springs, and roaring geysers. Every year the park accommodates more than four million visitors, yet it remains a sanctuary for wildlife such as wolves, coyotes, elk, bears, bison, river otters and foxes."
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States and Capitals
Reviewed April 25, 1999 by a reader from Lubbock, Texas who is not affiliated with the site.This is a site that will tell you a lot of information about any state you choose. It tells the capital, state flower, governor, population of each state plus it’s easy to use.
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State Department: Geographic Learning Site
"Created by the U.S. State Department to demonstrate how geography shapes foreign affairs, the site is divided into four sections: Where do diplomats work?, Traveling with the Secretary, World Geographic News and Challenging World. Start your diplomatic journey in the first section with a virtual tour of the hundreds of American embassies and consulates around the world. Challenging World (section four) is my favorite. Here you’ll explore (based on your grade level) the seven key national interests that guide our international relations: National Security, Economic Prosperity, American Citizens & U.S. Borders, Law Enforcement, Democracy, Humanitarian Assistance, Global Issues."
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State Department: Geographic Learning Site
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Southern Stars Aboriginal Astronomy
Reviewed September 17, 2000 by Carol , a reader from Newcastle, NSW, Australia who is affiliated with the site. Australian Aborigines have an ancient history of navigating the night skies. They have many Dreaming stories that relate to naked eye astronomy and particularly the constellations. This site shows a star map that is believed to be the oldest star map in the world. It has a very definitive explaination of the Dreaming, as well as a basic history of Australia.
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Smithsonian: Make the Dirt Fly!
"Click through the introductory slide show (with your speakers on) to reveal the meat of this Smithsonian exhibit. It is my pick-of-the-day canal history site for high school students and adult learners. Reasons to visit include the extensive, illustrated canal history, a reading list of recommended books (including one for elementary school students), and interesting canal factoids (titled Did You Know?) To bypass the intro when returning to the site, use this URL."
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