The Adaptation series highlights the intersectionality of environmental education, geography, and anthropology. Explore our collection of resources and classroom activities that promote civic action by students to make real connections in their local communities as inspired by the actions in the global examples presented in each episode. These lessons could apply to geography, life science, or environmental science/studies classes, as well as innovation and engineering programs with a human-centered design approach. This Collection features 4 videos and a lesson plan for Grades 6-8, 9-12.

Here you will find state and city maps (including outline and topographical maps) of Alabama. Also includes historical maps and maps of Alabama's National Parks.

his lesson uses music and art in a vocabulary study of unfamiliar words from the song "America the Beautiful," increasing students' vocabulary while also increasing their knowledge of U.S. geography. A discussion to activate students' prior knowledge about sights and scenery throughout the United States is followed by a read-aloud and introduction to the song "America the Beautiful," which is then sung in each session of the lesson. Students learn the meanings of the song's words through shared reading and the use of context clues and images. Students then use photographs, illustrations, and descriptive language to create a mural shaped like the United States. Finally, through pictures and words, students reflect on what they have learned. This lesson is appropriate and adaptable for any patriotic event or holiday, and many of the vocabulary strategies are adaptable for other texts or word lists, as well.

With all the snow and ice in Antarctica, it's easy to get lost. Help Tim find his way using a map and a compass.

This is the official communications service of the Barbados Government. Besides providing public information to the news media and the people of Barbados, there is also discussion on its government structure, society, history, geography, culture, tourism, and national information.

This site is a lesson plan that incorporates language arts, social studies, science, and art. After studying islands, and how they're formed, students create their own models using clay. Also provides resources and adaptations. (To access this lesson plan, you must register with Crayola.com. Registration is free and takes only a few moments to complete.)

A comprehensive site on Ancient Egypt, including sections on the lifestyle, geography, religion, and politics of the country.

This beautifully crafted site on Mesopotamia has selected information on Assyrian palaces and warfare, Babylonian astronomers, trade and transport and Sumer, Royal Tombs of Ur and Ziggurats.

This lesson highlights the changing relationship between the city center and the suburb in the postwar decades, especially in the 1950s. Students will look at the legislation leading up to and including the Federal Highway Act of 1956. They will also examine documents about the history of Levittown, the most famous and most important of the postwar suburban planned developments.

Gwich'in Chief Evon Peter of Arctic Village, Alaska explains the importance of the caribou to his people and the tribes need to protect the herd from the effects of oil drilling. [5:43]

In this lesson, students will use the CocoCast app to learn civics and social studies. These lessons are inspired by the San Diego Museum of African American Fine Art's exhibit entitled, "TheBusesAreComing,”of August 2022. The lessons in this series will leverage augmented reality (AR) and use CocoCast, an app created by Three Space Lab to be used on the iPad, to allow learners to examine an artifact that would be otherwise inaccessible. The choice to employ AR will allow learners to experience the complexity of the emotions surrounding the bombing of the Freedom Ride bus in Anniston, Georgia. The lesson supports the development of oracy and literacy skills as students learn to evaluate historical events. NOTE: This lesson is part three of a four lesson sequence.

In Segment 3, learners will interact with the 3D model of the burning bus using CocoCast.

Estimated time required: 1 class period.

Technology required for this lesson: Augmented Reality, Internet Connectivity, Tablet or Smartphone.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Saint Peirre. The content covers the French territory's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes images of maps and the flag, as well as photos of the territory. This resource requires Java.

This resource is the CIA's informational page on Albania. It presents information on the background, geography, economy, government, and other aspects of the country.

This is a great resource for general information on Antarctica. It includes geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

The CIA World Factbook provides this excellent resource on Argentina. The content includes geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

This resource is an encyclopedia-style reference resource about Armenia. It includes all essential statistical facts about the country (e.g., population level, land mass) and brief notes about the country's economy, government, natural resources, geography, people, and similar subjects.

This resource presents many facts about Australia from the CIA World Factbook, concerning its background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and current issues.

This resource presents general country information and statistics about Barbados. The information is divided by subject matter. An image of a map and a flag are included; click to enlarge.

This resource presents information about Belize. It includes a map, and links to geography, people, government, economy, and much more.

The CIA World Factbook provides detailed information on Bolivia. The content includes geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.