This unit concentrates on geography. The students will find out that Jackson Creek is closely related to the rest of the world. They will explore maps, land forms, the globe, etc.
Links:
What in the World? a National Geographic quiz
GeoBee Challenge - five new questions each day
NASA World Map - click to zoom in
View the Earth - you put in the longitude, latitude, and altitude. See what it's like to fly over New York, etc.
Earth From Space - an astronaut's view
Books -these books can be checked out from the Monroe County Public Library
Call Number Title
Author J910 Be The Book of Where Neill Bell J910 Co Where in the World Are You? Kay Cooper J910 Hi Where in the World do you Live? Al Hine J910 Je Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest Steve Jenkins J910.02 Hi The Most Fascinating Places on Earth Donna Hicks J910.02 Po The Children's Atlas of Natural Wonders Joyce Pope J910.021 Mo The World's Top Ten Rivers Neil Morris J910.2 Ma Citymaze! Wendy Madgwick J910.2 Ma The Magic Globe Heather Maisner J912 Kn Maps & Globes Jack Knowlton J912 Ta Be Your Own Map Expert Barbara Taylor J917.3 Go Kids Learn America Patricia Gordon J917.3 Hi The Big Book of America Roger Hicks Fiction J Co The Map With a Gap - Mathnet Casebook #4 David Connell