Check back regularly! I’ll be adding lots of resources as I come across them!
DISCLAIMER: It is your responsibility determine whether you are in compliance with copyright laws with regards to using any of these resources in a classroom (especially videos). You should also preview each resource in its entirety to determine if it is appropriate for your students before using it.
The Five Themes of Geography – Video 4:31
How do Map Projections Work? – Video 13:20
Latitude and Longitude – Video 3:14
Latitude and Longitude: How to Find Coordinates on the Earth – Video 4:47
Topographic Maps – How to Read and Use Elevation Maps – Video 8:51 (This may be a little cheesy feeling for high school, but the information is really good. You can skip the intro stuff and start at 1:35.)
Maggie Aderin-Pocock Explains The Solstice – Video 1:20
What’s the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox? – Video 3:00
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics – Video 9:35 (Start at 1:30 to skip the intro.)
Interactive World Landform Review
What is Culture? – Video 2:04
Kids Share Their Cultural Traditions – Video 4:57
The Struggles of Being the Third Culture Kid – Video 5:00
Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors of the Future – Video 5:01
Google Maps is Different in Other Countries – Video 6:48
Africa
The Excavation of Tutankhamun’s Mummy – King Tut in Color – Video 4:46
360 Travel Inside the Great Pyramid – Video 3:34
Ancient Egypt 101 – National Geographic – Video 6:13
What do Mummies Smell Like? – Video 2:34
I Surprised African Tribal Warriors by Speaking Their Language – Video (Read my blog post on how and why to use this.)
Asia
The Wettest Place on Earth – Video 1:56
What We Get Wrong About the Great Wall of China – Video 4:03
China’s Geographic Challenge – Video 2:19
All of the Ways Mount Everest Can Kill You – Video 8:40
The Gates of Hell: Darva Gas Crater – Video 3:58
The Pain and Money Behind the Afghan Game of Buzkashi – Video 4:06
Europe
Studying the Mysteries of Stonehenge – Video 6:43
Chernobyl Disaster – Video 4:20
Surviving Chernobyl: Former Liquidator Tells His Story 30 Years Later – Video 9:30
Who are the Slavs? – Video 3:16
Vatican City Explained in 12 Minutes – Video 12:21
The Vatican Secret Archives – Video 8:53
A Rare Look at the Vatican Library’s Treasures – Video 12:24
North and South America
How Crater Lake Was Formed – Video 2:30
The Canadian Shield in Ontario – Video 4:33
Canada’s Geographic Challenge – Video 2:10
September 16th: Mexican Independence Day – Video 2:59
El Grito de Delores – Video 0:38
Teotihuacán, the City of the Gods – Video 2:02
What is Mexico? – Video 5:30
Mexico’s Day of the Dead Celebrations – Video 4:23
Miscellaneous
Mariana Trench: Record-breaking Journey to the Bottom of the Ocean – Video 2:13
Capitalims vs Socialism – Video 5:21