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.
Free World Geography Pacing Guide
Design Your Own Culture Worksheet
Five Themes of Geography Song – Video 2:34 (I LOVE this one!)
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.)
Tectonic Plate Theory and Map Skills Worksheet (Here is my blog post on how to use this in the classroom.)
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 (This is low budget but contains great information. Show this before the El Grito video.)
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
How Does the Panama Canal Work – Video 1:20
Demolition, Disease, and Death: Building the Panama Canal – Video 5:35
Panama Canal – Animaniacs Song – Video
Amazon: The Lungs of Our Planet – Video 3:57
Interesting Animals of the Amazon – Briefly scroll through with your class
Miscellaneous
Mariana Trench: Record-breaking Journey to the Bottom of the Ocean – Video 2:13
Capitalism vs Socialism – Video 5:21