Geography is made simple by reading the information on this website. Geared for children 3rd-8th grade, this site offers information about the Earth's structure, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, BGC cycles, and climates. There are real world examples, live camera's, and activities and games. One weakness is that there is advertising at the bottom of the information links.
National Geographic Kids offers children K-12 interesting news, live cams, games and interactives, articles, stories, videos, and brain teasers. There are several advertisements so they might not be appropriate to use in the classroom. Must have Adobe Flash Player.
Altapedia offers children 5th-12th full color physical maps and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. Classroom resources are provided for teachers and parents. Advertisements are present on this site.
Travel the world on this website geared for k-3 students. There are maps, pictures, videos, and cute cartoon characters to appeal to the interest of kids. Teacher resources are provided. Classroom appropriate with no advertising.
Distinctive Geography is a website for students 7th grade and up. There is information about the geographic earth with statistics, maps and linked resources to navigate. Classroom appropriate with no advertising.
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