8th Grade Geography Handouts

This lesson is a reading over the Geography of Australia and Oceania. Students will read the paragraphs and then answer Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice, Matching, and Short Answer questions. Answers are included.

INCLUDES:

Physical, cultural, political, or economic geography

Students can use this as a guide sheet for studying the types of geography. Laminate them and use them for studying countries and continents.

This is very helpful with our scavenger hunts:

• North America Scavenger Hunt
• Central and South America Scavenger Hunt
• Europe Scavenger Hunt
• Asia Scavenger Hunt
• Africa Scavenger Hunt
• Australia Scavenger Hunt
• Antarctica Scavenger Hunt

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Ready for a road trip? My Road Trip to the Top Ten National U.S. Parks lets you think about and plan to visit the top ten U.S. national parks:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Grand Canyon National Park

Yosemite National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Olympic National Park

Zion Canyon National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Acadia National Park

Glacier National Park

35 pages of fact-based fun and interesting facts, such as how many visitors pass through parks and scenic and wildlife information, along with where each park is located. Note park spellings are based on National Park Service website for student research purposes.

Includes:

Directions with Ideas for Implementation and for Assessment

Includes writing prompts, diorama, research ideas, and more...

Research and Writing Components

Math and Science Skills Connections

Info Sheet Handout with Junior Ranger Motto and core values of the

National Park Service

My Road Trip U.S. Map to plot itineraries

My Road Trip Mileage Chart for incorporating math skills

Location of Parks

Established Dates of Parks

Sizes of Parks

Scenic Beauty coloring sheet for each park

Scenic Beauty facts

Fact Boxes to add visitor/researched info

Fun Sheet to List the Top 5 places to visit in each park

Record Yearly Temperatures and Averages (Science)

Best Time to Visit

Best Features

Excellent across curriculum lesson plan that encourages critical thinking and planning skills for a fun U.S. national parks road trip! Students who have visited listed parks can be class experts as the lesson plan progresses.

Meets CCSS.

Need a great accompanying packet?

Try "Dialects of the U.S." at Educator Helper storefront.

The project is divided into fourteen sections, including the front pages. Sections include Language/Population, Habitat/Geography, Family Structure, Government, and several others. Each section has a list of criteria and questions that must be answered to complete the section.

I would expect a single student to take about ten weeks, with a weekly goal (perhaps a little faster) of completing one section.

There is a score for each section and teacher info on ways to make it work.

The project contains a cover sheet, a teacher's page, two student pages and a sheet to help students select an appropriate civilization.

There is also a list of civilizations that have an abundance of information available on line.

This is a 40-page set of comprehension questions to accompany the Steck-Vaughn textbook "History of Our World: Volume 2 - The Modern World".

For each chapter, there is one page of multiple choice questions and one page of short answer questions.

Also, there is an answer key included at the end of the file.

Worksheets for nonfiction books:

* Carl Sagan: Cosmos

* I Am Malala

* Malala's Magic Pencil

* Roald Dahl: Boy (Tales of Childhood)

* Roald Dahl: Going Solo

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 1

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 2

* Elie Wiesel: Night

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 1 (Ancient Times)

This word sleuth will provide your students/children with a fun journey of Christmas Around The World with key vocabulary words. It can be done in class, centers, or as a fun homework assignment.

Word sleuth is in PPTX format along with the answer key.

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This Basketball Fun coloring sheet involves students identifying state capitals. Then, using the capital key, students color the coloring sheet according to the colors needed for each capital city. The activity is a great following direction activity, too!

This is a lesson designed to bring the ‘Five Themes of Geography’ to life! Students will go beyond the mere rote memorization of these themes, but will explore and apply each of these themes to an eye opening example found in the REAL WORLD; whether it be a tribal man’s adaptive ability to hold his breath for an extended amount of time while deep sea hunting, to the ancient Roman’s impressive engineering skills in constructing the famous waterway system known as the aqueducts.

The Slide Presentation will guide your students through an exciting journey of the five themes. This interactive lesson is designed to teach the concepts, and then quiz students of their understanding of each theme, and finally a more comprehensive assessment takes place at the end of the lesson.

This lesson contains:

• Google Slide Presentation (includes engaging video clips)
• Interactive Guided Notes
• Assessment
• Answer Key

If you liked this lesson see other related 'Geography' lessons here:

• Seeing Through Maps: Understanding Projections and Purpose
• Intro to Economics: Needs V. Wants
• Analyzing Environmental Disasters Caused by Human Activity

This word sleuth will provide your students/children with a fun journey of Christmas Around The World with key vocabulary words. It can be done in class, centers, or as a fun homework assignment.

Word sleuth is in PPTX format along with the answer key.

If you and your students/children, enjoy this activity, please go to your purchases and let me a review.

Tina

Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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All About The ABC Islands: Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao: Worksheets: Basic Info, Landmarks, Icons, Quiz, Passport Cutout

Welcome to Travel the World: Geography Worksheets. These basic worksheet packets are designed for children ages 3-12 to use when learning about another country.

Each country packet has 4 worksheets: 1) Basic Info & Flag, 2) Famous Landmarks & Icons, 3) Short Quiz, and 4) Suggested Activities. The answer key is included. These are designed to pair with a short instructional video of your choice and google research. A suggested playlist is available on youtube called Travel the World: Geography Worksheets at the link https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG97xcKppNzQbu9Jq3atSJ6XhwbKDQEVJ\&si=cTeybPYKpnsf5yVx

An additional resource found in my store is a free passport printout for the children to design and construct. Portions of each worksheet can be cut out and pasted into the child’s passport. Or a child can create their own passport binder and collect their worksheets throughout the year to remember where they’ve been.

This product is used with the ERA of Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion. Students will answer questions about the Territorial Acquisitions of the United States and then shade or color in those areas on a map. Use with a textbook or information from the internet. Answer Key with possible answers included.

Political cartoons are a great way to allow students to express their viewpoints and concerns through a creative alternative outlet. This includes a handout to provide students on "How To Create a Political Cartoon," along with samples and suggested online sites that allow students to create their political cartoons online.

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This Basketball Fun coloring sheet involves students identifying state capitals. Then, using the capital key, students color the coloring sheet according to the colors needed for each capital city. The activity is a great following direction activity, too!

This is a Geography lesson on the 5 Themes of Geography. There are notes and a fill in the blanks notes guide. Included is a worksheet with fill in the blanks, multiple choice, matching, apply the 5 Themes, and a 5 themes picture match. Answer sheet is included. Format is a PDF with a link to a Google Slide Presentation.

Use these informative factoids about the country of Ireland and St. Patrick's Day as an Interactive Notebook Activity during a study of the country of Ireland or during St. Patrick's Day. Several extension activities are included.

Other resources of interest:

St. Patrick's Day is coming-a wonderful opportunity to introduce your students to the country of Ireland. Did you know that the Celtic knot is a very famous symbol of Ireland? Learn more about Ireland with my fun and informative web quest on Ireland includes 12 questions and lots of extension activities: Ireland/St. Patrick's Day Webquest

2. Another resource about Ireland to consider:This fun/informative play has Ms. Bie Ografee's guest being McSean, a leprechaun. McSean is asked questions by the studio audience about the country of Ireland and the long Irish folklore about leprechauns. Great for a unit on folk stories/folklore or as an activity around St. Patrick's Day. The play has 11 questioners, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and links as well as the key: McSean the Leprechaun: Reader's Theater Script

3. The Green Game: Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. The GREEN Game

NOTE: This resource is INCLUDED in my Ireland Webquest/Activity Resource:

4**. BOOM CARD DECK on IRELAND and St. Patrick’s Day: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/IRELAND-and-St-Patricks-Day-Test-your-KNOWLEDGE-BOOM-CARDS-6630588?st=251ef10d14a281934d6a0f5da217d21b\*\*

Gail

Gail's Website for Teachers/Kids (my website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, career surveys, short reads, factoids, news and more)

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This lesson is a reading over the Geography of the East and Southeast Asia. Students will read the paragraphs and then answer Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice, Matching, and Short Answer questions. Answers are included.

Use these informative factoids about the country of Ireland and St. Patrick's Day as an Interactive Notebook Activity during a study of the country of Ireland or during St. Patrick's Day. Several extension activities are included.

Other resources of interest:

St. Patrick's Day is coming-a wonderful opportunity to introduce your students to the country of Ireland. Did you know that the Celtic knot is a very famous symbol of Ireland? Learn more about Ireland with my fun and informative web quest on Ireland includes 12 questions and lots of extension activities: Ireland/St. Patrick's Day Webquest

2. Another resource about Ireland to consider:This fun/informative play has Ms. Bie Ografee's guest being McSean, a leprechaun. McSean is asked questions by the studio audience about the country of Ireland and the long Irish folklore about leprechauns. Great for a unit on folk stories/folklore or as an activity around St. Patrick's Day. The play has 11 questioners, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and links as well as the key: McSean the Leprechaun: Reader's Theater Script

3. The Green Game: Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. The GREEN Game

NOTE: This resource is INCLUDED in my Ireland Webquest/Activity Resource:

4**. BOOM CARD DECK on IRELAND and St. Patrick’s Day: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/IRELAND-and-St-Patricks-Day-Test-your-KNOWLEDGE-BOOM-CARDS-6630588?st=251ef10d14a281934d6a0f5da217d21b\*\*

Gail

Gail's Website for Teachers/Kids (my website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, career surveys, short reads, factoids, news and more)

Please consider following me by click by the green star by my photograph. Thanks!

This lesson is a reading over the Geography of Africa. Students will read the paragraphs and then answer Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice, Matching, and Short Answer questions. Answers are included.

This lesson is a reading over the Geography of the Central Asia and the Caucasus. Students will read the paragraphs and then answer Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice, Matching, and Short Answer questions. Answers are included.

This lesson is a reading over the Geography of South Asia. Students will read the paragraphs and then answer Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice, Matching, and Short Answer questions. Answers are included.