Harcourt: Facts about Texas State flower: Bluebonnet Capital: Austin State bird: Mockingbird Population: 20,851,820 Statehood: December 29, 1845, 28th state State nickname: Lone Star State State motto: Friendship State song: "Texas, Our Texas" Largest cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso, Austin Major land areas: Mountains and Basins, Central Plains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains Lowest point: Along the Gulf of Mexico, sea level Highest point: Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet (2,667 m) Major rivers: Brazos River, Canadian River, Colorado River, Pecos River, Red River, Rio Grande, Sabine River, Trinity River Major bodies of water: Amistad Reservoir, Galveston Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Meredith, Lake Texoma (artificial), Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Toledo Bend Reservoir Climate: In January temperatures range from 40°F (4°C) to 61°F (16°C), and in July temperatures range from 72°F (22°C) to 93°F (34°C). History: Spanish explorers reached what is now Texas in the early 1500s. Links: Official State Site
Mapping History 40 Maps They Didn’t Teach You In School By the time we graduate high school, we learn that they never taught us the most interesting things in there. Sure, you might be able to name the European countries or point New York on the map, but does that give a you real understanding of how the world functions? To fill this gap, we have gathered a great and informative selection of infographical maps that they should’ve shown us at school: every single one of these maps reveals different fun and interesting facts, which can actually help you draw some pretty interesting conclusions. Show Full Text What makes infographical maps so engaging is how easy it becomes to conceive graphically presented information. Without further ado, we invite you to learn things like most popular sports in different countries, who has the largest breasts, red hair map of Europe, world’s most consumed alcoholic beverages, or which brands dominate in different states of the USA. Trust us, these are way better than the ones they taught you at school!
Talking SMARTBoards & Much More! - SMART Board Resources Over the last couple of weeks I have come across some new (well new to me) SMART Board resources that I have found helpful and so I wanted to share. ENJOY! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. The following resources have been added after the original post due to suggestions from my PLN! 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
Maps ETC Homepage Welcome to ETC's collection of historic maps. Here you will find over 5,000 maps representing many different time periods. A friendly license allows teachers and students to use up to 25 maps in non-commercial school projects without further permission. All maps are available as GIF or JPEG files for screen display as well as in PDF for printing. Use the GIF or JPEG maps for classroom presentations and student websites. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | The Collection
40 more maps that explain the world Maps seemed to be everywhere in 2013, a trend I like to think we encouraged along with August's 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. You might consider this, then, a collection of maps meant to inspire your inner map nerd. I've searched far and wide for maps that can reveal and surprise and inform in ways that the daily headlines might not, with a careful eye for sourcing and detail. I've included a link for more information on just about every one. 1. Data source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, World Bank. Those dots represent people: the brighter the dot, the more people. 2. Click to enlarge. Human beings first left Africa about 60,000 years ago in a series of waves that peopled the globe. 3. (Wikimedia commons) The Mongol conquests are difficult to fathom. 4. Click to enlarge. This map shows the Spanish and Portuguese empires at their height. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Literacy, Foundation Doorway First Sounds An interactive site which asks what the first sound is of various objects which can be selected first by teachers or parents. English Alphabet The site demonstrates letter formation of all the letters of the alphabet. Listen to their names and the sounds they make. Fishing Bowl A sorting game aimed at helping p, b, d confusion. Letter Formation This site can help children to learn the names, sounds and formation of letters of the alphabet. Listen and Match A matching sounds game. Phase 2 Tricky Word Bus A word matching game designed round tricky words from Phase 2 of 'Letters and Sounds'. The Painting Game A game where children match pictures with sounds. Nine Squares Children have a choice of nine pictures. Starfall - Learn to Read A good learning to read site. Wordmaker 1 A wordmaking activity demonstrating how onsets and rimes go together into the wordmaking machine. Wordmaker 2 A good phonics teaching tool for demonstrating cvcs.
Knowledge Quest 2013 - Globalmania Master World Geography in 7 Months or Less Looking for an Easy and Effective way for your students to learn world geography? Look no further... In an effort to rid the world of geographaphobia, we are pleased to offer our very popular ebook titled GLOBALMANIA: Master World Geography in 7 Months or Less - retail value $14.95 - free of charge. Grade Level: 3-12 grades To speed up download times, we've broken the Globalmania ebook into two parts for easier download. For best results, especially with the continent maps, use Adobe Reader to open, view and print files. Globalmania - Part I Globalmania- Part II
HS Kartat vääristävät todellisuutta Tutkija Ari Turusen mukaan kartat vääristelevät ja jopa valehtelevat. Tämä käy ilmi eri maissa eri aikoina tehdyistä maailmankartoista. Niitä Turunen on kerännyt kirjaansa Maailman kuvat – Mitä kartat kertovat meistä ja muista?. Maailmankartat paljastavat, kuinka kaikki kulttuurit ovat katsoneet maailmaa aina omasta näkökulmastaan – ja sijoittaneet itsensä keskelle. "Kartat ovat olleet vallan välineitä. Turunen valitsi kuusi karttaa eri vuosisadoilta ja kertoo niiden taustoista: 1.Al-Idrisin maailmankartta (1154): Mekka on maailman keskipiste. "Arabialaisessa kartassa etelä on ylhäällä. 2.Keskiaikainen alttarikartta (1250): Maailman napa Jerusalem. "Tällaisia karttoja esiteltiin yleisölle kirkoissa. 3.Kiinalainen maailmankartta (1532 ja 1611): Kiina kuvaa lähinnä itseään. "Kartan keskellä sijaitsee Kiina, jota kiinalaiset kutsuvat edelleenkin nimellä Zhongguo , Keskustan Valtakunta. 4.Brittiläisen imperiumin kartta (1886): Maailmannapana Lontoo.
20 Interactive Whiteboard Resources for Teachers Interactive whiteboards are a great way for teachers to engage classrooms in learning. These tools are also cost effective. The Internet has tons of free sources to help teachers learn about and use IWBs with students. Here is a list of 20 interactive whiteboard resources and activities guaranteed to stimulate learning: General Resources TeacherLED – TeacherLED is a site dedicated to making the use of Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) easier and more productive. SMART – This SMART Board interactive whiteboard site provides several lesson plans and activities for teachers to use in the classroom. Topmarks – With some of the best free educational materials for IWBs, Topmarks is a great resource for finding IWB lesson plans and activities. Interactive Whiteboard in the Classroom – This site for whiteboard users features tutorials, interactive websites, and software. Eduscapes – This guide to interactive whiteboards explains different activities and resources that can be used with IWBs. Enjoy!
Animated Historical Maps The first Christian communities (1st century) This map is part of a series of 17 animated maps showing History of Christianity. 4 are currently available online Independence for India and Pakistan Clement Attlee, the Labour Prime Minister who replaced Winston Churchill in July 1945, soon realised that independence for India was inevitable, but disagreements among the Indian politicians made the negotiations very difficult. This map is part of a series of 14 animated maps showing Decolonization after 1945 The circumference of the Earth and the Route towards the West In the 3rd century BCE, Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth with remarkable precision. In later centuries, other Greek geographers, including the most famous of them all Ptolemy, suggested a much lower figure for the circumference for our planet. This under-estimation was adopted by 15th century map-makers. This map is part of a series of 16 animated maps showing The Age of Discovery (Part I) Europe Plunges into War
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