If you’ve never checked out the annual United Nation’s Human Development Index Report, it is a rather fun report to skim through. Check out the 2019 report here. I finally […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Supranational Organizations
If you are teaching students about supranational organizations, intergovernmental work, geopolitics, alliances, and the role of sanctions, this is a great place to start. Students will first read about the […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Eight Pages of Geopolitical Goodness
If you’ve ever wanted to see Mackinder and Spykman dual, the U.S. with pectoral muscles, or Nazi Germany as an embryonic state, you’re in for a real treat. Check out […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Scale vs. Scale of Analysis vs. Scale of Inquiry
Scale is a MASSIVE concept for the social sciences. Is phenomenon occurring at local levels? Is it regional? Is it global?
Do epidemics occurring at a local level have global implications?
How does war occurring at a regional level effect local economies?
Do global treaties impact national policies?
In Human Geography, scale is an extremely important concept that requires threading throughout the entire course.
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: 198 Country Digital One-Pager Templates
Expose your students to 198 countries through independent research using digital case studies. Each digital one-pager is itching for your students to complete. Included on each page are the seven […]
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Smithsonian Folkways Holiday Music via ESRI
If you’re looking for some holiday music (school permitting) to get you through the week, enjoy an ESRI Storymap with 56 samples. They are around 40 seconds a piece. The […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Enclaves & Exclaves via ESRI Storymaps
ESRI Storymaps are a great way to grab students’ attention by visually explaining key concepts from class. ESRI takes students on a tour of the World’s Geographically Engulfed and Orphaned […]
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Consequent or Subsequent?
Update: My favorite online geography teacher, the GeoEcologist just dropped a video that hopefully helps some of us. When I first started teaching human geography, I quickly realized that there […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Border Disputes with Vox Border Series
I can’t think of anything more attention grabbing than the Vox Borders series to tug your student’s interest about geopolitical border disputes. Students will use the QR code to direct […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Boundary Dispute Types & Frontiers
In this episode we learn about boundary dispute types: definitional, locational, allocation, and operational. Our sherpa finds out you can’t get a proper GPS signal on Everest, and we learn […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Expansion Diffusion with McDonald’s
If you are teaching students about cultural diffusion within the Cultural Patterns & Processes unit, your students will enjoy this! Students will read about the three different types of expansion […]
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FRQ: Race and Ethnicity w/ Stimulus ~Rubric Included~
Need an FRQ with stimulus? This is an original focusing on race and ethnicity. There is one map stimulus included. If you don’t have access to a color printer, project […]
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LESSON PLAN: Recognizing Language Patterns: An Etymology Word Exploration
Where do our Words Come From?!?! Europe provides students with a wonderful opportunity to recognize the various patterns and groupings of its major language branches and families. In this activity, […]
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Lessons & Worksheets: Universalizing vs. Ethnic & Religious Hearths and Diffusion
With everyone talking about the new CED’s emphasis on teaching religion and language through the lens of diffusion, I’m revamping my lessons on the world’s main religions. Hearth -> Diffusion […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Voices for Environmental Change: Oh Greta, My Greta
In the last episode: Greta Thunberg gives voice to change, the Imprints remind us that EVERYone can make a difference, and Dex Tweets out a Snap. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THIS […]
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Illustrated Textbook: Alternative Energies, the Pros & Cons
In this episode, we peruse a few popular alternative energy options including, BIOMASS, WIND, SOLAR, and GEOTHERMAL. And on a side note, can someone tell Elon Musk to speed up […]
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Lessons & Worksheets: *Free* Ethnicities & Building Blocks of Culture
If you’re jumping into Culture, why not have your students start with its building blocks. With this worksheet, have students read about what makes a culture, including artifacts, mentifacts, values, […]
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Lessons & Worksheets: Seeds of Suicide & The Failures of the Green Revolution
If you’re looking for a good activity that discusses the drawbacks of the Green Revolution, there is a documentary that I’ve used since 2009, though the story is still the same. […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Rural Settlements & Dwellings-Illustrated Text and Wksts
If you’re looking for a fun way for students to explore rural land patterns and traditional housing styles, here is a set of 5 Illustrated Textbook pages on the topic, […]
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Illustrated Textbook: George Perkins Marsh & Political Ecology
In this episode: We find out how to make GEORGE PERKINS MARSH smile, learn about POLITICAL ECOLOGY, and harken back to a time when credentials mattered. Click to Read!
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Population Pyramids Across Time and Space
If you’re looking for opportunities for your students to work with population pyramids across the world, I created two clean worksheets. Students can either study population pyramids at the regional scale or […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: Demographic Transition Model Printable
If you’re keen to have your students practice the Demographic Transition Model with guided lecture notes, feel free to download this blank worksheet for your students’ notebooks. I created a […]
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INTERACTIVE via Luminocity3d: World Population Density Interactive Map
Explore the detailed geography of population across the globe with interactive mapping. Identify global megacity regions and the growth and diversity of urban forms. This is the closest thing that […]
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LESSON PLAN: Refugee Case Studies of Syria & the Rohingya: A Gallery Walk
If you are looking for something for you walls during when discussing migration, you can use these Instagram-themed, Rohingya and Syrian crisis timelines I made using Adobe Illustrator. Some of […]
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Illustrated Textbook: The Tssssss….of Acid Rain
In this episode, Dex and Middleton try to explain GLOBAL WARMING, the OZONE LAYER, and ACID RAIN through a haze of air pollution. We also get a bonus blip about […]
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