Teaching Geography?

Question

I have to teach Polar Regions, Deserts and Rainforests next year. Anyone recommend any decent textbooks?

Answer 1

Here's a great site for geography lessons:

http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/

Also try the National Geographic Society web site, they have an online teacher community and lesson plans. Here's the link:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/

Some other good Geography resources:

http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/

http://www.ncge.org/standards/

http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-title.shtml

Also, you can get some great images by using the Creative Commons search on Flickr:

http://flickr.com/creativecommons/

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Try teaching children instead...rainforests are dense,deserts are disruptive and polar regions just do n't listen.

Answer 3

it depends on what grade u r teaching.