•TEACHERS' LINKS

Assignment: The World Links for Teachers
In addition to the Students' Links we have provided for use in your classroom, here are some other sites which you can use for building current events lesson plans.

• Online Maps of the World:
  Look at these current and historical maps of all areas of the world from University of Texas
  
  
• U.S. Environment and Housing Maps:
  Choose maps related to the Environment, Housing, Population, Ethnicity.
  
  
• National Atlas of the United States:
  Create interactive U.S. maps related to land use and agriculture.
  
  
• Center for International Earth Science Information Network: 
  World population maps and data.

• Census 2000 Interactive Map:
  Zoom around this interactive census map of the United States. Find out facts like how many people in your area are under the age of 18.
  
  
  
• FRONTLINE: Teacher Center PBS
  For current event information from the PBS international news television show dealing with controversial issues of the day. Lesson plans and video archives available.

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