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====The Children's Museum of Indianapolis has partnered with the world's foremost maps expert, the National Geographic Society, and the most advanced producer of new mapping technology, the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), to create a compelling international traveling exhibit, “National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure.” ==== ==== “National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure” is being developed for teachers and school groups, grades three through five. Educational materials based on U.S. National Geography Standards will be provided to supplement and extend the museum visit. ====



From Free Technology for Teachers Blog:
====National Geographic's Earth Pulse State of the Earth 2010 is comprised of essays, photo galleries, links to additional resources, and an interactive vital statistics map. The Vital Statistics Map allows users to view mapped displays twenty different sets of statistics. The data sets cover topics including population change, population migrations, and resource consumption. Users can select two data sets to compare on one map. ====

[|Online Map Bank]
====Instant access to downloadable outline maps to support history and geography. Includes maps displaying major battles in the Civil War, first English settlements, spread of Christianity, etc. ====

====Maps-of-War was established in September of 2006. The site was created to help people understand current events, as seen on TV and in our newspaper headlines, as being one small chapter in the much bigger and longer story of human history. ====

From Free Technology for Teachers Blog:
====Maps of War's animated maps are a great visual aid for students. The timeline that accompanies each map make the maps a great resource for showing changes over time. As the maps change the timelines change accordingly. ====



 Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

====The [|Resources]section contains additional school or homework resources for Teachers & Students. ====

==== ==== ====The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which //Map Collections// represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The focus of //Map Collections// is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright. ====

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">An online game based on Google Maps. An excellent interactive for students and teachers (extremely addictive).
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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">CultureGrams States Edition
====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">These colorful and easy-to-read state reports help upper elementary-aged students understand the diversity and history of each U.S. State and the District of Columbia. Reports includes maps, flags, recipes, famous people, fun facts, symbols, and timelines, plus sections on history, economy, geography, population and more. ====



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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the interactive US map to locate a state and access US Census data about it and the entire US.
====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The U. S. Census Bureau developed the American FactFinder Kids' Site in collaboration with Allison Druin from the Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland. Dr. Druin is a national leader in the effort to include children as active design technology partners. ====

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