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Probably best for kids in grades 3-6. Some of the information is a little advanced. But I think the kids would like the games a lot. This site contains different pages that explain various landforms with pictures and detailed explanations of the major landforms. There are games to play, a glossary of terms and definitions, and even a page on the rock cycle, which details the 3 types of rock. (ES)======

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A good place to find pictures of all the different types of landforms. There are examples of the different volcanoes, mountains, valleys, and others. There is also a map of the United States that breaks up the land into the various types of landforms that make up the country. (ES)======

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This website has a ton of videos and information about landforms. There are individual sections on topics such as mountains, canyons, and coastlines. There are picture galleries and articles as well so the student can get as much information as possible. The site is easy to understand and navigate. It would be good for students in 4th – 9th grade. (ES)======

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Here the students can learn about various types of land. Extremely easy to navigate, has simple and easy to follow instructions, with short definitions that are easy to understand. The site covers everything from Atolls to Waterfalls, all in alphabetical order. Would be ideal for students ages 7 – 11. (ES)======

[|NASA - Student Activities Land Formations]
This website provides a drawing of landscapes with over ten landforms. Students are able to click on the land formations to learn more about them and see satellite pictures of each land formations. (MG)

[|Harcourt School - Types of Landforms]
This website shows a map of the United States and the basic landscapes and landforms of out countries regions. When the students click on a specific landform they are able to gather up more information, pictures, and names of famous land formations. (MG)

[|Land Formations]
This website provides different other websites that are geared towards glaciers, mountains, deserts, and other general links about land formations. (MG)

[|Landforms: Faces of the Earth]
This websites provides students with pictures and great information on seven basic land formations. (MG)

[|Ocean Life for Kids] This website includes all kinds of information about different animals that live in the Ocean. There are games, quizzes, and activities, all pertaining to sealife. (MB)

[|Volcano World] This website has areas for kids and educators. Under the children’s area are games, quizzes, activities, and virtual tours of volcanoes. This is also a great site for educators that are trying to learn more about volcanoes.(MB)

[|All About Glaciers] This is a website for educators that want to learn more about glaciers. There is a section about a day in the life of a glacier and also a question and answer section.(MB)

[|The Living Desert]

This website includes many pictures and games pertaining to the animals that live in the desert. Many great resources for children can be found at this website.(MB)

[|Facts About Mountains] There are all types of information on not only mountains but also volcanoes on this site. The information on this site is designed for a middle school aged student, so it should be watered down for kindergarten. I think that this site has some wonderful information.(MB)

[|Land Formations] This website provides general information, examples, lessons, and activities (i.e. jigsaw, crosswords, articles, puzzles, maps) related to the different types of land formations, such as deserts, glaciers, and mountains. (VN.) [|Volcanoes and Land Formations] This website provides information about the effect of volcanoes on land formations. This information is organized by categories that include different materials, such as, soil, minerals, and rocks. In addition, it provides definitions and pictures related to land formation and why they do occur. (VN)  [|ISS EarchKAM: Student Activites - Land Formations] This website provides a map with labels about land formations, how they look and where they are located. By exploring the map students are able to read definitions and characteristics of the different land formations (valleys, rivers, glaciers, island, mountain, lake, etc.) (VN) [|Landforms Glossary] This website illustrates certain vocabulary words pertaining to land formations. Each vocabulary word has a picture and a simple definition. Students would explore each term and have access to a series of activites from coloring pages, to articles and projects. In addition, this page provides resources in other languages which can be useful for ESOL students. (VN) [|How do glaciers affect the land?] This website provides information on glaciers and its effects on land formation. It discuesses different terms such as erosion. It also provides information on the story of glaciers and different researches that have been done. (VN)

[|Biomes of the World] Teachers could use this for photos. Children in Kindergarten will have a hard time using this website on their own. (SS) [|Web Geography for Kids!!!] This website is full of links to other geography pages. This would be hard for younger children to follow, but this would be great for other children who able to read. This is also a great resource for teachers, too. (SS)

[|USGS Geography Educational Materials] This website would be a good resource for teachers to use for lesson plans and activities. (SS)

[|NASA ISSEarthKAM Land Formation Activities] This is a good website for teacher to use in class, there is a lot of word young students may not know. Good interaction website, get to see picture of our planet from space. (SS)

[|Kids Konnect] This is a great website for younger children to show them examples of Grassland Exploration. This website can also be used for several things related to Social Studies. (SS)

=Books =

Author: Gail Herman Illustrated by: Bob Ostorm Once again, Ms. Frizzle gets her class right in the "thick" of things--this time, they're right in the thick ooze of an underwater volcano's magma chamber! As Arnold and Carlos watch from a raft above, the Magic School Bus "erupts" with the magma and lava, and lands atop a brand-new island! (ES)
 * Title: The Magic School Bus Blows it' s Top**

**Title: Introducing Landforms**
Authors: Bobbie Kalman & Kelley Macaulay

This book is full of vivid photos and illustrations outlining and explaining the various landforms around the world. It also explains what could be found on that specific landform such as the plants that grow there and the animals that may live there. Perfect for young children from Kindergarten to 3rd grade. (ES)

**Title: Geographic Terms: Content Area Mini Books**
Authors: Donald Silver & Patricia Wynne


A series of mini-books that can be put together and are highly colorful, informative, and interactive for students. With pop-ups, pull-tabs, and peek-through books. Suggested for children ages 9-12. Great hands-on activities that would work well with ESOL students and children with special needs. (ES)

Title: Land and Water
Author: Maitri Learning Beautiful photos clearly depict the land and water geographical formations of mesa, canyon, volcano, reservoir, glacier, desert, lagoon, and spit. Each 2-page spread has a full-color photo of one form on the left page with a clear definition of that form on the facing right page (SS).

Title: How I learned Geography
Author: Uri Shulevitz A fictional tale, Caldecott Medal. It is about the travels of Benjamin Tudela, Driven from home by a war that devastated the land. His family flees to a remote city. The travels cover geography units Grades K-3 (SS) Author: Lee Bennett Hopkins Illustrated by: Philip Stanton Grade 2-4 It has sixteen selections from a variety of poets explored by maps, globes, the land we live on, and places far away. This collection provides a special way to kick off geography studies and to support them throughout the year. (SS)
 * Title: Got Geography**

**Title: Me on the Map**
Author: Joan Sweeney Illustrated by: Annette Cable  A young girl explains maps, beginning with her bedroom and expanding to a map of the world. "Sweeney encourages the cartographer in every child." For Ages 4-8. (SS)

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;"> **Title: Geography in the Early Years (Teaching and Learning in the Early Years)**
Author: Joy A. Palmer<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;"> This book is a great resource for teachers. It's a completely revised new edition takes into account new literature and research related to early years geography teaching. (SS)

**Titles: Caves, Islands, Valleys, Mountains,** **Oceans & Seas**
Author: Cassie Mayer

This is a series of books, there are many more than the ones listed here. Each book dives into a specific landform. Ideal for young children ages 4-8. They are short (24 pages each) with great vivid and colorful pictures and photographs. There are also Spanish versions of all books, great for ESOL students! These books are very easy for kindergartners to understand. It provides pictures to help students gain a better understanding. The pictures are very helpful for ESOL and Special Needs students.(ES) (SS) (MB)

**Title: Oceans - The Vast, Mysterious Deep**
Author: David L. Harrison Illustrated by: Cheryl Nathan All kinds of information on bodies of water is provided for students. The information may be a little much for kindergarten, but the basic information would be very helpful. Some information included in the book is how waves are formed by volcanoes and the cycle of the Earth’s water supply.(MB)

**Title: Super Submarines**
Author: Tony Mitton and Ant Parker Young readers climb aboard a super submarine with Mouse, Rabbit, and Bird and learn what submarines do, how they do it, what makes them go down, and how they come back up again. Appealing artwork complements the lively rhyming text, and there is a helpful illustrated glossary of technical words at the end to help build vocabulary and identify what's what in super submarines! (SS)

**Title: Coral Reef Animals - animals Their Habitats**
Author: Francine Galko Describes coral reefs, the different kinds of animals that can be found in them, and their ecological importance.(SS)

**Title: Fishy Tales**
Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc. Fishy Tales takes a journey through a coral reef -- watch small fish swim in and out of the coral and jellyfish float up and down in the waves. (SS)

**Title: Glaciers - Nature's Icy Caps**
Author: David L. Harrison Illustrated by: Cheryl Nathan This book gives a wonderful history of glaciers in an easy to understand format for young children. They will learn about glaciers in the ice age along with the iceberg that the //Titanic// crashed into. (MB)

**Title: Here is The Southwestern Desert**
Author: Madeleine Dunphy Illustrated By: Anne Coe This book includes information on eight animals and three plants. This book gives a great insight to the habitat that the desert provides.(MB)

**Title: National Geographic Readers Volcanoes!**
Author: Anne Schreiber This is a great piece of literature that gives kids a better understanding of what goes on inside and outside volcanoes. There are also wonderful pictures from National Geographic included. (MB)

**Title: How Mountains Are Made**
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Illustrated by: James Graham Hale This book follows four characters on an adventure while also learning about how mountains are formed. This book provides a basic look on how mountains are made for young children. (MB) (VN)

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**Title: Nebraska**
Author: Ann Heinrichs Illustrated by: Matt Kania <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> This book provides the reader historical information about Nebraska in addition to facts and descriptions of different land formations related to the same city. Students would find interesting on rock formation, mountains, tornadoes, and blizzards. This book includes maps and bibliographical information for further research. (VN)<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">

**Title: Cactus Hotel (Big Book)**
Author: Henry Holt and Co.<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> This book presents a nice story with beautiful illustrations representing a story developed in the desert. It's a story about a cactus that shows the life cycle of plants and animals in a desert. It's a great read loud so students can identify specific characteristics about this type of land formation, for example: flora, fauna, and adaptation techniqures for survival in a desert habitat. (VN) <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">

**Title: Time for Kids: Volcanoes!**
Author: Time for Kids<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">  This magazine provides readers real pictures about volcanoes around the world with interesting information about how they affect land formations. In addition, it provides a list of suggested websites and resources for further information aboud land formations. (VN)<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;">

**Title: Mountains - The Top of the World**
Author: David L. Harrison Illustrated by: Cheryl Nathan For children in grade 1-3. This colorful book begins and ends with a scientific curiosity: a fish fossil found on a mountaintop. Harrison's explanation has little to do with fish and everything to do with geology: the formation of mountains, the structure of the earth's crust, and the movement of its tectonic plates. (MG)

**Title: Volcanoes - Natures Incredible Fireworks**
Author: David L. Harrison Illustrated by: Cheryl Nathan For children in grades 1-3. This colorful book from the Earthworks series captures the beauty and violence of volcanoes and explains the more fundamental, earth-shaking events underlying the dramatic pyrotechnics. Here the expressive compositions, rich in color and subtle texture, serve as literal scenes of what's happening on the earth, and there are plenty of cross sections and diagrams of what's happening beneath the earth's crust. A good book to read aloud to primary-grade students. (MG)

**Titles: True Books: Earth Science - Glaciers, Mountains, Caves, Valleys & Canyons**
Author: Larry Dane Brimner Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. (MG)

**Titles: True Books: Ecosystems - Oceans**
Author: Darlene R. Stille Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. (MG)

**Titles: Volcanoes**
Author: Neil Morris These books will prove much more memorable than competitors on the same subject because they blend simplicity with an effort to entertain: kids will find them bright, colorful, and appealing beyond the usual school applications. This book is suitable for ages 8-10. Dramatic full-color photos of eruptions such as Mount St. Helens help show how volcanoes are created, different kinds of eruptions and cone formations, and why tsunamis often follow. (MG)

**Titles: Volcanoes**
Author: Franklyn M. Branley Illustrated by: Megan Lloyd Using examples like St. Helens and the volcanoes of Iceland and Hawaii, the author is able to address all aspects of his subject: the history, nature and causes of volcanoes. The book is graced with many illuminating color photos that bring the text to life. However, the illustration of the plates, or crust layers of the earth, is somewhat difficult to understand. However, Volcanoes is a good choice for reading aloud and as a lead-in to discussions; the superb full-color photographs redeem any shortcomings of the text. Ages 5-8. (MG)

**Titles: The Earth is Mostly Ocean**
Author: Jack Knowlton Illustrated by: Harriet Barton From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment and weather! (MG)

**Titles: Geography from A to Z - A Picture Glossary**
Author: Allan Fowler Grade 2-4 Sixty-three geographical terms are simply defined and illustrated. Both common words such as mountain and less frequently encountered terms such as meander are defined. Some sub-definitions are included, such as cataract and cascade under waterfall. (MG)

**Titles: Beginning Geography, Vol. 2: Landforms & Bodies of Water**
Author: Jo E. Moore //Beginning Geography, Land Forms and Bodies of Water//, contains materials and projects to help children become familiar with the various types of land forms and bodies of water on Earth. Topics covered include: islands, mountains, lakes, ponds, peninsulas, oceans, glaciers, volcanoes, plains, and valleys. (MG)

Ideal for lower grades K-3. It has colorful and vivid pictures. Great for a read aloud. Describes the formation and physical features of caves. Some of the pictures are labeled, and many depict people of varying ages exploring the different kinds of subterranean spaces. Plant and animal life found underground is briefly mentioned. (ES)

"Hoping to save the Giant Bat Cave from becoming an underground theme park, Scout Brother, Scout Sister, Scout Freddy, and Scout Lizzy apply all their skills toward keeping the Bear Country bats from becoming homeless." Great for students to read themselves or as a read aloud (in installments). This can give students an idea of how caves can be used. It also gives students an idea of what type of animals live in caves and caverns. (ES)

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Title: Landform Music Video
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This is a music video, great for kids. It gives an overview of the different landforms in the U.S. from mountains to the oceans and everything in-between. Short, simple, and to the point, this video would be great to show in a class of younger students. (ES)======

**Title: The Magic School Bus Blows it' s Top**
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These episodes explain how the Earth forms new land by showing how an island is formed from an underwater volcano (connect it to how Hawaii was formed). Short enough to show them in parts during class. Animated so kids will enjoy watching. Highly informative. (ES)======

media type="youtube" key="iXrlpeFGUgE" height="344" width="425" [|Virtual Tour] 3D Virtual Tour through Mammoth Cave, Ky. Created by ES. This is a short 3 - 4 minute movie that allows students to get a unique experience. While they may not be able to travel to Mammoth Cave, they can see it in 3D with sound effects and feel like they are really there. (ES)

media type="youtube" key="3U3l4evsP2Q" height="344" width="425" A virtual tour through Mammoth Cave located in Kentucky. Created by ES. This is a short video. If you do not have 3D glasses to watch the 3D tour, this is the same thing, just with out the 3D.

**Title: Landforms**
Author: Kids Discovery Channel [|Landforms] This is a brief movie about the formations of some landforms. (MG)

**Title: Erosion: Wind, Water, and Ice**
Author: Kids Discovery Channel [|Erosion: Wind, Water, and Ice] This is a brief movie about how land formations change over time. (MG)

**Title: Erosion - Nothing Last Forever**
Author: Brain Pop Movie [|Erosion - Nothing Last Forever] This is a brief movie shows the effects of erosion on landforms. (MG)

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**Title: Earth Science for Children - All About Land Formations**
Author: Schlessinger Science Library [|All About Land Formations] In //All About Land Formations//, children will examine these and other earthly structures while learning about the forces that created them. A fun, hands-on investigation demonstrates why moving water is a powerful force that can change Earth's surface in a hurry, while a visit to the Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska showcases land formations that were created by giant glaciers over millions of years. (MG) (VN)

**Title: Earth Science for Children -** **All About Volcanoes**
Author: Schlessinger Science Library [|All About Volcanoes] In //All About Volcanoes//, children will learn the ins and outs of these lava-spewing mountains, examining their anatomy while learning about three major types: shield, cinder cone and composite volcanoes. A visit to Mammoth Mountain in California focuses on the signs that this dormant volcano may be coming to life, while an informative, hands-on activity demonstrates how a volcano erupts by building a useful model. (MG)<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;">