The Maryland Geographic Alliance provides educational resources for grades K-12. Our resources connect teachers to activity ideas, multimedia lessons, and of course, engaging maps. If you have any suggestions or lessons plans that you’d like to add to this list, please let us know.
Introduction to Maps
How to Read an Historical Map (New York Public Library)
Maps v. Globes Worksheet (PBS Learning)
Making a Mental Map of my School (OER Project)
World Imagery Wayback with Yearly Aerial Views from 2014 to 2025
Living Atlas of the World (ESRI)
Middle School World Studies [resources linked to the new Maryland 6th-7th grade social studies standards]
AP Human Geography
Dollar Street (Group assignment from Morgan Patel)
Global Food Security (from Morgan Patel)
Sustainable Development Goals (from Morgan Patel)
Exploring HDI Data (from Morgan Patel)
American Government
GeoCivics: Exploring the Redistricting Process
The New York Times Election Results Map
Interactive and Historical Electoral Maps (270toWin)
U.S. History
Historical Maps of the U.S. (Perry-Castaneda Map Collection at University of Texas)
World History
World History Project Maps from 300 BCE to 1975 (OER Project)
Teaching World History in Maps (OER Project)
Mapping Regional Trade Networks (OER Project)
Map of Empires in 1750 and Transatlantic Slave Trade (OER Project)
The Fallen of WWII Video (OER Project)
Earth Science
Maryland Coastal Atlas (Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources)
Maryland Geology for Education
National Map (U.S. Geological Survey)
Maryland and the World
Underground Railroad Routes Lesson (Lewis Museum)
The Great Fire of Baltimore 1904 Activity (Maryland Center for History and Culture)
Chesapeake Bay
Native Peoples of the Chesapeake Region (Grades 9-12)
Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake (Lewis Museum)
The Sail Baltimore Curriculum Collection: Resources on the Port of Baltimore
Data Literacy
Data Literacy Guide (OER Project)
Data Literacy Slow Reveal Approach Video (OER Project)
Contemporary Global Issues in Charts and Maps (Our World in Data)
Contemporary Global Issues in Cartograms (WorldMapper)
Fun with Maps
Map Collections
David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford University Library
Library of Congress: Geography & Map Division
Additional Resources
California Geographic Alliance
Center for Geography Education in Oregon
Geographic Technology & Data Group Activity
Geography to help Racial and Social Injustice
Geospatial Revolution Program at Penn State
Google Earth Education Resources
Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
South Carolina Geographic Alliance
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
Professional Organizations
American Association of Geographers
National Council for Geographic Education
National Council for the Social Studies
Books and Articles on Teaching Geography
Why Geography Matters by Harm de Blij