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WORLD LANDMARKS

This section contains articles, images, and videos on 40 of the world's most important landmarks. The section also includes numerous games and activities include Burnside's Billions, literacy activities, and coloring pages.

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World Landmarks Interactive Map

Description: This map features more than 40 of the world's most famous and visited landmarks. Students simply click on the points of the map to learn about the history of these wonders. There are two different scavenger hunts that are intended to be used with this map

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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World Landmarks Digital Scavenger Hunt

Description: Students use the interactive World Landmarks Map to hunt for the answers to the scavenger hunt questions. The system gives immediate feedback.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Angkor Wat - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or a video on Angkor Wat. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Aztec Ruins - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or a video on the Aztec ruins. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Chichen Itza - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or a video on Chichen Itza. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Golden Gate Bridge - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Golden Gate Bridge. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Golden Gate Bridge Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautiful outline of the Golden Gate Bridge for students to color.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Great Mosque at D'jenne - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Great Mosque at D'jenne. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Great Wall of China - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or a video on the Great Wall of China. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of Egypt - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of Egypt. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of France - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of France. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of Greece - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of Greece. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of Italy - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of Italy. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of Jerusalem - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of Jerusalem. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of United Kingdom - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of the United Kingdom. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Landmarks of Washington - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the landmarks of Washington, D.C.. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Macchu Picchu - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on Macchu Picchu. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Moai- World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Moai carvings of Easter Island. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Mt. Rushmore - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on Mt. Rushmore. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Panama Canal - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Panama Canal. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Petra - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on Petra. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Statue of Liberty - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Statue of Liberty. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

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Sydney Opera House - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Sydney Opera House. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Taj Mahal - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on the Taj Mahal. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

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Totem Poles - World Landmarks Series

Description: This page includes information and images or videos on Totem Poles. It is part of our World Landmarks Series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

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World Landmarks Scavenger Hunt Version 1

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed to be used in conjunction with the World Landmarks interactive map.

Type: Scavenger hunts

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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World Landmarks Scavenger Hunt Version 2

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed to be used in conjunction with the World Landmarks interactive map

Type: Scavenger hunts

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Burnside's Billions

Description: This innovative game requires students to "purchase" as many of the world's most important landmarks as possible with ten billion dollars. Students must purchase by using the game's tools to convert dollars to the native currency. For example, to buy the Eiffel tower, players must convert dollars to euros. The game provides real-time currency exchange rates and has numerous twists and turns. Games can be saved! For more detailed video instructions, check out the Burnside Billion's instructional video.

Type: Math Game - Decimals Focus

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Burnside's Billions Instructional Video

Description: This is a video that will show you how to play Burnside's Billions

Type: Instructional Video

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Calendars

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Pyramids

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: The Pyramids - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: Religion

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mayan Civilization Reading Comprehension Series: Religion - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mt. Rushmore Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautifully illustrated Mt Rushmore coloring page.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Palace of Versailles Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5

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Palace of Versailles Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5

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Panama vs Suez Canal Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Panama vs Suez Canal Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Kayla Visits the Eiffel Tower Narrative Fiction Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This interactive reading activity requires students to read a passage and answer five multiple choice comprehension questions. It gives immediate feedback and a printable performance document. It also has an option for narration and highlighting.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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The New Colossus - by Emma Lazarus

Description: This activity requires students to analyze the famous sonnet The New Colossus (which is a casting on the base of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal). Students must then compare and contrast, provide examples of its symbolism and analyze the meaning of the poem.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Statue of Liberty Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 140 Words; LEXILE: 710

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Statue of Liberty Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautiful Statue of Liberty coloring page

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Interview with the Statue of Liberty

Description: This fun activity requires students to pretend they are interviewing the Statue of Liberty! In the interview, there are four scripted questions that the student has to answer as the Statue. Two questions are fun and two are serious. The student comes up with the last question and answer. Students can use the Statue of Liberty of informational passage as a reference.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Statue of Liberty Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 140 Words; LEXILE: 710

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Stonehenge Cloze Reading

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Stonehenge Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

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Washington, D.C. Landmarks Identification - Online

Description: This activity requires students to match the Washington, D.C. Landmarks with their correct names.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Lincoln Memorial Cloze Reading

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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United States Capitol Building Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautiful outline of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Lincoln Memorial Coloring Page

Description: This is a beautiful outline of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Totem Pole Maker - Online

Description: This fun activity allows students to make their own totem poles with associated meanings. Each totem pole has five symbols. These print out beautifully with the totem pole and symbolism descriptions. These take students less than five minutes to complete.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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