Lower Elementary

Geography Scope and Sequence for 6-9 year olds

Geography Linkage Exercises

  1. Globes

  2. From the Glove to the Planisphere

    • The continent of the child/The country of the child

  3. Study of Land and Water Forms

  4. Study of Land and Water forms

  5. The First Great Lesson

Chapter 1: The Universe, Solar System and Earth

  • The Universe

  • How was the universe formed?

  • Galaxies

  • Stars

  • The Sun as a Star

  • The Solar System as part of a Galaxy

  • The Sun as a Star with Eight Planets

  • The Sun and the Earth

  • The Earth as a Planet in the Solar System

  • The difference between a Star and a Planet

  • The Layers of the Earth

  • A Detailed Look at the Lithosphere

Chapter 2: General Laws Affecting the Order of the Universe

  • Forces of Attraction

  • Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces

  • Gravity and Escape Velocity

  • Gravity II

  • Inertia and Friction

  • Friction II

  • Elements of Matter

  • Ways of Combining

    • solution

    • suspension

    • mixture

    • types of solutions

      • saturated

      • supersaturated

      • crystalisation

    • coagulation

    • chemical reaction

    • viscosity

  • Degrees of Solidity

Chapter 3: The Movement of Planet Earth and Its Consequences

  • Earth Receives Light from the Sun

  • Insolation

  • Rays of the Sun

  • Rotation and its Consequences

    • Day and Night

    • Changing Temperatures

    • Imaginary Lines

    • Time Zones

    • The Seasons

  • Apparent Movement of the Sun

  • Climatic Zones

  • Seasonal Changes of Temperature

  • Working Charts of the Seasons

Chapter 4: The Lithosphere

  • The Formation of the Earth

  • Objects Settle According to their Weights

  • Rocks and Minerals

  • Composition of the Earth’s Crust

  • Plate Tectonics

  • Consequences of Plate Movement

  • Parts of a Mountain

Chapter 5: The Atmosphere

  • Characteristics of the Atmosphere

  • Layers of the Atmosphere

  • The Importance of the Atmosphere

  • The Movement of the Atmosphere creates Wind

  • The Atmosphere Holds Moisture

  • The Atmosphere is affected by Temperature

  • The Atmosphere is affected by Gravity

  • Movement of Air

Upper Elementary

Geography Scope and Sequence for 9-12 year olds

Chapter 6: The Atmosphere in Motion

  • The Wind

  • How is the Wind Formed?

  • High and Low Pressure Zones

  • Variable Winds

  • Winds at different Latitudes

  • Work Charts of the Winds

  • Local Winds

  • The Work of the Wind

  • Rotation of Earth and its Effect on Winds

Chapter 7: The Hydrosphere

  • Clouds

  • Water Obeys the Laws of Nature

  • Water Currents

  • Ocean Currents

  • The Work of Water

  • The River and Its Basin

  • The Lake

  • Seas and Oceans

  • Glaciers

  • The Water Cycle

Chapter 8: The Biosphere

  • Different Vegetation on Earth

  • Biomes

  • Ecology

  • People in Different Zones

  • People Need Water

Chapter 9: Human Geography

  • Interdependencies

    • Human societies

    • The Story of Bread

  • Interdependencies of Services

  • Exchanges of goods (The Story of Currency)

  • Taxes and The Government

  • Economic Geography

    • Products

    • Resources

    • Trade

    • Import and Export

  • Government and Politics

  • Human Body as a model for Human Economy