MERLOT Materials

This introductory book on Remote Sensing is intended to be the equivalent of a textbook for an undergraduate-level... see more

This book is open access under a CC BY license. This book explores if and how Russian policies towards the Far East... see more

The lesson plan and accompanying slide show provide an overview of the organization and collection at the Library of... see more

As of February 2006,content for eight courses was avalaible online freely thru the Sofia open content initiative. The... see more

Depicting the world, territory, and geopolitical realities involves a high degree of interpretation and imagination. It... see more

This lesson should last approximately 70 minutes and is the second lesson in a 5-part unit on the 6 Essential Elements of... see more

This lesson is the fourth in a unit of five lessons on the Six Essential Elements of Geography. In this lesson students... see more

With a growing number of interactive websites, the Smithsonian National Museum is evolving into a hub for national and... see more

The goals of this textbook are to help students acquire the technical skills of using software and managing a database,... see more

Access comprehensive information about the 50 States and Capitals.

This web page, authored by the United State Census Bureau, contains statistics about the current population. Some of... see more

Edward Burtynsky's images show ‘the indelible marks left by humankind on the geological face of our planet’. They are... see more

This lesson was created using Soft Chalk and received an Honorable Mention for the 2016 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge. By... see more

Countries around the globe are looking for long-term, sustainable solutions for increasing food production. Some have... see more

This book helps teachers present Black history through Black voices using inquiry-based lessons and primary sources. It... see more

TerraFly is an interactive tool that allows for visualization and manipulation of spatial data. Accessed via a standard... see more

The Degree Confluence Project is a website that collects photos of the areas around the world where the latitudes and... see more

This lesson incorporates the five themes of geography, place, region, movement, location and interaction. It is meant for... see more

Started in 1999 by Lynne Olver, a reference librarian, this extensive site provides users with well-organized links to a... see more

The circulation and conservation of earth's water is called the "hydrologic cycle". This site contains an extensive... see more

Provided by the Goddard Space Flight Center, the Landsat Program "is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions... see more

The Physical Environment is one of the first, totally online physical geography learning environments. The Physical... see more

The field of geography is undergoing something of a renaissance, and more and more schools are including it in their... see more

This web page, created by David P. Stern, describes observations that show the earth is a sphere and the history of these... see more