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Use these links to learn more about Wisconsin's geography.
Wisconsin Geography
Teacher’s
Guide to Wisconsin State Parks and Forests
You and your students can see, touch, hear, and discover the richness of
Wisconsin’s natural and cultural heritage at education centers all over the
state. The Teacher's
Guide to Wisconsin State Parks and Forests from the DNR provides guides to
field trips that are correlated to Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards.
National Park
Units in Wisconsin
Did you know that Wisconsin has four national park units? Learn about the
history, wildlife, and recreational opportunities at these areas:
Visiting
Wisconsin
This official site from the State of Wisconsin has all the information you need
for planning a perfect Wisconsin adventure, real or virtual!
Miss
Pronouncer.com
A pronunciation guide for everything Wisconsin AND so much more! There’s
information on Wisconsin government, famous Wisconsinites, Wisconsin Indian
Tribes, nature and this day in Wisconsin history on this site created by a
Wisconsin resident.
Wisconsin’s
Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Explore 17 of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Shipwrecks through underwater video,
historic photographs, and archaeological discoveries, courtesy of the University
of Wisconsin Sea Grant.
The
Great Peshtigo Fire: An Eyewitness Account
The Wisconsin Electronic Reader from the State Historical Society presents this
eyewitness account first published in 1874, as well as a number of historic
images and documents in the Peshtigo
Fire Gallery.
Where
in Wisconsin is Jessica Doyle?
Challenge your students to learn more about the past, present, and future of
Wisconsin. Students read weekly mystery clues to figure out the
whereabouts of First Lady of Wisconsin Jessica Doyle. A quiz is posted each
Friday.
State Cartographer's
Office
Your online resource for mapping information and spatial data in Wisconsin.
This site includes geographic
statistics about Wisconsin and outline
maps of the state which are available for downloading.
County
Maps
Maps for Wisconsin counties from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
identify points of interest in each county. The maps may be downloaded for
use in your classroom.
Current
Satellite Image of Wisconsin
These images from the UW Space Science and Engineering Center are updated every
30 minutes.
Exploring
Wisconsin Our Home
This geography series from ECB brings the state's geography to life for
fourth-graders. The series fourteen 15-minute programs are broadcast statewide
on Wisconsin’s public television stations, and available for streaming and
broadcast on ECB
VideoLink as well as on ECB's
YouTube channel.The website provides downloadable
maps of Wisconsin (physical, political, vegetation and other).
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