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Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People

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Page 1: Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching

Welcome!

Geography Alive!

Regions and People

Page 2: Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching

What Is TCI?

TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching marries great content, meaningful technology, and interactive classroom experiences. The end result — students of all abilities and learning styles succeed.

Page 3: Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching

High School Program Goals

• Teach students to think like historians.

• Inspire students with memorable classroom activities.

• Help teachers meet state and national standards.

• Develop critical readers and skilled writers.

• Make social studies an enjoyable and memorable class.

• Build students’ social studies skills.

Page 4: Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching

Lesson: Antarctica Researching Climate Change at the Coldest Place on Earth

In a Writing for Understanding activity, students explore how Antarctica is affected by world climate changes and why this unique land is ideal for the study of global warming.

Page 5: Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching

Lesson: Mount Everest: Climbing the World’s Tallest Physical Feature

In an Experiential Exercise, teams of students assume the role of climbers on Mount Everest, discovering some of the challenges presented by this physical feature as they "ascend" the mountain.

Page 6: Welcome! Geography Alive! Regions and People. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching

Geography Alive! Program Components

Teacher Resources Student Resources