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The University of Northern Iowa is a member of the Open Education Network which sponsors the Open Textbook Library. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. They can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost.
UNI's Open Educational Resources (OER) collection is featured in the Digital Commons Teaching Commons.
- Geographic Alliance of Iowa Lesson Plans Sub-Collection
- Open Access Books Sub-Collection
- Prairie Roots: Lesson Plans Sub-Collection
- Keepers of the Earth: Lesson Plans Sub-Collection
- Nature Activities Sub-Collection
- Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education Sub-Collection
- STORM Project Activities Sub-Collection
- Veterans Legacy Program Lesson Plans Sub-Collection
Submissions from 2012
United States Landforms, Lara Earnest
Introduction to Egypt, Hank Easterling
Bosnia: Then and Now, Barry Eberhard
European Comparisons, Barry Eberhard
Learn the Five Themes of Geography, Barry Eberhard
Where Does it Come From?, Barry Eberhard
Gandhi's Story, Mary Sue Ellinger
Global Water Crisis Awareness, Krista Elmquist
Economics of Agriculture, Mark Felderman
Geography Agriculture Photo Essay, Mark Felderman
West Creek Development OSAE, Jeff Firsching
Climate Regions, Jeff Firsching Lawton-Bronson
Redistricting Congressional District Based on Census Data, Dan Flaherty and Bill Josund
Let the River Run, Catharine Freeman
Introduction to the Five Themes of Geography, Mike Garnica
An Immigration Debate, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
Bangladesh through the Alphabet, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
Body Art, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
I'll Trade You Dollars for Taka, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
Migration Streams, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
Regions of Chile Using the Five Themes of Geography, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
Trade in a Long Country, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
We're Going to Bangladesh - Now What?, Geographic Alliance of Iowa
Geography around the Great Wall, Bob Gilbertson
What Makes a Location Unique?, Bob Gilbertson
Discovering Chile and its Culture, Ileana Gonzalez
Geography and Government, Michelle Griffen
Fun with Longitude and Latitude, Angela Groene
The New Africa, Angela Groene
Frisbee Golf and GPS, Lane Gunderson
Reflective Perspectives: Educating our Community, Holly Hanna
People on the Move, Noel Hansen and Allison Hendrickson
The Color Run Project, Rachel Hansen
The Color Run Project: Day One, Rachel Hansen
The Geography of Rwanda's Genocide, Rachel Hansen
Well Bust My Buttons!, Rachel Hansen
Tracking Flat Stanley, Jennifer Hardee
Erosion, Andy Harter
Mapping Activity: What Countries Have Child Soldiers?, Kimn Hassenfritz
The Changing American Landscape: Adapted for a Historical Perspective, Kimn Hassenfritz and Jennifer Slagel
Where is Your Shirt Made?, Sam Hellberg
Deforestation, Becky Herman
Mystery Class Sites: Adapted from Journey North Mystery Class, Jan Hill, Anne Hoeper, and Lori Stephens
Comparing Folk Tales, Anne Hoeper
Comparing Nigerian and United States Populations, Anne Hoeper
Getting Acquainted with an Iowa Farmer, Anne Hoeper
Nigerian Storytelling, Anne Hoeper
OSAE Can You See? What is it like in Chile?, Anne Hoeper
Population Density in India, Anne Hoeper
Population Pyramids, Anne Hoeper
What's in a Name?: "Oruko lonro ni" which means "Names affect behavior", Anne Hoeper
Getting to Know You and Others, Anne Hoeper, Natasha Cooper, and Kathy Sundstedt
The House That Musa Built, Anne Hoeper and Dan Walsh
Influenza, Erin Hogan
World Population and Food Distribution, Matt Hoodjer
Making Maps with Population Data, Tami Huegel
Countries and Capitals, Lynita Hunt
Sudan and South Sudan: Colonialism, Conflict, and the Growing Pains of a New Nation, Amy Jones
Traffic and Transportation in Nigeria, Chris Joslin
Child Labor in India, Luke Juran
Follow an Indian Resource, Luke Juran
Human Rights Violations In WWII, Dan Kauble
China's One Child Policy Debate, Carrie Kauffman
Five Themes with TravelByDrone.Com, Danny Kirst
HIV/AIDS Status in Africa, Steve Knoche
What You Give, Jennifer Krieger-Coen
An Introduction to Ancient Greece and the Birth of Drama, Erin Kruger
Making and Interpreting Line and Bar Graphs in Geography, Cathy Kruse and Elaine Schultz
Five Themes of Geography and India, George Kuhter
Introduction to India, George Kuhter
Nigeria - What is a Region?, George Kuhter
Understanding Conflict and Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia, Traci Lake
Virtual Vacation, Traci Lake
Genocide, Trent Lamphier
The Immigration Tango, Gary Larsson
How the Middle East "Got That Way" II, Brittany Lasen
Beginnings of the English Domination of Ireland, Brittany Lassen
God Grew Tired of Us: Migration of Sudanese "Lost Boys" to U.S., Brittany Lassen
Where Does Our Stuff Come From?, Brittany Lassen
Who's Developed?, Brittany Lassen
The Hispanic Migration into Iowa, Joan Lehman
Cultural Components, Cultural Universals, and Cultural Variations, Sarah Lerdal
Discovering Diffusion and Reformulation, Sarah Lerdal
Social Realities in Chile, Sarah Lerdal
Using Reliable Sources in the Search for Statistics, Sarah Lerdal
Hotel Rwanda, Jenni Levora
City/Building/Directions/Nature/Weather/Forest Animal Words, Denise Liechty
Outstanding Fields of Corn, Andrea Liljegren
D.A.M. Agriculture, Roy Liljegren
Art Around the World: GPS Scavenger Hunt, Debralee Lithimane
Struggles in a Sari: How Women are Affected by Flooding in Bangladesh, Linda Litterer and Sarah Dorpinghaus
European Trip, Sara Mangrich
The Global Refugee Problem, Mark Matheis
Globalization and the Columbian Exchange, Meagan McCoy
Effects of the Monsoon as Seen Through Google Earth, Tami McInroy
Misery Mountain Melting (How Climate Change Affects Ski Resorts), Tami McInroy
Riding the Metro in Chile, Tami McInroy
The 5 Themes of Geography: Mystery Colonies, Rebecca Menard
Rivers in Europe, Aileen Meyer
Conflict Geography: The Separatist Movement in Quebec, Melinda Meyne
