GeoInquiries™ are 15-minute instructional activities that use interactive maps (geographic) to enhance your academic instruction of standards-based topics from grades 4-12. GeoInquiries are available for many subjects:
- American literature
- Earth science
- AP Environmental science
- Government and civics
- AP Human geography
- Mathematics
- U.S. history
- Upper elementary
- World geography
- World history
GeoInquiries tie to relevant national curricular standards (C3, NGSS, AP, Common Core, etc), use common inquiry instructional models, tie to the most common textbooks, and license under Creative Commons for easy reuse.
Versions
As of fall 2023, there are three versions of GeoInquiries; each has slightly different features.
- Version 1 (2014-2024): “Classic” (retiring in late 2024). Most of the content below applies directly to classic geoinquiries. https://esri.com/geoinquiries
- Version 2 (2020+): “New” uses the updated map viewer and follows the same same patterns and resources found in version 1. https://esriurl.com/geoinquiriesmv
- Version 3 (2023+): “MapMaker/Atlas”. Available for three collections: Earth science, human geography, and world geography. This version also includes new features like student self-checks and vocabulary support resources. https://esriurl.com/geoinquiries
